Whitlock believes in the Texans

I hope so! …..

3) Of the 11 winless teams in the NFL, Houston is the only one with a chance to make the playoffs.

The Texans opened the season with the roughest two-game stretch in football — the Chiefs and the Ravens.

Houston has been outscored 67-36. Forty-million-dollar quarterback Deshaun Watson has thrown two TDs and two interceptions. He’s been outplayed by Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson.

There’s a decent chance the Texans will fall to Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers this weekend. I’ll still believe the Texans can recover from an 0-3 start and make the playoffs.

I’m not predicting the Texans can make the postseason. I’m saying I think they can win 9 games and that might be good enough to qualify.

I like them to “upset” the Steelers this weekend. JJ Watt will have a good game against Pittsburgh’s battered offensive line. Don’t count out Houston.

You can count out all the other 0-2 teams.