How does the rest of the season play out?

Texans are sitting at 6-3

Week 10 vs Lions – Nico, Ward, and Al-Shaair return.

Week 11 @ Cowboys – WAJ returns if he's not already back for Lions. Mario Edwards returns.

Week 12 vs Titans – Pierce returns if he's not already back vs Cowboys.

Week 13 @ Jaguars

Week 14 Bye

Week 15 vs Dolphins – Christian Harris returns.

Week 16 @ Chiefs

Week 17 vs Ravens

Week 18 @ Titans

We're getting some key players back and hopefully Patterson can help solve some problems in the interior oline. Having Nico back will help Slowik out too.

I think Texans beat Cowboys, Titans 2x, Jaguars, and Dolphins. So even if they lose against Lions, Chiefs, and Ravens, that would put them at 11-6 and AFC South champs. I think most of us would've been ecstatic if we knew that would be the outcome when the schedule was released. Then if Texans can figure out the oline and start to peak after the bye, they can make a deep run in the playoffs.

The oline looked good when Patterson replaced Kenyon. Let's hope we see more of that and no more serious injuries 🙏