HOUSTON – On Sunday, Kyle Allen will be under center for the Houston Texans. The franchise is eight months removed from trading quarterback Deshaun Watson, who along with wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and pass-rusher J.J. Watt, made the Texans a perennial playoff team.
The Texans won the AFC South four out of five seasons from 2015 to 2019 with that trio. Now, Houston (1-9-1) is last in the NFL and has the best odds to net the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft.
But there are glimmers of hope for the next wave of success in Houston.