Texans win 4 in a row, quickly turn the page in Miami

The Texans are the only owners of AFC South after a run of four wins, beating Indianapolis, Dallas, Buffalo and Jacksonville after a 0-3 start in 2018.

"I think we started to believe more," Tyrann Mathieu said. "We started the season 0-3. Nobody was negative. We all know that we were about to win the match. We kept working and spreading a lot of the outside noise. It's good to win four times in a row. As I told the team, we have a lot to prove. "

At the beginning of the week, the team has only a few days to rest and turn quickly to the page to face the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night.

"I feel very good for this team because these guys have worked very hard to overcome a lot," said head coach Bill O'Brien. "It's very difficult to get out of a 0-3 hole, but we're not even halfway through the season. We did not even hit Thanksgiving. We have to take advantage of this victory now, get off the plane quickly and we have already started – but are really turning our attention to the Miami Dolphins. Otherwise, I'll be up Thursday night after the match and ask you different questions. "

The Texans offensive, which had recently experienced difficulties in the red zone, was 2 of 3 (67%) in the red zone and 1 in 1 in goal situations. Houston's defense, which excluded the Jaguars in the first half of the game, limited the offense to 259 yards for a net total (70 in the race and 189 passes). The Texans also imposed three turnovers, two recoveries on Blake Bortles and an interception against Cody Kessler. Special teams have immobilized the Jaguars inside their own 10-yard line three times, twice after a punt and once during a kickoff return.

"We certainly played better complementary football than most of our games," said O'Brien. "No doubt about it, they had turnovers, we turned them into touchdowns and one goal and so we played better complementary football.

Deshaun Watson, who has completed 12 of his 24 goals for 139 yards and a touchdown, is still taking precautionary measures following his recent chest injury. He will return to Houston after the 20-7 win in Jacksonville. The team will resume training Monday night. While the Titans and Jaguars fell to 3-4 with their losses in Week 7, the Texans currently have the best record in the division at 4-3 and will host the Miami Dolphins Thursday night.