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Week 3 result: Lost to the Jaguars 17-10 Biggest issue on defense: Getting that final stop<\/p>\n Houston\u2019s defense doesn\u2019t have any glaring issues. The Texans are tied for fifth in scoring defense (17 points per game). They have nine sacks on the season and are on pace for 51. The one spot where they could improve is the final drive of games, during which they\u2019ve allowed winning touchdowns over the past two outings. But even given that criticism, the Texans held the opposing offenses to 14 and 10 points until under the two-minute warning \u2014 so that falls back on Houston\u2019s offense continuing to struggle.<\/p>\n SPORTS ILLUSTRATED:<\/p>\n 24. Houston Texans (0\u20133)<\/p>\n Last week\u2019s ranking: No. 18 This Texans offense looks irreparably broken. While some of my gripes about the construction of the offense are also C.J. Stroud isn\u2019t throwing it problems, it\u2019s a vicious combination that has to somehow solve itself in real time. That Jacksonville loss was the kind of ugly that tends to stick with a unit.<\/p>\n BLEACHER REPORT:<\/p>\n Week 3 Result: Lost vs. Jacksonville 17-10<\/p>\n You will undoubtedly hear a lot this week out of Houston about how the Texans are not going to panic. How they will stay the course. Play their game. All that happy claptrap.<\/p>\n The Texans should panic\u2014because their game right now is losing.<\/p>\n Houston has all but given up on the run\u2014despite averaging 4.6 yards per carry against Jacksonville, the team ran the ball just 19 times. With C.J. Stroud being forced to drop back and throw constantly behind a suspect offensive line, he has been under constant duress\u2014two sacks and six QB hits against the Jaguars was actually a good day for the Texans\u2019 line.<\/p>\n Three games into the season, the winless Texans are averaging an NFL-low 12.7 yards per game. A team who was the favorite in the AFC South is being outscored by the Cleveland Browns.<\/p>\n CBS SPORTS:<\/p>\n 26. Texans (0-3) (Last Week: 23)<\/p>\n At 0-3, they have major problems. The hole might be a real challenge to climb out of with their schedule. C.J. Stroud just doesn\u2019t look right.<\/p>\n USA TODAY:<\/p>\n
<\/a>Week 3 ranking: 14<\/p>\n
Last week\u2019s result: lost to Jaguars, 17\u201310
This week: vs. Tennessee<\/p>\n
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