The Texans are at a fork in the road, sitting at 2-3 coming off the bye week.
They face a tough Seattle Seahawks team on the road next Monday night in prime time. If the Texans can win that game and get to .500, three straight home games await them.
Houston's at home against the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars before hitting the road again to face the Tennessee Titans. There won't be a cakewalk between those three games.
But if Houston loses at Seattle, it makes those three home games all the more desperate.
The Drive's Clint Stoerner explains that urgency here.