The Houston Texans have five games to go, and currently are on a two-game winning streak, their first of the 2020 campaign.
Going on a winning streak is not uncommon in the Deshaun Watson era. In 2018, the Texans posted a nine-game winning streak after starting 0-3.
If the Texans tack on another five games to their current winning streak, they will finish 9-7 and at least be in the hunt for postseason qualification.
“It’s a tremendous positive,” interim coach Romeo Crennel said of the team’s 4-7 record and possible playoff hopes. “If we can win in that last month, and then come back from the start of the season, because it’s hard to come back in this league — just in a game, it’s hard to come back in a game. But then it’s difficult to come back in the season as well.”
The Texans began the year 0-4 and took it on the chin to key AFC contenders in the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, and Pittsburgh Steelers. Before the Texans could get their first win, they were already 0-3 with their conference record.
If there is any element that should keep the Texans buoyed, it is that they have sustained just one loss inside the AFC South schedule. If Houston can finish with a 5-1 division record, and the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans similarly falter and finish 9-7, then it could be enough for the Texans to steal the South.
Even if Houston can’t pull off that miracle, Crennel believes the Texans should be commended for sticking to the fight.
Said Crennel “When you start 0-4, and playoff implications, season implications, attitude implications, all of those things are factored in. For these guys to hang in there and keep fighting, they should be complimented for doing that.”
The Texans get back in action on Dec. 6 against the Colts at NRG Stadium for a 12:00 p.m. CT kickoff.