With 2:10 remaining in the fourth-quarter, Houston Texans running back Nick Chubb scored on a 25-yard touchdown run to give the team a 19-14 lead over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On Tampa Bay's next drive, the Texans couldn't stop quarterback Baker Mayfield, and it led to a 2-yard rushing touchdown by Rachaad White.
The Buccaneers won the game over the Texans by a final score of 20-19. With the win for Tampa Bay, they improve to 2-0 on the season. This is the fifth straight season that the Buccaneers begin a season 2-0. As for Houston, they drop to 0-2 on the season. Head coach DeMeco Ryans and the staff need to find a way to get the offense going. The defense is not the reason why Houston is 0-2 on the season.
Houston Texans Fans Get Critical of the Coaching Staff in the Loss Against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Texans fans are not happy that the team is off to an 0-2 start. Houston has won the AFC South crown for the last two seasons. The fanbase is once again concerned about the offense and they showed there frustration on Twitter.
This is on coaching-
— Texan Wood (@Texan_wood) September 16, 2025
Careless penalties
3 passes on yard line
Team is undisciplined
CJ also look BAD.
This team is undisciplined and that falls on demeco. This team is not good
— 🎮 (@txdanny) September 16, 2025
Awful coaching again! TB is running 2 TE sets all night and we STAY in nickel and they just run all over us. #39 is awful and shouldn’t be in the game, period!!!
— Bernard E. Bonner (@itsmetheb) September 16, 2025
C.J. Stroud only completed 54.2% of his passes for 207 yards and one touchdown in the game. He is off to another slow start for the Texans. Stroud is going to have to play better if the Texans are going to start winning football games. Houston can't rely on its defense to bail out this football team every single week.
The Texans will face the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) in week three and Houston is in a must-win situation. As for the Buccaneers, they will have their home opener against the New York Jets (0-2).
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