The Houston Texans are one of the top-10 best teams in the NFL in the latest Touchdown Wire power rankings.
According to Doug Farrar, the Texans come in at No. 9 in the power rankings after spending last week at No. 13 overall.
One of the things you want to see from a franchise quarterback is the ability to recover from a really bad game and keep the good play going after that. Deshaun Watson had this opportunity after his disaster against the Ravens in Week 11, and he took advantage. Following a game in which he was frustrated by the Ravens’ new-look defense with 18 completions in 29 attempts for 169 yards, no touchdowns, one interception and six sacks, Watson completed 19 of 30 passes for 298 yards, two touchdowns and one pick in a 20-17 win over Indianapolis that put Houston in sole possession of first place in the AFC South. Watson riddled the Colts’ secondary with deep shots to DeAndre Hopkins and Will Fuller. Perhaps even more importantly for the Texans’ postseason prospects, a secondary that has been a liability most of the season did a great job shutting down Jacoby Brissett and the Colts’ passing game.
The Texans are currently 7-4 and first place in the AFC South. It is all in front of them as they neutralized the Colts’ tiebreaker. Now, if they get in a tiebreaker situation with Indianapolis, it will come down to division records, and the Colts and Texans each only have one at this point.
The Tennessee Titans finished No. 11. Indianapolis is No. 14. The Jacksonville Jaguars are at No. 24.
Houston will have a chance to move up in the power rankings as they host the 10-1 New England Patriots Sunday night at NRG Stadium. A win against the cream of the conference will only make the Texans a team to be feared to start December.