The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head into Monday Night Football against the Houston Texans dealing with several key injuries, including wide receiver Chris Godwin (ankle) and All-Pro tackle Tristan Wirfs (knee) , both ruled out despite getting in some practice time this week. Even so, rookie wideout Emeka Egbuka has stepped up in a big way, emerging as a reliable target behind veteran Mike Evans.
On the other side, Houston will try to bounce back after a sluggish Week 1 loss to the Rams, with quarterback C.J. Stroud calling for sharper focus from his offense. The Texans are thin at wide receiver as Christian Kirk (hamstring) and Braxton Berrios, WR (hamstring) are sidelined, but they’ll lean on Nico Collins to find rhythm at home and avoid an 0-2 start. Jake Andrews, C (ankle) is als