Houston Texans have fallen into a vicious cycle.
In response, O'Brien tried rotating his running backs, attempting to break through with different styles and rhythms, achieving some results but not completely escaping the predicament.
In the end, O'Brien was forced to resort to desperate measures—
Watson was shouldering more and more offensive responsibilities, just like the Baltimore Ravens last game, where, in the stalemate of ground offense, they were forced to repeatedly hand the football to Jackson. But in doing so, the offensive strategy was easy for the opposition to decipher, leading to a vicious cycle.
Even someone as shrewd as Harbaugh fell into the trap.