‘We have to find ways to pull these out’

The Texans were then able to run the clock out and come away with the game-winning field goal from 59 yards.

Veteran DT DaQuan Jones said that he was frustrated after the game because they did not do enough to get the Texans out of a two-dimensional offense late in the game after having some success early on. The defense struggled on third down, allowing 8/15 third down conversions.

“We pride ourselves on getting off the field third down, and it’s something that we have to continue to focus on and get better at that and see why we’re not doing that,” Jones said.

Even though McDermott said that there are no moral victories, and the frustration after a close loss was felt, the team knows that there are lessons that they can take from this game for games in the future.

“You’re pissed off, you’re frustrated,” Jones said. “Just got to figure out ways to close out these tough games. And this is what, playoff football is down the road, and we got to figure out how to get those games in the ‘W’ column.”