Disaster in New England: Texans Fall To Patriots, 28-16

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.houstonpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_0199-1.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.houstonpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_0199-1.jpeg?fit=780%2C519&ssl=1" /> After the Houston Texans were ousted from last year’s NFL playoffs, in a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, head coach DeMeco Ryans made it very clear as to what the mission for this franchise would be in 2025 — they must ascend to “new heights,” his own words. This meant finally, quite simply, at least getting to the conference title game, an achievement the Texans had failed to convert on in six attempts, oftentimes in very lopsided...