Houston will be without wide receiver Andre Johnson again on Sunday and is going to be hesitant to return to soon after being sidelined for a good part of this season with injuries to both hamstrings. Johnson is cautiously optimistic that his current hamstring injury will be well in time for him to return for the playoffs.
"If I had a choice, if everything works out and I was able to be healthy with regular season games left, I would like to play in a regular season game," Johnson said. "You want to have a game to get that rust off, so I would definitely play."
Here is a look at the full Houston Texans injury report for Wednesday, December 14:
| Name | Position | Injury | Practice Status | Game Status |
| Mike Brisiel | G | Ankle | Did Not Participate | - |
| Andre Johnson | WR | Hamstring | Did Not Participate | - |
| Sherrick McManis | CB | Ankle | Did Not Participate | - |
| Mister Alexander | LB | Shoulder | Full Participant | - |
| Jason Allen | CB | Thumb | Full Participant | - |
| Garrett Graham | TE | Hamstring | Full Participant | - |
| Brandon Harris | CB | Hip | Full Participant | - |
| Lawrence Vickers | RB | Hamstring | Full Participant | - |
| J.J. Watt | DE | Hand | Full Participant | - |
| T.J. Yates | QB | Right Elbow | Full Participant | - |
| Tim Bulman | DE | Calf | Limited Participant | - |
| Joel Dreessen | TE | Knee | Limited Participant | - |
| Chris Myers | C | Knee | Limited Participant | - |
| Jesse Nading | DE | Knee | Limited Participant | - |
| Kevin Walter | WR | Knee | Limited Participant | - |
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