The Houston Texans seemed back to their winning ways for six days following a 34-10 victory over the Dallas Cow

The grind of a 17-game NFL season starts to take its toll the deeper teams get into the schedule, and in Week 12, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans—still the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds in the AFC playoff picture—found that out the hard way.

Entering this week, the Houston Texans were coming off a prime-time rebound, running away from the hapless Dallas Cowboys. And even after a recent slump, Houston remains atop the AFC South and has time to improve its standing in the AFC playoff chase.

Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said following Sunday’s 32-27 loss against the Tennessee Titans that even with eight sacks, 13 tackles for loss, and a pick-six from Jimmie Ward, the defense had too many negative plays to mention the positives.

When Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans went to work at NRG Stadium on Monday, he wished he could have done so with a more positive outlook. “When you look at our tape and look at the game and what happened in that game,

Even though the Texans did a good job of pressuring Titans quarterback Will Levis, they didn't do enough to get the win and impress head coach DeMeco Ryans. READ MORE: Texans Coac