"If you recall, these Texans had the same 10-7 record in 2023. But that division title came in the wake of three straight 12-plus loss seasons before. At the beginning of this decade, the Texans were an Evangelical clown show with a procession of disposable head coaches and a piece of sexual malware at quarterback. Then suddenly-HEY PRESTO!-2023 brought them an instant franchise QB, an instant franchise edge rusher, and a head coach everyone both loved and respected."
"More context: the 2024 Texans started off 5-1 before going 5-6 the rest of the way. They ended the season with a point differential of zero. They got annihilated in Minnesota, with their former edge rusher tallying three sacks against them. They lost to Green Bay at the gun, even with the Packers botching the hold on the game-winning field goal."
"They picked off Detroit QB Jared Goff an astounding five times, took a 23-7 lead into the half, and lost the game anyway. They blew a game to Tennessee at home when Titans QB Will Levis did this. And then, in a final insult, they hosted Baltimore for a Christmas Day game and promptly had their heads fuckstarted by a truly appalling score of 31-2."
The Texans entered 2024 with roster additions and high expectations after a 2023 turnaround. The team began 5-1 but went 5-6 the rest of the season, finishing 10-7 with a zero point differential. The campaign featured repeated late-game failures, turnovers, and defensive breakdowns, including a rout in Minnesota, a last-second loss to Green Bay, a squandered lead after multiple interceptions against Detroit, a home collapse to Tennessee, and a 31-2 Christmas Day loss to Baltimore. The Texans still won the AFC South, but the season exposed inconsistent performance and fragile credibility.
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