O'Brien: Texans have 'a lot of things to fix' after opening-night loss

The Houston Texans struggled to find consistency on both sides of the ball during their 34-20 opening-night loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Head coach Bill O'Brien understands there's still plenty of season left but hopes to correct his team's mistakes in short order.

"There's a lot of things to fix, it's one game," O'Brien told reporters, according to The Athletic's Rivers McCown. "We have to improve very quickly. But it is just one game. ... We've got to get back to work very soon and fix these things."

Houston was outscored 31-7 entering the midway point of the fourth quarter before quarterback Deshaun Watson scored a pair of touchdowns (one through the air, one on the ground).

Despite being outgained by just 9 yards, O'Brien noted that stopping the run and blocking for Watson are key areas he must focus to improve moving forward.

"I thought Deshaun played well," he said, according to SportsRadio 610. "He played hard, played tough. He kept fighting but it was too late."

"We struggled to stop the run, we struggled to get off the field," he added.

The Texans' tough early-season schedule continues with matchups against the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers over the next two weeks.

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