2018 NFL Power Rankings Week 2: Los Angeles Rams crush Oakland Raiders 33-13

OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Todd Gurley #30 of the Los Angeles Rams rushes with the ball against the Oakland Raiders during their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 10, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Todd Gurley #30 of the Los Angeles Rams rushes with the ball against the Oakland Raiders during their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 10, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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21. Houston Texans

Now that he’s fully healthy after suffering a torn ACL in the middle of his rookie campaign, expectations are high for Deshaun Watson heading into his second season with the Houston Texans. If it wasn’t for so many key injuries on both sides of the football, one can only wonder if the Texans would have been able to be a playoff contender in the AFC, although none of that matters anymore.

Instead, Houston just needs to focus on the current 2018 season since players like Watson and J.J. Watt are fully healthy. But when seeing how Watson at least looked for the most part in the opener against the New England Patriots, it’s clear the former Clemson star still has some work to do when it comes to returning to the level of early last season.

Between the two turnovers and only completing 50 percent of his passes, Watson will hopefully progress each week, as he continues to get used to playing in games again since it’s never easy to recover from a torn ACL. With another tough matchup on the road scheduled for Sunday, it will be interesting to see how Watson responds when facing a familiar team in the Tennessee Titans.

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