There are bad losses. There are heartbreaking reactions that take forever to respond to

Then there’s the unforgivable second-half debacle that led to a 26-23 loss for the Houston Texans at home against the Detroit Lions on “Sunday Night Football” at NRG Stadium.

The Texans led by 16 at halftime. They forced five interceptions on Jared Goff and held the offense to six first downs. CJ Stroud found John Metchie for his first career touchdown and the atmosphere was great.

Then came the second half. Then came the wrong side of history.

“Definitely should have won this game,” Stroud said. “My job is to lead the attack to score points and I didn’t do that today.

“We should have put them away after the first half. It’s really on the attack.”

The Texans (6-4) became the second team since 1933 to lose a game in which they caught five interceptions and had a lead of at least 15. Previously, the teams were 373-1-1 when they had a lead of at least 15 and had five interceptions left behind.

The misery in the second half remains a concern. Houston has now gone eight quarters without a second-half touchdown, dating back to its Week 6 win over the struggling New England Patriots. They have also been outscored 141-82 over the last ten games in 2024, which puts them at 31st in the league.

Against Detroit, the Texans scored zero points in the final 30 minutes and matched Goff’s two turnovers with Stroud picks, fueling the Lions’ comeback.

Here’s the quick count of Sunday night’s debacle:

Offensive snaps: 68

Defensive snaps: 65

Understanding special teams: 13

Metchie, who totaled 74 yards on five catches, played in 44 snaps. Xavier Hutchinson led all playmakers with 57 snaps. Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil was the only lineman not to play all 68 snaps. He took off on the Joe Mixon touchdown drive for three plays, opening the replay count.

Defensively, Calen Bullock played his three games with 100% reps. Both Kamari Lassiter and Derek Stingley Jr. scored all 65 snaps in the secondary. Jalen Pitre played 83% of the snaps. Linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair returned for the first time in three weeks and played in 91% of reps.

The Texans return home next week to take on the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football. They should have Nico Collins back, who has missed the previous five games while on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.

Kickoff from AT&T Stadium is scheduled for 7:15 PM CT.

This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Texans-Lions Week 10: Snap counts on offense, defense and special teams