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Torment in New England continues as Texans drop season opener

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One snap, one lost Deshaun Watson fumble. The foreboding at the outset Sunday would prove ominously correct. The Texans' collective o-fer remains intact. None of their current players, nor coach Bill O'Brien, has ever beaten the New England Patriots. And the Texans as a franchise remain winless – 0-7 – in Gillette Stadium after a 27-20 season-opening loss that at least ended on a higher note than it began.