The Houston Texans began the season as the butt of the NFL’s jokes, the team most certain to sink and stink. But a funny thing happened on the supposed route to the gutter.
Yes, the early results were as expected. Beating the Jaguars in Week 1 was, some suggested, the Texans’ Super Bowl. Losing the next eight games fit the expected script.
But since the bye week, something fascinating has happened: The Texans have played some respectable football, going 3-3. Two of those wins were on the road, and two were against over-.500 teams.
A once-dormant offense has come to life.