Playoff loss still stings for O'brien

Texans coach says he can’t wait for Houston to atone for 30-0 blowout.

Bill O’Brien looks nauseated when he recalls the Houston Texans’ 30-0 playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last season that overshadowed a 9-7 record and AFC South title.

The stench from that wild-card performance lingered for weeks, and it’s going to haunt the competitive O’Brien until he leads the Texans to their first playoff victory since 2012.

“That was a bad night that became a bad week and then a bad month,” O’Brien said.

O’Brien admits the Texans’ loyal, long-suffering fans — 71,800 who attended the Chiefs debacle at NRG Stadium — deserved better.

“The fans in this city have a passion for football like no city I’ve ever seen, and we all know we let them down — led by me,” O’Brien said.

As he prepares for his third training camp — the veterans report Saturday, and the first practice is Sunday — O’Brien believes the Kansas City defeat can provide incentive as the Texans try to defend their divi-