Texans seemingly break Terrible Towel curse with win over Titans

The Houston Texans might finally be free of the Terrible Towel curse. After Texans mascot Toro ripped a Pittsburgh Steelers rally towel following Houston's 30-6 wild-card victory on Jan. 12 , things quickly went downhill. The Texans lost 28-16 to New England in the divisional round and opened the 2026 season with four consecutive losses. But Sunday's 26-3 victory over the Tennessee Titans might have finally ended their bad luck. Toro appeared ready to make amends, posting a video of himself using tape and glue to piece the torn towel back together.