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Houston Texans: Lack of offense is hurting the defense

Deshaun Watson #4 of the Houston Texans (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

The defense of the Houston Texans hasn’t done the offense an favors in 2020.

Through three games, the Houston Texans are the worst run defense in the NFL. The defense can use some improvement, but their offense needs to do them some favors too.

By most any metric, the early part of this season has been a struggle for the Texans defensive unit. The worst aspect has been the run defense, allowing 565 yards through three games.

The Houston Texans defense is 31st in the league in both average number of plays allowed per drive (7.