Once again, the Houston Texans are on the wrong side of a close football game.

For the second time in their four losses, Houston surrendered a last-second field goal and walked off in defeat.

Despite being up 23-7 at the half, the Lions came all the way back to stun the Texans and walk away with a 26-23 loss.

You couldn’t ask for a much better start to a game if you’re a Texans fan.

If someone had told you that the Texans’ defense intercepted Jarred Goff five times and led 23-7 at the half, you would have thought it turned into a win every single time.

CJ Stroud threw two interceptions of his own in the second half, as the Texans were shut out in the final two frames.

Something that even the second-year Stroud knows simply can’t happen.

“Definitely should have won this game,” Stroud said. “My job is to lead the offense to score points, and I didn’t do that today. … We really should have put them away after the first half. It’s really on the offense.”

Sunday night’s loss is a smaller focus on a bigger picture as the Texans continue their second-half woes.

Houston has been outscored by 59 points after halftime this season. That ranks 31st out of 32 teams.

“It’s not good enough. Turning the football over there, especially in the red zone, or coming out,” coach DeMeco Ryans said.

“We talked about getting started in the second half, and we talked about being better in the second half. But to come out and turn the ball over on the first play of the second half and to get in the red zone where we have points and to turn the ball over, that’s not winning football.”

The Texans will now have an extra day to process this one and prepare for the next one.

Houston will take on the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football next week.