Other » The Houston Texans began the season 0-3 despite high expectations.

They’ve now won four in a row Rashan Gary Jersey , and those high expectations have returned.Miami had a good start, going 3-0, but now has faltered and stands 4-3 with an uncertain situation at quarterback.Things are looking up for AFC South leader Houston, and aren’t nearly so bright for the Dolphins, who live in the same neighborhood as New England, the AFC East.Houston, No. 12 in the AP Pro32, is a 7½-point choice over No. 18 Miami.“Nobody wants to be 0-3,” Texans coach Bill O’Brien says. “You’re not looking to be in that hole, but we were. I think it’s really — again, I can’t emphasize this enough — I think it’s all about the players. If you don’t have the right type of players, then you’re probably going to be somewhere not close to where we are now. I think it’s really about the players, their resolve, their mindset Darnell Savage Jr. Jersey , their mentality, their belief in what we’re trying to do, their belief in each other, their belief in the coaching staff.”No one is saying the Dolphins don’t believe, either.“Last time I checked we’re 4-3 and there’s a lot of teams around this league that are 4-3,” says running back Kenyan Drake. “All we have to do is make the necessary adjustments we need to make to be 5-3 …”Sorry, but that will be 4-4 after …TEXANS, 20-16KNOCKOUT POOL: Thanks Chargers — or Mike Vrabel and the Titans for going for 2 at the end of the game. Pro Picks keeps on keeping on with KANSAS CITY.No. 2 (tie) New England (minus 11) at No. 28 BuffaloUnless the weather gets brutal in Buffalo — maybe even then — should be a rout.BEST BET: PATRIOTS, 36-13No. 9 Baltimore (minus 1 1-2) at No. 7 (tie) CarolinaTempted by Seattle as top upset, but can’t see Ravens as road favorites here.UPSET SPECIAL: PANTHERS, 21-20No. 14 Seattle (plus 3) at No. 17 DetroitReally impressed by coaching job Pete Carroll is doing.SEAHAWKS, 25-22No. 10 Washington (minus 1) at No. 29 New York GiantsReally impressed by coaching job Jay Gruden is doing.REDSKINS, 24-16No. 4 New Orleans (plus 1) at No. 5 MinnesotaHey Saints, remember not to let Stefan Diggs loose on final play.VIKINGS Elgton Jenkins Jersey , 29-26No. 23 Denver (plus 10) at No. 2 (tie) Kansas CityUntil weather turns nasty in KC, Chiefs will keep scoring in bunches.CHIEFS, 34-20No. 23 (tie) Tampa Bay (plus 5) at No. 13 CincinnatiBengals are looking fragile, but past two defeats were against superior talent.BENGALS, 27-24No. 15 (tie) Philadelphia (minus 3) vs No. 20 Jacksonville at LondonBoth of these teams looking fragile. At least Eagles aren’t feuding.EAGLES, 24-16No. 11 Green Bay (plus 9) at No. 1 Los Angeles RamsNot often that rested Packers are such big underdogs. But they can’t cover wideouts, so …RAMS, 33-23No. 26 Cleveland (plus 8) at No. 7 (tie) PittsburghDon’t smell a blowout here, just another Browns late implosion.STEELERS, 20-17No. 25 New York Jets (plus 7) at No. 15 (tie) ChicagoJets hope Sam Darnold 2019 is where Mitch Trubisky 2018 is at.BEARS, 27-15No. 27 Indianapolis (minus 3) at No. 32 OaklandHow long before Jon Gruden tries to sell Golden Gate Bridge?COLTS, 33-20No. 30 San Francisco (minus 1) at No. 31 ArizonaDon’t think many Arizonans will vacate the golf course for this.49ers, 13-10 Adam Schefter is re-reporting his own reports, although not really intentionally.Schefter said today on ESPN that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes eventually will sign a contract worth $200 million. The observation Jace Sternberger Jersey , based on a five-year extension with an average value of $40 million per year, has created a bit of a stir.But Schefter said the same thing in January. It’s fairly obvious, especially with Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson now at $35 million per year in new money and Mahomes soon to be eligible for a new contract.The real question regarding a $200-million-or-more Mahomes deal isn’t if but when. He becomes eligible for a new deal at the end of the season. As in at the end of the regular season. As in Mahomes can, if he so chooses, approach the Chiefs after Week 17 and before the playoffs and say, “Pay me.”More accurately, Mahomes’ agents can be letting the team know now that they want the financial security that Mahomes has earned before the 2019 postseason begins, shifting the injury risk from player to team for the extra games Mahomes will be playing. Although no player would ever hold out of a playoff game (given the peanuts players make in the postseason relative to their usual pay, maybe one should consider it), it makes every bit of sense for Mahomes to ask for a new deal the first day he’s eligible for one.When Chiefs owner Clark Hunt addressed the inevitable Mahomes contract at the league meetings in March, Hunt hinted at the possibility of doing it later not sooner, in order to take full advantage of the low cap charges that apply in the early years of a great quarterback’s career.“It’s something we’ve begun to discuss, but really that’s a decision we’ll make down the road,” Hunt told regarding the possibility of signing Mahomes to a new deal after his third regular season ends. “He had a tremendous year this year. We’re obviously eager to see him progress in Year Two as a starter. We’ll have a couple of chances here over the next couple years to extend him. And we’ll just have to figure out when the right time is to do that for the organization. Obviously Dexter Williams Jersey , it has big salary cap impact. A lot has been made of the opportunuties you have with quarterbacks on rookie contracts. So we want to take full advantage of that. At the same time we’re hopeful to have Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City for a very long time.”Mahomes is due to make $2.7 million in 2020, and the fifth-year option for 2021 (, the quarterback transition tag for 2020) should be in the range of $24 million. Thus, a five-year, $200 million contract paid to Mahomes after 2019 would essentially be a seven-year, $226.7 million contract.That’s a total value of $32.38 million per year at signing. Given Mahomes’ skills, that seems a little low.The reality is this: The longer the Chiefs wait, the higher and higher it will go. Until that deal is done, however, Mahomes will carry the risk of an injury that may keep him from ever getting the payday he already has earned. That’s precisely why he and his agents need to get the Chiefs comfortable with the idea that the record-setting deal needs to be signed as soon as possible, and ideally on the Monday after the 2019 regular season ends.