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NFL Fans Lament Texans' Playoff Security After Poor Performance in Christmas Day Game
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Coming into their Christmas Day matchup against the Baltimore Ravens, the Houston Texans were on just three full days of rest. They had also just lost one of their best players, wide receiver Tank Dell, to a devastating lower-leg injury that resulted in him being carted off the field and staying overnight in Kansas City last game.
Those are necessary context-adding points, but still, the performance Houston provided on its home field was extremely discouraging. Houston went into the half with just two points on the board from a safety and couldn't add any more in the second half, losing 31-2.
Despite some poor play of late, the Texans are going to be in the playoffs this year. They've already clinched the AFC South.
Fans are not loving the idea of having to watch this Houston team play in the postseason.
The league should make an exemption to remove the Texans from the playoffs. This is such a pathetic team
— LebronJamesHarden™️ (@LBJamesHarden) December 25, 2024
Steelers-Texans in Round 1 is going to be a beautiful mess.
— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) December 25, 2024
Two teams who are playing their worst football of the year going into the playoffs.
We’re going to have to watch this Texans team in playoffs… pic.twitter.com/oJTPXafnxz
— Dan Fetes (@danfetes) December 25, 2024
Are we sure we can’t just kick the Texans out of the playoffs?
— EA (@EAB_740) December 25, 2024
How's everybody feeling about the Texans' chances in the playoffs? pic.twitter.com/OTBTdTz7ip
— Eric Kennedy (@ericdkennedy) December 25, 2024
At least we know we’re massive frauds before playoffs start. No reason to get our hopes up for anything at this point.
— Houston Stressans (@TexansCommenter) December 25, 2024
The Texans are about to get SMOKED in the playoffs. Good god.
— Dan Mitchell (@realdanmitchell) December 25, 2024
The Texans need to take a look in the mirror, lock in, and approach the playoffs like they're meant to be there.
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Josh Wilson is the news director of the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in 2024, he worked for FanSided in a variety of roles, most recently as senior managing editor of the brand’s flagship site. He has also served as a general manager of Sportscasting, the sports arm of a start-up sports media company, where he oversaw the site’s editorial and business strategy. Wilson has a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from SUNY Cortland and a master’s in accountancy from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois. He loves a good nonfiction book and enjoys learning and practicing Polish. Wilson lives in Chicago but was raised in upstate New York. He spent most of his life in the Northeast and briefly lived in Poland, where he ate an unhealthy amount of pastries for six months.
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