The Houston Texans lost another heartbreaker to the Indianapolis Colts Sunday afternoon with a 27-20 loss at Lucas Oil Stadium.
For the first time since 2017, the Texans will endure a double-digit loss season and have two of those defeats came at the hands of the Colts.
Just like the Week 13 encounter at NRG Stadium, the Texans offense had a mishap at the 2-yard line. Instead of center Nick Martin botching the snap on a second-and-goal, receiver Keke Coutee caught a pass and was slated to cross the goal line, though he would have to bowl through a couple Colts defenders.
Linebacker Darius Leonard ripped the ball away, and the Colts recovered in the end zone for a touchback.
Spectators took to Twitter to convey their shock at yet another Texans-Colts game coming down to a wild finish.
📽 WOW ! À 20 secondes de la fin, Deshaun Watson trouve Keke Coutee qui tente d’égaliser. Mais Darius Leonard force un fumble du WR, et Indianapolis récupère pour la victoire ! #ForTheShoe #NFLextra pic.twitter.com/CRPikwv7k4
— NFL France (@NFLFrance) December 20, 2020
“That explains the #Texans season,” wrote NFL on Texans
That explains the #Texans season…
— NFL on Texans (@NFLOnTexans) December 20, 2020
Yellow Boiii provided a GIF of one man slapping another upside the head, claiming that is what quarterback Deshaun Watson would do if he saw Coutee in the locker room.
DeShaun Watson when he sees Keke Coutee in the locker room: pic.twitter.com/xSa2RGJuo9
— Yellow Boiii (@yellow815) December 20, 2020
Another Twitter use captured the perfect screenshot to summarize Houston’s 2020 season.
A reação do QB Deshaun Watson vendo o WR Keke Coutee sofrer um fumble e perder o jogo na linha de 5 do ataque pic.twitter.com/FKWpZWSi21
— The Scramble BR (@BrScramble) December 20, 2020
Coutee’s fumble cost Michael Dean some money in a 4-way parlay.
Keke Coutee’s fumble just cost me what would have been the greatest over cover in my few months of sports gambling. To make things worse it blew a 4-way parlay. Keke, I hate you.
— Mike (@MichaelDeanL) December 20, 2020
Coach Twitter was ready to cut Coutee after the game.
Keke Coutee can’t complain if they cut him tomorrow. He’s had multiple fumbles in critical situations and all have been because of poor FUNDAMENTALS! #Texans #FumbleAfterFumble #SeatTheBall #HighandTight
— Coach Saldaña (@MarcSaldana7) December 20, 2020
Fire Keke Coutee
— Texans 4-12 (@Nihilist95) December 20, 2020
Keke Coutee punched his ticket out of there. 3 games 2 fumbles. No place in NFL with those hands. #HOUvsIND
— Waiver King (@WaiverKing81) December 20, 2020
Keke Coutee gotta be Cuttee'd
— Mentally Checked Out Moose (@ThatsNaanSense) December 20, 2020
Some would say the play epitomized Houston’s season.
Why TF didn’t Keke Coutee just get down , Colts got lucky against us twice!
— Sal Lopez (@texansfanwatt99) December 20, 2020
Nick Martin consoling Keke Coutee for fumbling into the endzone because that's what teammates are for
— Matt Weston (@Matt__Weston) December 20, 2020
Wow @HoustonTexans that Keke Coutee play sums up the season. Wow. #Colts #Texans
— BigStyle (@GChrisA1) December 20, 2020
The Texans fall to 4-10 on the season and get ready to play the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 16 for their penultimate home game at NRG Stadium.