The Texans' defense made a strong statement in a Thursday Night Football victory over the Buffalo Bills, sacking Josh Allen eight times and intercepting him twice. It was arguably their most impressive performance of the year in a game they absolutely needed to have in order to keep their playoff chances rosy.
DeMeco Ryans's unit has given up the fewest yards per game and points per game of any defense in the NFL. And they've proven to the coach that they know what they're doing. As such, they didn't need a big rah-rah speech or special instruction before going out and authoring the game-sealing stop, which came via a Caleb Bullock interception with 24 seconds remaining in regulation.
