HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 13: Quintin Demps #27 of the Houston Texans tackles Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs in the second quarter in a NFL game on September 13, 2015 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

HOUSTON (CBS HOUSTON) – The Texans lost the field position battle Sunday to Kansas City putting their defense in unenviable situations in the first half.

Two of the Chiefs three touchdown drives started deep in the Texans territory. The two field goal drives began on their 25 and 48-yard lines. The only two times the Texans didn’t start on their own 20 or worse, they engaged in a scoring drive.

“That was huge,” safety Quintin Demps said after the game. “Field position in this game is big. However it comes, special teams, offense, defense, we’ve got to do a better job of that.”

The first possession of the game for the Texans put the defense’s backs to the wall. After forcing a punt, the first offering by Brian Hoyer was intercepted by the Chiefs giving them an early red zone possession that led to a touchdown.

Later Hoyer was sacked and fumbled the ball allowing the Chiefs to start from the Texans seven-yard line.

Regardless of the field position J.J. Watt noted the defense still has to make plays.

“Especially in situations where we get put in a short field or something like that, it’s our job to stand up and make a play, and we didn’t do that today.”

Brian Cushing agreed his teammates had a tall task trying to fight off the great starting positions for the Chiefs offense.

“Yeah, it’s tough,” he said, “it’s tough. Especially against an offense like that with the playmakers they have.”

Field position won’t be an excuse as far as Jared Crick is concerned.

“We can’t allow any points on the board,” Crick said. “It doesn’t matter if they start on, you know, our negative one-yard line, we’ve still got to go out there and play good defense.”

Jonathan Joseph echoed Crick’s thoughts about what the defense can allow in the short fields they do face. He stressed the team has to keep teams from scoring seven points and force them to field goals as often as possible.

Kevin Johnson might be a rookie, but he knows no one feels sorry for the defense.

“You’ve just got to go out there as a defensive player and go out there and play. Not really worry about what’s going on offensively and special teams just go out there and do your job.”

Crick has faith this defense can take care of business, regardless of where the opposing team starts.

“It’s something that is fixable, something that we’ve got to work on, and we will.”

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