HOUSTON — After a second straight 0-3 start to the season, any win would be huge for the Houston Texans.
Dallas is 1-2 after a 34-31 loss to Baltimore on a last-second field goal last week. the Cowboys year hasn’t gone much better While the Texans are one of five winless NFL teams this season.
“Their record says they’re 0-3, but hard pressed to find a better defense than this front. The Cowboys have struggled under 34-year-old first-year defensive coordinator Christian Parker. Dallas ranks 30th in the NFL by allowing 387 yards a game and is dealing with mounting injuries in the secondary. Stroud ranks seventh in the NFL by averaging 264.7 yards passing a game but has thrown just three touchdown passes and will get a boost if Collins is back. Stroud hasn’t thrown an interception this season and hasn’t been picked off in six straight home games. — The Texans went 12-2 after last year’s 0-3 start to become the first team in NFL history to reach the playoffs twice after losing the first three games. Only the 1992 Chargers rebounded from a 0-4 start to make the playoffs.
“We know how big this game is and how much it means to our fans here in the city of Houston,” coach DeMeco Ryans said. “The biggest thing how much more can we focus in on just doing your job and just being where you’re supposed to be and doing what you’re supposed to do,” he said. “We know that we want to focus on us, but clearly when you watch them play, they’re not a 0-3 team,” he said.
“We have to play well to give our fans what they’ve been searching for and that’s that first win and I’m excited. “Then when we get to the game, we can worry about the rivalry in Texas and stuff like that. It’s a game that led to owner Jerry Jones saying he believes errors in game management by his coaching staff in the final seconds cost his team the win. The unit will be tested this week with the expected return of star receiver Nico Collins, who has missed the past two games with a hamstring injury. Quarterback C.J.
