There's no such thing as a good loss in the NFL, but the Houston Texans have to feel alright about the fact that they hung in with one of the NFC's best teams. They forced the Green Bay Packers to beat them via a last season field goal, and had newly acquired kicker Brandon McManus not made that kick, it would have gone down as a massive win for the Texans.
Alas, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. The Texans dropped to 5-2 and now they have to find a way to bounce back against an Indianapolis Colts team that is 4-3 and riding a two-game win streak, having won four of their last five.