In the wild card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday2, Texans wide receiver Nico Collins suffered a concussion and was ruled out, leaving fans worried about Sunday8 versus the New England Patriots.

The Houston Texans will be without star wide receiver Nico Collins in their key playoff matchup against the New England Patriots after he sustained a concussion.

Collins led Houston receivers with 71 catches this season and his 1,117 yards and six receiving TDs were tops on the team.

Houston's Nico Collins did not clear concussion protocol and will be unable to play against New England in AFC divisional playoff.

All eyes are on Sam Darnold after he popped up on the injury report Thursday with an oblique injury. Darnold has said he's confident he'll be able to play through it, but he is officially listed as questionable. If he's unable to go, backup Drew Lock would be thrust into the starting role for this playoff matchup.

Will Nico Collins play vs. Patriots this week? The Texans WR suffered a concussion in the wild-card game round. Here's the latest injury update:

The Texans have won twice this season when Nico Collins has been out thanks to Jayden Higgins, Christian Kirk and Dalton Schultz.

Collins was injured late in the third quarter of Houston's 30-6 wild card victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers after catching three passes for 21 yards. Collins did not practice on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday as he attempted to work through the concussion protocol.