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HOUSTONThe Houston Texans are third in the NFL in offense but rank 20th in scoring.
A big reason for that discrepancy is Houston's struggles in the red zone. On Sunday against the Raiders, the Texans got inside the 20 twice in the fourth quarter and came away with just 3 points.
Houston had third-and-inches on one of those drives and settled for no points after two straight incomplete passes to Kevin Walter.
Two week ago, the Texans beat the Titans 13-12 despite scoring a touchdown just once in four trips inside the red zone.
Andre Johnson is baffled about why they have so much trouble in that area.
"I can't put my finger on one particular thing," Johnson said. "When we get down there we're just not executing the plays like we should. I think that's the biggest thing. I think if we just go out and execute the plays like we know how to then that wouldn't be a problem. We'd be able to score touchdowns."
Coach Gary Kubiak had several reasons for the problem, but isn't sure how to fix it.