DeMeco Ryans not thinking about making history as the Texans attempt to make history

When the Houston Texans dropped their third consecutive game to begin the 2025 NFL season, their odds of making the Playoffs, according to ESPN's Football Power Index, were just 14%. This seemed generous considering since the NFL went to a 14-team playoff format in 2020, none of the 19 teams that started 0-3 went onto make the postseason. But even when things seemed bleak back in late September, the Texans never wavered. Since that pivot point of the season, Houston has won 5 of 7 games and is only a game out of the final Wild Card spot in the AFC. According to ESPN's FPI, Houston's chances of making the playoffs are now up to 26%. Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans isn't worrying about the numbers, though. It's not concerning to him that in the Super Bowl era, only 9% of teams that have started 5-5 or worse went onto make the Playoffs. It's also not any consolation that if the Texans defend their home turf and defeat the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night, their odds will increase to 37%. "All that stuff, it doesn