HOUSTON – Stonewalled at every turn, the Texans’ offense struggled mightily to budge a formidable Denver Broncos defense in close quarters.

The red zone has become a season-long dead zone for the Texans’ offense as the second-worst red-zone offense in the league in terms of scoring efficiency.

At no point this year, during an increasingly frustrating season for the defending AFC South champions, was this glaring weakness on fuller display than Sunday during an 18-15 last-second loss to the Broncos at NRG Stadium.

One yard. Three feet. So close, but yet so far away for the Texans’ offense. The Texans failed to score from the Broncos’ one-yard line despite a first-and-goal situation in the first half and were also stuffed during a first-and-goal from the two-yard line.

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