Joe Mixon had a huge Wild Card playoff game for the Houston Texans against the Los Angeles Chargers — he ran for 106 yards and touchdown on 25 carries. But an ankle injury popped up this week, with reports that he practiced a bit on Wednesday and wasn’t on the field for Thursday’s walkthrough, per Texans Wire.

CBS analyst JJ Watt is joining to chorus of voices calling out the NFL's bizarre fine of Houston Texan Joe Mixon.

Joe Mixon is active for the Houston Texans’ divisional playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Pro Bowl running back had shown up on the injury report with an ankle problem and missed practice late in the week.

Running back Joe Mixon s dealing with an ankle injury entering Saturday’s divisional-round matchup against the Chiefs.

Houston Texans veteran running back Joe Mixon played a major role in the team’s wild card round win over the Los Angeles Chargers, but he’s popped up on the inj

In last week’s wild-card round win over the Los Angeles Chargers, Mixon became the first running back since Arian Foster in 2012 to rush for 100 yards in a playoff game. He finished with 106 yards and scored a 17-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to ice the game.

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon, right, breaks away from Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Deane Leonard during the second half of a wild card playoff game on Saturday in Houston.

Joe Mixon, who was listed on injury report with an ankle problem, misses Thursday's practice before Saturday's game at Kansas City/

Down 6-0 in the second quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers ... which was punctuated by a 17-yard Joe Mixon touchdown run to put the game out of reach. Herbert was then picked off a fourth ...

HOUSTON – The Texans are firing offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik after the offense took a major step backward this season, according to multiple league sources.

The Houston Texans fired offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik and offensive line coach Chris Strausser on Friday, a person with knowledge of the dismissals told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the firings have not been announced.

Joe Mixon and his agent are claiming the NFL fined the Houston Texans running back $25,000 for comments he did not make following the AFC divisional round defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.