DeMeco Ryans ripped apart for controversial Texans punt late in fourth quarter of Patriots loss

With the Houston Texans' playoff lives hanging by a thread late in the fourth quarter, head coach DeMeco Ryans made a questionable decision that effectively cut the cord. Facing a 4th-and-18 from the Texans' 21-yard line with just 4:17 remaining and trailing by 12, Ryans chose to punt the ball away. While the Texans still had one timeout and needed two scores, the conservative move was widely viewed as a "surrender punt." Ryans later explained that he was backing his defense to get a quick stop — a unit that had already forced four fumbles out of...