Despite losing at home to the Colts 21-7 in the Wildcard Round of the 2018 NFL Playoffs, the Texans should have entered this season as the runaway favorite to win the division, and contend for a Superbowl in 2019.
Deshaun Watson is on the third year of his rookie contract—it’s easier to build a roster when a team pays its quarterback $3.7 million instead of $28 million. J.J. Watt was healthy for the first time in three years, and finally, he and Jadeveon Clowney were NBA jam teammates playing together at catastrophic levels.