Sunday’s Houston Texans 30-6 loss to the New York Jets felt like a disaster, and for good reason — it was a freaking disaster. The Texans allowed Zach Wilson, who was returning from yet another benching, to throw for over 300 yards and make the 2023 Texans defense look a whole lot like Lovie Smith’s 2022 Texans defense. That’s the definition of disaster.
Add in the injuries — Nico Collins’ calf, C.J. Stroud’s concussion, Blake Cashman’s hamstring, Will Anderson’s ankle — and now we are talking about Chernobyl level disaster. The one thing that brought a saving grace to our awful Sunday last weekend was the fact that a huge chunk of the teams the Texans are competing with for a playoff spot lost, too.
The bottom line is the Texans are playing relevant games, still, in mid-December. This is major progress from last season, the loss to the Jets notwithstanding. So let’s take inventory here, and see what the nine teams in the muck with the Texans have on the docket for the final four weeks. Here we go:
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