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Red zone is dead zone for Texans' offense

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Gallows humor was the choice for coach Bill O'Brien when he was reminded that the Texans had the top-ranked red-zone offense in the league last year until quarterback Deshaun Watson hurt his knee.

"Not this year," O'Brien said Monday.

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It was just one day after the Texans managed to squeak out a 19-16 overtime victory over the Dallas Cowboys despite scoring just one touchdown out of six red-zone opportunities.