Following a 31-2 loss on Christmas Day against the Baltimore Ravens, the Texans (9-6) are locked into the No. 4 seed for the AFC postseason. Even if they finished 10-7, their record wouldn’t surpass either team in the AFC North to catapult up to the No. 3 seed.

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans certainly didn’t look like a playoff team in a rout by the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday. With just one game left until the playoffs begin, the AFC South champions know they’ll have to get much better to be competitive in the postseason.

Texans players admit that their performance was "embarrassing" after the blowout loss to the Ravens. It's now painfully obvious that there's a large gap between the Texans and the top tier of teams in the AFC.