To start, allow me to state the obvious... with only four games in the books, it may be just slightly premature to begin looking at season-long trends. But hey, when so much of the conversation surrounding the Houston Texans for the first quarter of the 2025 NFL season has been focused on the struggles of the offense, I say it's time we take a break from all the negativity and celebrate Houston's defense.
Coming into the year, it was widely accepted that the Texans defense would be among the best units in the NFL. Nobody really disputed that, and that includes members of the Texans organization who set lofty goals ahead of the season, like All-Pro cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.