TAMPA, Fla. -- Winning the AFC South has become almost an annual event for the Houston Texans, as their victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday sealed the division title for the fourth time in the past five seasons.
Eventually, though, playoff success is necessary. In O’Brien’s six seasons in Houston, the teams have had a losing record only once in the regular season: quarterback Deshaun Watson's rookie season, when he tore his ACL in Week 8. But those same teams have gone 1-3 in the playoffs, with the only win coming in the 2016 postseason against the Oakland Raiders’ third-string quarterback, Connor Cook.