Nick Chubb’ s late touchdown scooting into the end zone had the NRG Stadium shaking. But in the NFL, any narrative can be rewritten in the time it takes to run 80 yards. Baker Mayfield and Rachaad White authored that devastating final stanza, stealing a 20-19 victory and leaving the Houston Texans to pick through the wreckage of their own making.

In the aftermath, head coach DeMeco Ryans stood at the podium. When asked about his young quarterback’s performance, the response was tellingly measured: “I have to check the film.” But on the broader, more systemic failures, his assessment was crystal clear. The blame, as he laid it out, was a collective assignment. “We did not run the ball…not good enough,” he stated, his words carrying the weight of a truth the stat sheet scream

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