All season long, the story of the Houston Texans defense has remained the same. Heading into each week's matchup, we hear quotes from that week's opponent talking about how much of a challenge Houston's defense represents. It's typically a soliloquy in which you hear buzzwords like 'disciplined,' 'talented,' or an H-Town favorite, 'swarming.'
Then, after 60 minutes, regardless of the result of the game, that very same team departs the stadium with an even healthier respect for the Texans defense than they had going in, because until you step on the field against this bunch of savages and try to move the ball and put points on the board, typically with subpar results, you don't really know what you're getting yourself into.