In The Loop

It’s not a rivalry until one team can actually stop losing — so are we on the brink of making Patriots–Texans a real thing? ITL debates whether Houston has finally flipped the dynamic or if it’s still too early to call it a rivalry. Plus, are the Rockets dealing with a true crisis of identity as they try to figure out who they are and how they want to play? The hour wraps with today’s QOTD: What advice would you give C.J. Stroud right now?