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HOUSTON -- Houstons Brock Osweiler has been so bad on the road this season that a fan started a Go Fund Me page in a comical attempt to raise money to buy out his $72 million contract.Criticism of Osweiler and his huge deal have increased with each Houston loss, and his latest lackluster performance in Mondays defeat at Denver spawned countless memes mocking the quarterback.The good news for Osweiler and the Texans is that they return to Houston this week where theyll look to improve to 5-0 at home when they host the Detroit Lions .Osweiler hasnt been great in Houstons four home wins, but he has been much better than on the road, with seven of his eight touchdown passes coming in those victories.Osweiler has struggled to get Houstons passing game going and the Texans rank 30th in the league with 204.3 yards passing a game despite having big-play receivers DeAndre Hopkins and rookie Will Fuller.Osweiler knows he needs to play better and eliminate mistakes, but also noted that a win on Sunday would leave the team in a pretty good spot at the midway point of the season.If we can put ourselves 5-3, 2-0 in the division, first place in the division going into the bye week, everything else is irrelevant, he said.Though Osweiler has taken much of the blame for Houstons offensive struggles this season, Hopkins was quick to point out that everyone on the offense needs to improve to turn things around.Anytime we lose a game, you cant point the fingers at the guy that everybody wants to point the finger at because its not just him, Hopkins said. Theres 10 other guys on the field that need to help him out, including myself.Theyll try to get back on track against a Detroit team that has won three in a row behind the late-game heroics of quarterback Matthew Stafford to improve to 4-3. Stafford is fourth in the NFL with 15 touchdowns and has thrown just four interceptions.Stafford deflected credit for the fourth-quarter comebacks to his teammates.More than anything, it says a lot about the guys around me and the team I have, he said. Ive been really privileged to play with a lot of really good players. In those situations, you just try to put the ball in position for those guys to go make plays, and Ive had guys around me that have made plays.Some things to know about the Detroit-Houston game.MILLERS HEALTH: Houston running back Lamar Miller has been limited in practice this week after taking a shot to his shoulder in the first quarter against Denver, but he is expected to play on Sunday. He has been one of the few bright spots on the offense this season and is fifth in the NFL with 581 yards rushing.SLAY LIKELY OUT: Detroits top cornerback Darius Slay will likely miss Sundays game because of a hamstring injury. Slay sat out the second half last week with the injury and hasnt practiced this week.If he cant go, it will put more pressure on cornerback Nevin Lawson to make plays. Lions coach Jim Caldwell said Lawson is playing a lot better than he did last season.Hes been steadily growing and last week he had a really, really good game, Caldwell said. Played extremely hard, played extremely well, so I like where hes trending.RUN DEFENSE WOES: Houston is looking to improve its run defense after allowing 190 yards rushing to Denver on Monday.While Houstons pass defense is among the best in the league, the Texans have had trouble against the run all season and rank 29th by allowing 135.4 yards rushing a game.We all have to do a better job, coach Bill OBrien said. Weve got to coach it better. Weve got to get off blocks better. Weve got to tackle better. At times, we stop it and it looks pretty good, but its too inconsistent. We have to do a much better job.HEALTHY CLOWNEY: Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney continues to play well in his first healthy season after missing significant time in his first two injury-plagued years in the NFL. Clowney has moved to defensive end after playing outside linebacker his first two seasons to fill in for J.J. Watt, who is out for the season with a back injury.The top overall pick in the 2014 draft has started each game and has 27 tackles and two sacks, and his eight tackles for losses are the most by an NFL defensive end this season. Hes improved each week as hes finally seen consistent playing time and has five tackles for losses in the past four games.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Kevin Faulk Jersey . PAUL, Minn. Andre Tippett Patriots Jersey . 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