Following a Monday Night Football defeat at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks, the Houston Texans had a short week to prepare for what was arguably the biggest game of their 2025 season thus far.
At 2-4 and with the 6-1 Indianapolis Colts setting the pace in the AFC South, the Texans simply couldn't fall into a 2-5 hole. But given how subpar Houston's offense has looked over the first third of the season, and considering the injuries that would keep both Nico Collins and Christian Kirk out of today's game, a 2-5 hole seemed like a possible outcome if third-year quarterback CJ Stroud couldn't find a reliable target or two to get the ball to.