Conventional wisdom told us that once the Houston Texans fell to 0-3 to start the 2025 season, it likely meant that as the season came to a close, this wouldn't be a team playing meaningful football games into December. After all, there's barely any track record of teams escaping from an 0-3 hole to make the postseason, and the Texans didn't necessarily look the part of a team destined to buck major historical trends.
Yes, the Texans defense got off to a strong start, but it wasn't so promising just yet that it looked like a unit that could prop up one of the league's most ineffective offenses, particularly once they were already in a three-game hole.