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If the defenses won championships alone, it would make the Texans one of the Super Bowl favorites. However, CJ Stroud missed the ball five times Monday and threw a red zone interception to boot. You gain nothing with this level of ineptitude, no matter how good your defense is.

Naturally, the onus was on Houston’s defense to once again fix the misfiring offense, but that might not have been possible against anyone other than the Steelers. Also consider that star wide receiver Nico Collins is out with a concussion, the Texans are 0-6 in Divisional Round games and teams that play on a Monday in the Wildcard Round don’t tend to fare as well on a short week.