The Chronicle on the current vibes at the NRG

Reader’s question: What vibes are you getting from the Texans after the 31-2 shellacking by Baltimore? And for the playoffs, might the Texans get that early-season swagger back when they started out the season at 5-1?

Jonathan M. Alexander’s answer:

Some players are embarrassed. Some were discouraged.
I think they all want to make up for what happened on Christmas against the Ravens. Coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday that he told everyone to expect to play Sunday, and based on how the game goes, they could rest players in the second half if they have a sizeable lead.

“For us, right now, we’ve got to go play better,” Ryans said. “And our last outing on the field was not good enough, not representative of who we are defensively, offensively, just — it’s not a good representation of our team entirely. So, we’ve got to go out and we’ve got to play better football.”
The Texans want to prove to themselves that they are better than they were last week. And in many ways they should. Consistency and confidence are important in the playoffs.

They also didn’t like that the Titans beat them last month in their first meeting.
“It’s on to the next,” left tackle Laremy Tunsil told the Chronicle. “We’ve got to go into Tennessee’s house and we owe them boys.”

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