Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Formula One is going through a very exciting generational change with an influx of young drivers being promoted on merit.The Italian Grand Prix weekend was significant in terms of the 2017 driver market; Felipe Massa announced he will retire at the end of the season, while McLaren confirmed Stoffel Vandoorne will replace Jenson Button next year. Vandoorne, who made his debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix this year as stand-in for Fernando Alonso, will join a growing list of young drivers including Red Bull wonderkid Max Verstappen.Wolff, who is overseeing the development Mercedes juniors Esteban Ocon and Pascal Wehrlein at Manor, thinks it is good for F1 after several years of seeing limited change in terms of driver line-up.I think its really exciting times, because you remember we were complaining a while ago that we had too many pay drivers in the sport, right or wrong, Wolff said. But now we have a very exciting generation coming in.Vandoorne -- exceptional. The way he won GP2 last year was really the most dominant GP2 win ever, and if you speak to [Renault team principal] Frederic Vasseur whose team he was racing in, said it was probably the best championship ever. You have Esteban Ocon who has a faultless CV from Formula Renault into Formula 3, winning European in the first year, winning GP3 as a rookie -- hes very impressive.Pascal is the youngest-ever DTM winner making it in Formula One. Max is probably not seen any more as a young junior because hes been there for two years. So you have four drivers who have entered Formula One purely on merit because of their record. I think this is great. Taysom Hill Saints Jersey . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schooling the Ducks in power football. 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HOUSTON -- Despite mounting criticism in recent weeks, Brock Osweiler continues to look pretty comfortable in Houston.Osweiler bounced back from an ugly performance by throwing for 186 yards and a touchdown to help the Texans remain perfect at home this season with a 20-13 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.The Texans (5-3) have lost all of their road games, including a 27-9 loss to Denver on Monday.He had a good day, coach Bill OBrien said. Youre judged as a quarterback by helping your team win and I thought he did a nice job of helping us win.Osweiler has struggled in his first season with the Texans, but has been better at home where hes thrown eight of his nine touchdown passes.Im not concerned about the criticism, Osweiler said. Getting a win at home going into the bye to really put an exclamation mark on the first half of the season means so much to me.On Sunday, he gave the Texans a 7-0 lead on a 6-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Fiedorowicz in the second quarter. The Texans made it 14-0 when Lamar Miller bulled his way into the end zone from a yard out later in the quarter. That score was set up when DeAndre Hopkins used one hand to make a 12-yard reception.Osweiler believes hes starting to find chemistry with his star receiver.Every time I break the huddle, Im looking to see where hes at ... trying to see if I can get him the football, he said.Hopkins finished with four receptions for 44 yards.The Lions (4-4) cut the lead to seven when Theo Riddick connected with Matthew Stafford on a 1-yard touchdown reception early in the fourth quarter.Houston added a field goal after that before a 34-yard field goal by Matt Prater got Detroit back within a score. But Houston recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock to secure the victory.We couldnt put enough points on the board, offensively, in the first half, we were just stagnant, Lions coach Jim Caldwell said. Defensively, we stopped the run until midway through the third quarter and they really took control on the ground. We just didnt play as well as were capable of.Stafford threw for 240 yards and a touchdown forr Detroit, which had a three-game winning streak snapped as the Lions were unable to continue a string of late-game comebacks.ddddddddddddI wish I could have done it earlier in the game, Stafford said. Ive got to play better and we have to play better as a team, as an offense, earlier in the game so were not in that situation.INJURIES: The Lions were without top cornerback Darius Slay, who missed the game because of a hamstring injury. Houston receiver Jaelen Strong injured his ankle in the second quarter and didnt return. Texans nose tackle Vince Wilfork didnt return after injuring his groin in the third quarter and receiver Will Fuller left the game in the fourth quarter with a leg injury.OBRIENS OUTBURST: Houston coach Bill OBrien was seen yelling at special teams coach Larry Izzo after the Texans had just 10 men on the field for the opening kickoff of the second half. OBrien got in Izzos face and yelled for several seconds before being pushed away by another member of the staff. He turned around for a second and started to walk away before whipping back around and screaming at him for several more seconds.But OBrien denied the incident.I dont know what you guys are talking about, he said. No idea.Then he was asked about being pushed away by a staff member.No, I dont think so, he said. I dont remember that one bit.A second follow-up yielded perhaps the most telling answer of the exchange.Theres conversations that happen on the sideline, he said. Thats just kind of the nature of the game.CLOWNEYS CONTRIBUTIONS: Houston defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, who was the top overall pick in the 2014 draft, sacked Stafford for a 9-yard loss to give him three sacks this season. It was his ninth tackle for a loss this season, which is a career high.UP NEXT:Lions: Detroit visits Minnesota on Sunday.Texans: Houston is off next week before visiting the Jaguars on Nov. 13.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '