One final late drive by the New Orleans Saints ended up being the difference from the Houston Texans being a winner in Week 1 rather than having a season-opening loss for the third consecutive season. In ’18, the Texans lost to the New England Patriots (27-20), and in ’17 they lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars (29-7), so this loss isn’t make or break for the Texans’ ’19 season.
Though Houston last won a season opener in ’16 against the Chicago Bears (23-14), the performance during Monday night’s 30-28 loss to the Saints — which came on a field goal by Wil Lutz as time expired — wasn’t all that bad, as it had many positives and some negatives too.