For the third straight season, the Texans exited the playoffs in the divisional round. Houston got off to a slow start this year, but were the hottest team in the league as they entered the postseason on a nine-game winning streak. With their stellar defense leading the way, the Texans seemed poised to advance to their first AFC championship game or even Super Bowl appearance.
Unfortunately for Houston, quarterback C.J. Stroud became turnover prone at the worst possible time. After committing just 10 turnovers over the course of the regular season, Stroud turned the ball over three times in their wild-card win over the Steelers and threw four picks in their 28-16 loss to the Patriots on Sunday. The defense forced multiple fumbles and a interception, but they were unable to overcome Stroud’s mistakes to win the game.
