Savage will start at QB for Texans

Tom Savage will start at quarterback for the Texans on Saturday against the Bengals. Texans coach Bill O’Brien announced the decision Monday, a day after Savage took over in the second quarter when Brock Osweiler was benched against the Jaguars.

Savage threw for 260 yards to help the Texans rally from a 13-point deficit for a 21-20 win in his first regular-season action since 2014.

Osweiler threw two interceptions Sunday before he was benched. He has thrown 16 interceptions with 14 touchdown passes this season.

Jaguars hint at Coughlin: The Jaguars are looking to their past to potentially find their future coach. General manager Dave

Caldwell said former Giants coach Tom Coughlin “would be somebody we’d be interested in talking to” about the team’s coaching vacancy.

Coughlin, 70, was the Jaguars’ first coach and led them to a 68-60 record in eight seasons (1995-2002). Coughlin resigned last January after 12 seasons with the Giants, but has made it clear he wants to return to the NFL. The Jaguars (2-12) fired

Gus Bradley after the franchise’s ninth consecutive loss Sunday. Bradley went 14-48 in four seasons in Jacksonville, the worst winning percentage (.225) of any NFL coach with at least 60 games. Doug Marrone was named interim coach. Marrone has been the team’s assistant head coach/offensive line coach the last two seasons.

A day after his firing, Bradley said he regrets he won’t be around to see the Jaguars win consistently.

49ers spiraling: About the only thing left to determine for the 49ers will be if 2016 will go down as the worst season in franchise history.

After losing their franchise-record 13th straight game Sunday in Atlanta, the 49ers (1-13) must win their final two games to avoid matching or breaking the team record for losses in a season.

The 49ers can tie the single-season loss record reached in 1978, 1979 and 2004 by losing at the Rams on Saturday. With a loss in that game, the 49ers can set the record with a loss in the Jan. 1 season finale at home.

“I don’t think it’s the time right now (to figure out what went wrong), coach Chip Kelly said. “We’ll have time to do that once the season’s ended.”

Extra points: Browns coach Hue Jackson is sticking with Robert Griffin III as his starting quarterback despite the Browns’ 0-14 start. Also, a person familiar with the injury said Browns WR

Terrelle Pryor tore a finger ligament and will need surgery after the season . ... The Colts put DT Art

Jones on injured reserve, ending his season. It’s the second consecutive year that the injury-prone Jones has been unable to complete the season because of health. The Colts promoted DE Kristjan Sokoli from the practice squad to the active roster and signed OLB Lavar Edwards to the practice squad . ... WR

Eddie Royal will miss the Bears’ final two games because of a toe injury . ... The 49ers claimed LB Carl

Bradford off waivers from the Packers.