GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Last season, the Houston Texans were a second-half team: After a 2-5 start, they rallied to win the AFC South by going 7-2 the rest of the way.
All summer and during training camp, coach Bill O’Brien preached the importance of starting quickly so the Texans wouldn’t have to dig themselves out of such a hole this season. And they did, with a 6-3 start and a favorable schedule the rest of the way, playing only one team over .500.
Instead of holding that 1.5-game lead they had built entering Week 11, the Texans have now lost three straight and sit at 6-6 for the third time in O’Brien's three seasons in Houston.