Five 49ers players to watch in road Week 8 game vs. DeMeco Ryans’ Texans

The points could be at a premium Sunday when the 49ers square off against the Houston Texans in Week 8.San Francisco owns one of the top offenses in the league in yards gained, but it is tied for 24th in scoring at 20.7 points per game. Houston’s defense leads the NFL allowing just 14.7 points per game.Each team will have a challenge when it comes to protecting their quarterback and avoiding turnovers.Here are five 49ers who must play pivotal roles in order to avoid those kinds of mistakes or generate big plays and escape Houston with a victory:LT Trent WilliamsAt 37, 49ers left tackle Trent Williams still is regarded as one of the best in the business. He has surrendered two sacks on the season but clearly still is the 49ers’ best offensive lineman.Williams will face a stiff challenge on Sunday, as he goes up against a defensive end he knows very well.Houston’s Danielle Hunter regularly has worked out with Williams since Hunter entered the NFL in 2015 as a third-round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings. They have trained together and compared notes to help each other in their particular disciplines.Hunter is a perennial double-digit sack producer. He has 78...