4. Texans’ Offense Has Underwhelmed

Putting up only 16 points against a team like the Ravens is simply not going to cut it if getting a victory is the goal. Baltimore can put up points with the best of them and it’s very rare a defense can contain the typical results they achieve.

There is too much inconsistency from the Texans’ offense. Failing to put up any points in two quarters throughout the game is simply not enough to put the team in a position to win games. Against an elite offense? Well…good luck with that. Then, having 10-points be the highest scoring quarter is not nearly enough either.

Part of the issue for the Texans is they lack big-play threats that can manage to get into the end-zone from outside of the red-zone. It used to be that DeAndre Hopkins would make this kind of impact and they’d have some other weapons. Now, that is no longer the case.

The Texans only handed the ball off to David Johnson on 11 plays and he averaged just 3.1 yards per carry. As a result, Houston turned to the passing game often but found the end-zone once doing so. They must do more to get the job done against top teams.