South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)
Texans win AFC South again, want more
TAMPA, Fla. — The Texans aren’t satisfied with being AFC South champions for the fourth time in five years.
They feel as if they’re just getting started and donned T-shirts Saturday declaring: “The South Is Not Enough.”
“This is not the ultimate goal. This is one goal to get us to where we want to go,” quarterback Deshaun Watson said after the Texans held off the Buccaneers 23-20 on Saturday to ensure another trip to the playoffs.
“For the ultimate goal, we got our shot,” Watson added. “We have our opportunities, so we definitely want to celebrate this and build on this one, then finish up next week and get ready for the big show.”
The Texans forced five turnovers and Bradley Robby returned one of the four interceptions of Jameis Winston 27 yards for an early touchdown — the sixth pick-6 the Bucs quarterback has thrown this season.
Jahleel Addae’s interception with 1:27 remaining, ended any realistic chance the Bucs had of fully overcoming Winston’s mistakes.
“Anytime you win a division in this league it’s important,” coach Bill O’Brien said. “... To win the division with one game left to play says a lot about this team. It’s a resilient team.”
The Texans (10-5) won despite not getting an especially sharp performance from Watson, who completed 19 of 32 passes for 184 yards and one interception.
The Bucs (7-8) sacked him five times and held the Texans to one offensive TD on Carlos Hyde’s 1-yard run in the second quarter.