Christmas came early for the Texans who locked up the AFC South with a 12-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday night. A missed last-second field goal by Randy Bullock, former Texans kicker now with the Bengals, sealed the victory in front of a home crowd at NRG Stadium.
With the Titans falling to the Jaguars on the road earlier in the afternoon, Houston needed just one win to earn their second-consecutive division title and playoff appearance.
Tom Savage had his first career NFL start. The third-year quarterback and the Texans offense didn’t gain momentum until after halftime.