The Houston Texans went into the 2nd year of playoffs as the first seed in the AFC again. The result of the season was better this season, making it to the Super Bowl, but they came up short to their ultimate goal once again. The momentum going into the post season was high for this team, coming off a season in which they scored 37.4 points a game and only game gave up 13.8 points a game (23.6 differential), you could see why. 

 

Divisional Round:

This year’s divisional round ended better for the Texans than last year, but came with a price. The Texans beat a good Chargers team 24-7, but the Texan’s nightmare came true in that MVP QB Deshaun Watson went down early in the first quarter with a torn groin and would ultimately miss the rest of the playoffs. 

 

AFC Conference Game:

Obviously, losing a star player in the league, especially at the QB position, will hurt any team. But the Texans got good play out of QB Davis Webb and leaned on the league’s best defense that held the Bills to only 146 yards for the game, ending with a 19-7 score. 

 

Super Bowl 41:

It seemed destined for the Falcons and Texans to face off again in the Super Bowl, with both teams having to lean on its backup QB’s, it showed each teams resilience to lose. Seeing this matchup for a second time this season, being that the first matchup was a cat and mouse game with the Falcons winning a close game late in the 4th, surely the Super Bowl wouldn’t disappoint. And it didn’t. Super Bowl 41 stayed true to the cat and mouse game with a close finish in the end, with once again this season, having the Texans on the losing end 45-37. At the post game conference, Coach Chan stated, “I won’t understate these battles with Coach Q are always fun and good for the league. As a coach, you do appreciate these cat and mouse games with an opponent and you appreciate it comes down to who has the ball last in these contests. With that being said, we were a few plays away from holding up that trophy as well, it just wasn’t our time too. Do I think Deshaun being healthy would have made a difference? You bet I do, he’s one of, if not the most special player in the SFL. But Davis played well enough to win and Davis didn’t give up 45 points. Not to mention they didn’t have their starter in as well. So, my team knows, no excuses, time to move forward and get ready for next season. Both teams played a hell of a game and both teams played well enough to win. So, congratulations to Coach Q and the Falcons and I hope to be on this podium next season with a different outcome”.