""I never thought we were going to just keep losing," Stroud told ESPN. "We weren't getting blown out. It was by one score every time. "I really thought we were going to go 14-3. I was talking to [center] Jake Andrews after practice, and he was like, 'We are going to win out.' I told him, 'I know we're super close.' But I didn't go, 'We need to march the comeback right now,' I was like, 'Let's just win this game.'""
"Texans owners Cal and Hannah McNair even admitted they wanted to "do better" than the 2024 season, which meant reaching at least the AFC Championship Game -- with the youngest franchise in the NFL standing as the only team never to reach a conference championship game."
The Texans fell to 0-3 for the first time under third-year coach DeMeco Ryans after a 17-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium on Sept. 21. Three losses by a combined 13 points left a season of high expectations teetering toward disappointment despite offseason aims to reach the Super Bowl. Owners Cal and Hannah McNair said they wanted to "do better" than 2024 by reaching at least the AFC Championship. Quarterback C.J. Stroud stayed optimistic, calling the defeats close, predicting a 14-3 finish, and signaling confidence after a Week 4 26-0 win over Tennessee.
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