Thursday night was ugly with a side of soul-crushing. The offense was stifled at every turn, special teams fumbles accounted for 14 points in the Patriots’ favor, and the defense couldn’t keep pressure on rookie QB Jacoby Brissett. There was a lot of bad and not much good as the Texans fell 27-0 in Foxborough.
There are already plenty of honest-yet-hurtful articles circulating that break down the numerous mistakes made by the Texans last week. In an attempt to alleviate some of our collective depression, I’m going to look instead at five positives that we can take away from the outcomes of Week Three.