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Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen and Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans understand the urgency of Sunday’s early season AFC South matchup. The winner could find themselves tied for the division lead. The loser will spend the rest of the season dealing with the ramifications from an 0-3 start. It’s just that simple, even if they would rather focus on the here and now. The Texans certainly know the history of such a dismal start. Only seven teams in league history reached the playoffs after losing their first three games. Only six did it over a full season and only one franchise has done it twice — Houston in 2018 and again last season.


