The bye week is among the Houston Texans. Though that means no Deshaun Watson until Nov. 17, the Week 10 bye is undoubtedly a beneficial period for the team. It will allow them a much-needed break and, subsequently, a chance to get healthy for their Week 11 tilt with the Ravens.

For left tackle Laremy Tunsil, cornerback Bradley Roby, cornerback Johnathan Joseph, safety Tashaun Gipson and cornerback Lonnie Johnson, that means the opportunity to play in Houston’s next game.

Tunsil was a game-time decision for the Texans’ Week 9 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars with a shoulder injury. Considering his status then, there is an excellent chance that he will play against Baltimore, barring an unforeseen change of circumstance.

Tunsil suffered his shoulder injury late into Houston’s comeback win over the Raiders. He believed he was good to go. Nonetheless, the Texans played it safe with their franchise left tackle.

Roby sustained a hamstring injury in Houston’s Week 6 win over Kansas City. The 27-year-old has been questionable on the injury report since. The expectation, since he suffered the ailment, is that he will be available to play after the bye.

Roby is the Texans’ No. 1 cornerback and matches up with opposers’ speedy wide-outs.

Gipson, Houston’s starting strong-side safety, has missed the last two games with back and wrist injuries. Though he did not travel with the Texans to England, coach Bill O’Brien labeled him as a game-time decision, calling him day-to-day.

“It’s definitely day to day,” said O’Brien last Wednesday, “but I would say that puts it in the game time category.”

Considering Houston had him as a game-time decision before traveling across the pond, Gipson should be good to go after another week of rest.

Both cornerbacks Joseph and Johnson have suffered injuries as of late; Joseph getting banged-up against Jacksonville and Johnson suffering a concussion against Oakland. The bye should allow Johnson, a rookie, enough time to clear concussion protocol.

Joseph sustained a shoulder stinger on Sunday and returned to the game. The bye will allow him to heal that shoulder completely.

There is an outside shot that speed merchant wide receiver Will Fuller will return to action after the bye week. However, one should not bet on that, as he suffered a significant hamstring pull against Indianapolis. Hamstring pulls take their fair share of time to recover; if not, they can linger on.

Houston caught the injury-bug early in the season. Luckily, their bye week appears to be saving the day. When the Texans play next, they should have their starting offensive line (with Tytus Howard recently returning) and secondary at full-power.