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Houston Texans Continue to Be Hamstrung By Bill O'Brien, Abysmal O-Line Play

The Houston Texans don't know what they're doing.

Deshaun Watson survived his first NFL start with a 13-9 victory Thursday over the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium no thanks to Texans head coach Bill O'Brien and the offensive line.

The play-calling throughout was horrid. At first, O'Brien's conservative nature hamstrung Watson, while the Texans apparently didn't realize they were winning late in the contest and provided a perplexing set of play calls.

If not for Watson's ability to improvise and work outside the scheme's structure, the Texans would be winless instead of 1-1.