Why the Texans owners feel Houston is 'pretty close'

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HOUSTON -- Cal McNair and his wife, Hannah, had a different feeling following another Houston Texans playoff defeat last January.

The 23-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs marked the sixth time in franchise history -- and second straight year -- that Houston had fallen in the divisional round, a place in the playoffs that they had not been beyond. But the Texans' owners had a contrasting feeling from the previous year when they were battered by the Baltimore Ravens -- a 34-10 loss where the offense failed to score a touchdown.

Cal McNair believed Houston was a ways away following the loss to Baltimore, but after "playing more competitively against Kansas City," he says he…