Quote:The division is significantly better than it gets credit for. Sure, it doesn't have that team that looks like a Super Bowl champion, but the teams are a lot more even.

 

The Texans haven't lost to a team not generally considered the best in their division (in fact many would argue their two losses are to the AFC and NFCs best teams), and you could argue the same for the Titans. People run these teams down because they do stuff like almost lose to Indy. But maybe Indy isn't as bad as they think. And why do they think Indy is horrible? Because they lost to the Jags and Texans. It's a self-reinforcing cycle.

 

It'll be interesting to see what happens this week when the Texans win in Denver and the Jags give the Raiders a game.

 

The reason everyone goes nuts over Houston's losses is they proved the Texans are unable to beat quality opponents on the road - something a team must do to be considered a true playoff contender. So far it is looking like Houston is just the best team in the worst division, which does not translate to being lumped in with the other 4-2 teams.

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