Houston's once-mighty defense struggles again in 27-21 OT loss to Giants
This year’s Houston Texans defense looks nothing like last year’s unit that was the NFL’s best. Missed tackles, wide-open receivers and big play after big play led to a 27-21 overtime loss to the New York Giants on Sunday that dropped Houston to 2-5. Coach DeMeco Ryans is tired of people bringing up how good the defense was last year and says the Texans simply must focus on what they can do to fix things this season. “For us it’s a new year and it’s a new team,” he said.
“We’ve got to definitely play better.”
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