5 things Houston Texans should be thankful for in 2018
Thanksgiving is just a few days away, and though the Houston Texans aren’t playing this Thursday, there are still many things the franchise should be thankful for in 2018.
Maybe starting off the 2018 NFL season made the Houston Texans a stronger and closer team, because since Week 4 of the regular season, the team that plays their game at NRG Stadium hasn’t lost a game, standing at 7-3 as they enter Week 12.
Though there is a lot of pressure on the Texans to continue what has been an amazing streak of winning games, they have gained the seven-game winning streak in a variety of ways. They sit atop the AFC South standings with the second-place Tennessee Titans next on the schedule this Monday night on ESPN.
Before the Texans face the Titans on Monday Night Football — as the Titans are one of the three teams to defeat the Texans this season — Houston should sit back and be thankful for many of their blessings that have gone their way thus far this NFL season.
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The Texans were one loss away from basically seeing their season go down the drain if they would have fallen to 0-4 to start the season. If that would have happened a lot, it could look a lot different than it does now. If Houston would have lost that fourth straight game, would Bill O’Brien still be the head coach? Would the defense have turned it around? It is also easily said that Demaryius Thomas would not be a part of the team going into Week 12.
It has been a wild season through the first 11 weeks of the season. Just how many games have been decided on a field goal made by the Texans or missed by the opponent? There was also a huge win over the Dallas Cowboys as they too seem to be turning around their season. (What a game that would be for the championship of the NFL.)
There is the health of the Texans that the franchise should be thankful for because without J.J. Watt and Deshaun Watson being available to play in every game thus far this season, the Texans wouldn’t have their current winning record of four games over the .500 mark.
Every NFL team has something to be thankful for this holiday, and for the Houston Texans, here are 5 things they should be thankful for in 2018.