The Houston Texans survived a second-half scare after allowing 17 unanswered points to the Buffalo Bills, behind a combination of penalties and two uncharacteristic turnovers from C.J. Stroud.
The good news? Ka’imi Fairbairn bailed the AFC South favorites out of trouble with a 59-yard game-winning field goal to secure the 23-20 victory at NRG Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Houston exits the clash of AFC contenders at 4-1 and faces a road test against the New England Patriots. The last time the Texans started the year 5-1 was in 2012.
That season, they set the franchise record for wins at 12.
In Jacksonville, the Jaguars beat the Indianapolis Colts for their first win of the season, dropping the Colts to 2-3, thus returning Houston’s divisional lead to two.
Before Sunday night’s game, the Texans and Chiefs are the only AFC teams with four wins.
Below are five takeaways from Sunday’s win.