Texans look to regroup at bye after disappointing 2-5 start to season

HOUSTON (AP) – The Houston Texans opened their 25th season with Super Bowl hopes.

Key points

• After dropping to 2-5 on Sunday, it looks unlikely that they'll even reach the playoffs, much less contend for their first title.
• They lost their first four games before two consecutive wins, including a major victory over AFC South leader Jacksonville.
• The Texans enter their bye week looking to regroup and try to salvage a season that is rapidly falling apart.
• Ryans hopes that his players won't stay down for long and believes they have the right mindset to bounce back in the second half of the season.
• "Of course, the morale is not great, " coach DeMeco Ryans remarked.

In practice, the Texans enter their bye week looking to regroup and try to salvage a season that is rapidly falling apart.

They lost their first four games before two consecutive wins, including a major victory over AFC South leader Jacksonville. But Sunday's 27-21 overtime loss to the Giants was a tough blow for a team hoping to turn things around and enter its break on a roll.

"Of course, the morale is not great, " coach DeMeco Ryans remarked. "You're 2-5 and no one wants to lose and we lost a tough one there in overtime. There aren't plenty of smiles, numerous happy faces, but it's football. It's a competitive sport. You win some, you lose some."

For now, texans look to regroup at bye after disappointing 2 remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.