The Houston Texans blew a 24-0 early second quarter lead in the AFC divisional at Arrowhead Stadium to end up vanquished by the Kansas City Chiefs 51-31.
Coach Bill O’Brien says that the club is going to work harder to put the loss behind them and move forward.
“Yesterday was not good, and we understand that, and we want to really work hard to try to improve that and get beyond that,” O’Brien told reporters Monday. “That’s what today is. It starts that process today, really just kind of seeing where the players are at, talking to them, reviewing the season a little bit as much as we can today. Exit physicals, things like that, see where they are health-wise, and then move forward.”
Overall, O’Brien is clinging to the recent success with quarterback Deshaun Watson as a shining light for the future.
“We feel like over the last couple of years here, we’ve done some good things,” said O’Brien. “We’ve won four division titles. We’ve won 20-plus games in the last two years. We won a playoff game this year. We’ve got a great young quarterback. We got a lot of good, young, core players.”
Up next for the Texans’ coaches and scouting department is the Senior Bowl on Jan. 25 when they will get to evaluate most of the upcoming talent for the NFL draft. Up next for select Texans players is the Pro Bowl in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 26 at Camping World Stadium.
