December brings the magical time of year when diehard fans root for their teams to lose.
Houston Texans fans have been a part of this trend for the past two seasons — the years their team actually has a draft pick to use and not owe to the Miami Dolphins as part of a left tackle’s ransom.
The 19-14 Christmas Eve victory over the Tennessee Titans was bittersweet: they vanquished the franchise that stuck a dagger in the heart of Clutch City sports fans in 1996, but may have impacted their draft positioning for 2023.
Draft positioning is especially consequential in the fans’ eyes as the Texans may use the No. 1 overall pick in next year’s draft to take Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. At last, the Texans can get back on the timeline that was interrupted in January 2021 and have a franchise quarterback again.
Texans fans should root for the wins and not draft positioning.
Based on the draft order as of Week 16’s results, here are the five teams behind Houston, and they would be hard pressed to take a quarterback.