HOUSTON (CBS HOUSTON) – Duane Brown is lost for the season and the Texans know it won’t be easy to get over the loss of their Pro Bowl-caliber left tackle.

“It’s a big loss man,” Alfred Blue said after the game. “He’s the leader of the offense. Leader of that o-line.”

Blue didn’t mince words about the magnitude of Brown’s injury.

“It’s going to be a devastating thing with him being gone out there.”

Fellow offensive lineman Xavier Su’a-Filo felt for his blocking brother.

“Obviously took a huge blow with Duane, that’s our guy.”

Even the defense knows how important Brown is to the offense.

“Definitely a big-time loss for us,” said cornerback Kareem Jackson. “He’s definitely one of the core pieces to this team…he brings a lot, as a leader, as a ball player. We’ll definitely miss him going into the playoffs.”

As it was with the quarterback, running back, and wide receiver positions before it, the left tackle position follows the team’s motto of next man up according to Brandon Brooks.

“O’Brien instilled that in us,” said Brooks. “We know it’s football. You know the likelihood of getting injured. Likely one hundred percent.”

Chris Clark filled in for Brown when he left the game.

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