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Texans' J.J. Watt encouraged: 'I started to really begin to find my groove'

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When Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt walked off the field at Gillette Stadium last Sunday, he lost another football game to the New England Patriots.

The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year had his faith in his surgically repaired broken leg borne out, though. And Watt displayed encouraging signs in the second half of a 27-20 loss to open the season.