The Houston Texans’ start to the 2025 season hit a wall on Sunday as they lost to the Los Angeles Rams , because of a string of missed chances and a costly turnover that shifted the balance of the game.

In his postgame conference, DeMeco Ryans didn’t hesitate to say where it fell apart. He said the Texans defense on 3rd down wasn’t good enough. He also included, “For us offensively, in the first half, we drove down, we got field goals……Just got a hit in the end zone.”

The most important moment of the day arrived in the third quarter when running back Dare Ogunbowale , Houston’s most consistent veteran, lost a ball in Rams territory. The lost ball cut short a scoring drive and permitted Los Angeles to expand its lead on the following drive. ‘ ‘Tough moment. One of our most depen

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