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Houston's repeating storyline: After slow start, rally falls short

HOUSTON -- Perhaps the most frustrating thing about the Houston Texans' 0-3 start, safety Tyrann Mathieu said, is how close the team has been to turning its record around.

"[We could be] 3-0," Mathieu said. "Every game this year we've started slow and ... we've lost three games by 15 points. It's not like guys are just blowing us out. We're really beating ourselves."

In their first three games, the Texans have scored 19 points and had 482 total net yards in the first half. That has jumped to 40 points and 707 total net yards in the second half.