Imagine being the underdog Houston Texans coming into Kansas City to meet the Chiefs, in Arrowhead Stadium. You’ve blown the doors back with a quick touchdown connection from star Deshaun Watson to the speedy Kenny Stills. You’ve capped a 24-0 run to jump-start the game, with a Ka’imi Fairbairn 31-yard field goal.
Congratulations to the Houston Texans! pic.twitter.com/mDPugqQbX8
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) January 13, 2020
https://twitter.com/carminepiccolo_/status/1216692795903303680
And then you proceed to choke it all away, allowing 41 unanswered points–highlighted by a special teams failure that led to a Chiefs score, and a completely unnecessary fake punt that brought it all down. Even worse, your team would lose by 20, 51-31.
This failure, the unfortunate end of the historic loss, is living today as a Texans fan. Of course, the memes came on with a great vengeance and unmitigated pettiness.
Houston Texans memes
Gotta have the Spice Adams burn:
https://twitter.com/CantH0LDMe/status/1216505132801822722?s=20
Then, the Mario Kart edition:
https://twitter.com/OGSinsV3/status/1216503045313441800?s=20
Going directly at the Texans coaching staff was a must:
https://twitter.com/WakeEmUp9/status/1216507281728245762?s=20
Bill O’Brien coaching any @HoustonTexans postseason game: pic.twitter.com/tWBQg84keb
— Adam Clanton (@adamclanton) January 13, 2020
Then, imagine your collapse also being the most-watched game on CBS in four years, to the tune of 35 million viewers.
.@NFLonCBS coverage of @HoustonTexans – @Chiefs delivers 35.396 million viewers.https://t.co/lT3RcaEJLz pic.twitter.com/J97um1AVCr
— CBS Sports PR (@CBSSportsGang) January 13, 2020
Long the second-most-popular team in the Lone Star State, the Texans made the most of their moment in the spotlight.
https://twitter.com/Robnoxious69/status/1216710786653048834
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