The Houston Texans have a big matchup this week against the Detroit Lions.

Sunday Night Football, two division leaders and perhaps the best team the Texans have played all year all factor into how important a game is to the team. However, Texans coach DeMeco Ryans isn’t adding any more weight to this game because of that.

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“I know nobody wants to hear this, but, for me, every week is a big game,” Ryans said. “It doesn’t change just because the Lions are coming and whatever their record is, that doesn’t change. Every week, to me, is a big game. Every game is important. This game isn’t more important just because of the Lions and what they’ve done.” fact. They have played good football, of course, thanks to those guys. They are playing well, they are well trained, but that doesn’t change our way of thinking, the way we approach each week remains the same every week. .Every week, great game. And we are trying to go out and win. this”.

This is a solid mindset. All non-divisional games in the regular season have equal weight, and even those games count equally toward the overall record.

Ryans’ comments do not undermine the Lions as an opponent. Instead, he emphasizes the fact that the Texans need to win as many games as possible and that they are not afraid of whoever is on the opposing bench, even if it is the roaring Lions.

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