
A four-interception game from quarterback C.J. Stroud might have cost the Texans a trip to the AFC championship game, but there is no resentment from the defense that gave them a chance to win the game.
The Texans’ No. 1 ranked defense did what they have for much of the season in their divisional round loss to the Patriots on Sunday. They held the Patriots to under 250 yards of total offense, sacked Drake Maye five times and forced four fumbles, recovering two of them.