Monday Night Football: Nico Collins, CeeDee Lamb officially active for Texans vs. Cowboys

It’s official: Texans star receiver Nico Collins is returning to Monday Night Football.

He injured a hamstring on a touchdown in Week 5, putting him on injured reserve. Collins was leading the league in receiving yards (567) when he was injured.

His 113.4 yards per game remains the best in the league.

Collins and running back Joe Mixon have played a full game together once, which was the season-opening win over the Colts.

Inactive for the Texans tonight are defensive end Will Anderson (ankle), defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi (foot), offensive tackle Blake Fisher (concussion), inside linebacker Jamal Hill, cornerback Kamari Lassiter (concussion) and wide receiver Steven Sims.

The Cowboys will have star receiver CeeDee Lamb active. He appeared on the injury report Saturday with a back injury.

Lamb has 59 receptions for 681 yards and four touchdowns this season.

The Cowboys’ inactives are cornerback DaRon Bland foot), wide receiver Jalen Brooks, inside linebacker Damone Clark, defensive end KJ Henry, cornerback Jourdan Lewis (neck), running back Hunter Luepke (calf) and offensive tackle Matt Waletzko.