When you lose, it affects your place in the power rankings.
The Houston Texans weren’t able to keep pace with the Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football to kickoff Week 3 at NRG Stadium. The visiting side was in control the entire game en route to a 24-9 victory in Houston.
The Texans were starting a rookie quarterback in Davis Mills, and may have been too protective with their play-calling.
According to Nick Wojton from the Touchdown Wire, the Texans dropped from No. 27 in the power rankings to No. 29 overall.
All in all, Davis Mills didn’t look that terrible in his first-career start. He had a nice connection with Brandin Cooks. Too bad his team established zero complementary rushing attack for him. The Panthers might be the surprise of the NFL as well. We won’t beat up Houston too bad for this loss, but it wasn’t pretty.
Around the rest of the AFC South, the Tennessee Titans moved up one place by beating a winless team, going from No. 13 to No. 12. The Indianapolis Colts slid from No. 22 to No. 23 overall. The Jaguars were no change from a week ago, remaining at No. 31 overall.
Houston can get back on track against the Buffalo Bills Sunday at 12:00 p.m. Central Time at Highmark Stadium. The 2-1 Bills look sharp and will be a formidable adversary for the 1-2 Texans.