One of the reasons the Texans came up short Sunday against the Green Bay Packers were a series of breakdowns on special teams.

The Packers had an average drive starting point at their own 38-yard line at snow-packed Lambeau Field whereas the Texans' average drive start was at their 22-yard line.

Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb averaged 22 yards per punt return. And Ty Montgomery and Jeff Janis had 39-yard and 38-yard kickoff returns, respectively.



Good returners, we had to play a lot better on special teams," Texans special-teams ace Brian Peters said. "Especially in a game where the weather impacted the game, field position is huge and I don’t think we won that battle. I don't think we played up to the expectations that we're capable of. So, we're going to look at the tape, get back to it, grind it out and impact the game next week."



Texans veteran kicker Nick Novak slipped in the snow, falling to the ground on a late missed extra point after a DeAndre Hopkins touchdown catch.



Rookie wide receiver Will Fuller had a 16-yard punt return for the Texans. And Akeem Hunt had a 29-yard kickoff return.



However, he special teams came up short.



"Overall, we really lost the field position battle," Texans coach Bill O'Brien said. "Their average drive start was the 38-yard line. Ours was the 22. That’s a 16-yard difference. That’s terrible. A lot of that had to do with our coverage units and our return units not really getting the job done like we need to.



"It also had to do with going for it on 4th-and-1, giving them the ball at the 50 because we couldn’t make a yard and those types of things. Look, we’re going to work hard this week to improve and we know that it’s basically a four-game season."