The Houston Texans dropped a game that was key to the positioning in the AFC playoff race with a 41-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens Sunday afternoon at M&T Bank Stadium.
However, it may not have been a game upon which the club placed high emphasis.
When asked if the 34-point loss to the early No. 2 seed in the conference was frustrating, running back Duke Johnson simply said “no” and provided an explanation.
“This was not the big game we had circled,” Johnson told reporters. “We have bigger games.”
The former Cleveland Brown rushed six times for 40 yards and caught two passes for four more. Though the Texans have “bigger games” on the schedule, Johnson emphasized they seek victory in every contest.
Said Johnson: “Do we want to win them all? Of course we do. But you do not win them all. Everything we want is still sitting in front of us. We just need to go out and play better.”
The Texans get a quick turnaround as the Indianapolis Colts come into NRG Stadium Thursday night for a rematch and a first place battle for the AFC South. Both clubs are 6-4, but the Colts have the tiebreaker from a 30-23 win in Week 7 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
