The Green Bay Packers will welcome the AFC South-leading Houston Texans to Lambeau Field for a showdown of ascending teams with excellent young quarterbacks. Many saw the Packers and Texans as trendy Super Bowl picks entering the 2024 season, and nothing coming out of the first six weeks should deter from viewing these two teams as legitimate contenders.
The Texans, at 5-1 and with a star quarterback in C.J. Stroud, present a major challenge for Matt LaFleur’s team.
Here’s a closer look at the Texans entering Week 7:
Last week (Win, 41-21 over Patriots)
The Texans raced out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, scored three straight times coming out of halftime to take a 27-7 lead and closed out the blowout win with a pair of long rushing touchdowns, spoiling Drake Maye’s first start with the Patriots.