The Houston Texans' defense played historically well on Saturday when it needed to most. It generated minus-0.58 expected points added per play, meaning that the Los Angeles Chargers lost over half a point per offensive play they ran in Houston’s 32-12 win in the first round of the playoffs.
Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans discusses his team's wild card playoff victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.
Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans endured a slow starts versus the Chargers. But the head coach revealed what changed after being down 6-0.
Houston Texans Head Coach DeMeco Ryans sat down with Marc Vandermeer and John Harris to talk about his second season leading the Texans. Ryans and his team returned to the playoffs after a second cons
While the Houston Texans secured a 32-12 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, DeMeco Ryans believes the game could have gone a different way. In fact, there was a direct turning point in the second quarter that likely saved the season and allowed Houston to seize momentum just before halftime.
DeMeco Ryans to CJ Stroud after leading the Texans to 2 scoring drives in the final 2 minutes of the 1st half: “Way to lead us right there baby. PUT THE TEAM ON YOUR BACK. That’s it. That’s how it look right there!” pic.twitter.com/KKcHKXY2NG
As Houston prepares for its divisional round matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, Ryans has his defense playing at its best.
The Texans suffocated the Chargers on Wild Card Weekend and took a few shots at some of their haters from earlier in the week.
The Houston Texans didn’t let the doubts get to them in their showdown against the Los ... DeMeco Ryans and the Texans proved him wrong. Now, they are going to the divisional round, while the ...
Against the Los ... the Chargers 429-261 and pulled away in the second half. Following up the 32-12 victory with a sharper focus and better execution would seem to give Houston a great chance against anyone. But the Texans and coach DeMeco Ryans also ...
The Los Angeles Chargers will have to bottle up Texans running back Joe Mixon and contend with a lockdown corner duo on Wild Card Weekend.
When DeMeco Ryans became coach of the Houston Texans before last season, the two-time Pro Bowl linebacker brought his swarm defense with him.