The Texans got the ball to start the game and went three-and-out. Their second drive was actually their longest, holding the ball for 12 plays to go 75 yards for a field goal. The third drive was another three-and-out. Their fourth drive came after a Nick Foles fumble, putting the ball on the 5-yard line for a one-play touchdown drive. Their final drive of the first half was aided by two personal foul penalties – a late hit from Tre Sullivan and a questionable roughing the passer penalty on Brandon Graham. That drive resulted in a touchdown as well. Self-inflicted wounds led to the Houston touchdowns in the first half – a turnover on offense, and penalties on defense.

The second half began with a defensive three-and-out on the first drive and another punt on the second drive. A sack-fumble got things started in the fourth quarter, and a turnover on downs seemed to cement the outcome on the ninth drive of the game. Had the game ended there, this would have looked like a very impressive defensive performance. Then, Josh Adams fumbled the football in the four-minute drill. This gave the Texans the ball just shy of midfield. They scored in 40 seconds, pulling within a touchdown. They got the ball back and marched down the field again for another touchdown to take the lead.

Give credit to the Texans, but this game should not have been as close as it was. Watson made some ridiculous plays to avoid pressure on third down. Hopkins hauled in some outstanding catches down the stretch. The turnover by Adams in that situation was a tough one to swallow, and nearly cost the Eagles the game. It's a short-handed unit that has played a lot of snaps the last month of the season. Now, could the defense have responded better in a sudden-change situation late? Of course. The touchdown to Vyncint Smith shouldn't have happened. Three Eagles defenders had clean shots on Watson in the pocket a couple of plays before that. There were multiple plays where the defense could have come out on top. Still, going back and re-watching this game, I was really impressed with a couple of facets of the defense, and it started up front.