Dolphins (1-7) vs. Texans (1-7)

Kickoff: 1 p.m., Hard Rock Stadium,

TV: FOX (Chs: 7 in Miami-Dade/Broward and 29 in Palm Beach); RADIO: WQAM (560 AM), KISS (99.9 FM), WQBA (1140 AM, Spanish)

Coaches: Brian Flores is 16-24 in his third season with Dolphins; David Culley is 1-7 in his first season leading the Texans.

Series: The Texans have an 8-1 edge in the all-time series with the Dolphins with the only Miami win coming in 2015.

Line: The Dolphins are a 5 ½ -point favorite; the over/ under is 46 ½ .

Injuries: Dolphins — Questionable: QB Tua Tagovailoa (ribs/left finger), LB Jerome Baker (knee); Injured reserve: WR DeVante Parker (shoulder/hamstring), WR Will Fuller (finger), C Michael Deiter (foot/quad), RB Malcolm Brown (quadriceps), S Jason McCourty (foot), WR Lynn Bowden (hamstring), WR Allen Hurns (wrist), T Larnel Coleman (knee); Texans — Out: TE Pharaoh Brown (thigh), LB Christian Kirksey (thumb), LB Hardy Nickerson (concussion), QB Deshaun Watson (not injury-related); Injured reserve: QB Tyrod Taylor (hamstring; expected to be activated), OT Laremy Tunsil (thumb) among seven players on IR.

Noteworthy: After the teams were engaged in trade talks for Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, no deal was reached at Tuesday’s trade deadline and now the Dolphins face Houston while Watson sits amid his 22 civil lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct, including two that allege sexual assault. Dolphins quarterback

Tua Tagovailoa, if he starts after banging a finger on his throwing hand, can move forward after the cloud from the trade talks hung over him. ...

With the two teams entering 1-7, from a first-round draft pick perspective, only one can benefit from a loss, and that’s the Texans. The Dolphins sent their top pick in the 2022 draft to the Philadelphia Eagles, and their position is tied to the San Francisco 49ers. ...

Houston quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who was expected to be activated off IR ahead of Sunday’s game, is 4-2 against Miami as a starter, throwing 10 touchdowns to zero interceptions, completing 72.8% of his passes, and also running for 228 yards and two more scores.