How the Texans can still get into the playoffs in 13 easy steps!!!

[Megatron96]

So this just showed up on my feed. Kinda funny, so posting:
https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/houst...exists-shut-up


Sorry, sorry, I forgot the spoiler;

Spoiler!

The Houston Texans are not having a good season. That’s alright. They were never supposed to.

2022 was always meant to be another step forward in an arduous rebuild brought on by former head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien’s woeful roster management. The most successful coach in franchise history traded away superstars, gave players entirely too much leverage in free agency and ultimately mismanaged his salary cap so badly it’s become a multi-year process to fix.

But fear not, Houston fans. You’re not out of the running yet. In fact, with just 13 easy steps, the Texans can not only make the 2022 NFL Playoffs, but also lay claim to their first AFC South title since 2019. It’s just *this* simple:

A loss in Week 13 makes the Texans the first team eliminated from playoff contention in 2022 — seven teams in the AFC already have seven wins, and another L would cap Houston’s maximum at six. A tie could technically keep them in contention, but as much as I’d like to see a 6-9-2 franchise win its division (via tiebreaker over the 7-10 Tennessee Titans) the odds of it happening are so minuscule I’m not even considering it in this flight of fancy where I have a one-win team as future AFC South champs.

Here’s who they have to beat:

Week 13 vs. the Cleveland Browns, who will be starting former Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson for the first time following an 11-game suspension following more than 20 accusations of sexual misconduct and what the NFL described as “predatory behavior” stemming from his time in Houston.
Week 14 vs. the Dallas Cowboys.

Week 15 vs. the Kansas City Chiefs.

Week 16 vs. the Tennessee Titans.

Week 17 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Week 18 vs. the Indianapolis Colts.


I see no problems here.

[Prison Bitch]

Great read. I cite this:




The Titans still control their own destiny in Week 18 and would need just a win over the Jaguars to clinch the South at 8-9. Instead:

The Titans lose to the Jaguars.
YOUR final 2022 AFC South standings:

Houston Texans: 7-9-1
Jacksonville Jaguars: 7-10
Tennessee Titans: 7-10
Indianapolis Colts: 4-12-1 or 5-11-1 or even 7-9-1, since they’d be 0-1-1 against the Texans in 2022



(The last line is hilarious)

[TLO]

Top 10 things science can't explain.

[Coochie liquor]

Dude, do you remember these days. I’m BAD at math, and attempting to to figure out the mathematical equations of teams that need to lose for the Chiefs to make the playoffs….. only to get smashed again, or lose in the dumbest way possible. It’s just crazy what Andy, and Patrick have made happen. Veach too. And Clark Hunt. Man it’s almost a dream that we’re at this point right now.

[dlphg9]

Bill O'Brien gets too much shit. He wasn't a bad coach and just shouldn't have ever been the GM/Coach. Also the Texans decisions after he left have led them to the shitty team they are now.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by Coochie liquor

Dude, do you remember these days. I’m BAD at math, and attempting to to figure out the mathematical equations of teams that need to lose for the Chiefs to make the playoffs….. only to get smashed again, or lose in the dumbest way possible. It’s just crazy what Andy, and Patrick have made happen. Veach too. And Clark Hunt. Man it’s almost a dream that we’re at this point right now.

Yeah, I still remember. God, what an wonderful/awful time. Spending half my free time trying to figure out if the Chiefs were still viable to get into the playoffs, year after mediocre year. And being excited when I finally figured out they still had a chance!

[tredadda]

Outside of them beating KC that would be epic to see.

[Megatron96]

"I see no problems here."