HOUSTON (AP) — With the defense forcing a season-high four turnovers Whitney Mercilus Color Rush Jersey , the Houston Texans extended their winning streak to nine games with a win over the Browns.But as good as the unit has been, the Texans believe they can get much better down the stretch with the first test coming on Sunday against Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts."We can tackle better," coach Bill O'Brien said. "I think we can communicate better. I think there's a lot of things that we can improve on in all three phases, but I think they're playing hard. They're playing with really good effort." That effort was highlighted on Sunday when rookie safety Justin Reid chased down Antonio Callaway after a long catch and forced a fumble just before he crossed the goal line to prevent a touchdown.It was just the latest big play for the third-round pick, who helped Houston to a 23-21 victory over Washington on Nov. 18 by returning an interception 101 yards for a touchdown."He's really improved every week," O'Brien said. "He really works hard to improve. He's a very smart guy, works very hard in practice, instinctive player, good speed, good size. He's come a long way. He really understands the importance of practice and he tries to get better every day."Reid's emergence illustrates the fact that Houston's defense has succeeded this year because it has received important contributions from several players. While the return of three-time Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt and the solid play of 2014 top overall pick Jadeveon Clowney has led the unit Martinas Rankin Color Rush Jersey , the Texans have also seen plenty of other players step up to make big plays as they've piled up win after win.On Sunday, Andre Hal had one of three interceptions of Baker Mayfield. It was the first interception of the year for Hal, who missed the first six games of the season recovering from cancer after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in May.Zach Cunningham made another big play for the defense when the second-year player grabbed his first career interception and returned it for a touchdown against the Browns."You're always looking to try to figure out, as you get ready for the next team, what does this individual player need to improve on," O'Brien said. "What does this unit need to improve on? What does the team need to improve on? What do I need to improve on? I think that's been a big theme for us and our players are doing a good job of taking that to heart."The Texans are also careful not to get too caught up in the streak. They know that if they don't focus on their next opponent that things could go wrong quickly."I don't even think about it anymore," 13-year veteran cornerback Johnathan Joseph said of the winning streak. "It's almost boring to talk about because … it doesn't really mean anything. We have to go out and play the next game whether we're on a win streak or we lost the week before. So, it's all good for everything other than the people in this locker room because if we buy into it too much that's when we get smacked in the face."Houston is allowing the third-fewest points in the NFL (19.6), ranks 10th in yards allowed (341.5) and its rush defense ranks fifth by allowing just 91.3 yards rushing a game.This week the group will face a team that is averaging more than 27 points and 377 yards a game. Indianapolis scored 34 points in an overtime loss to Houston in Week 4 where Luck threw for a season-high 464 yards with four touchdowns."He can make every throw," defensive back Kareem Jackson said. "He can definitely buy time for guys to get open so … with him you know a play is never over. So we've definitely got to be (solid) in coverage and play to the whistle." Tom Brady is currently in the middle of the best stretch of his 2018 season. Since coming out of his team’s week 11 bye Kareem Jackson Color Rush Jersey , the New England Patriots’ quarterback has completed 71 of his 106 pass attempts (67.0%) for 952 yards, six touchdowns and only one interception. Over the last six games, he has again looked like the NFL’s best quarterback — all after “only” looking like one of the best through the first 10 games.The question if the Brady of 2018 is the same Brady as the one that dominated the league over the past few years — one that won two Super Bowls, two Super Bowl MVPs and one league MVP between 2014 and 2017 — has been a prominently discussed this season. The best of those discussions was published by Bleacher Report’s Tyler Dunne yesterday. Tyler spoke with an eight-man panel about the 41-year old’s performance this season.The remarks made by one man in particular are noteworthy: Tom House, Brady’s personal quarterback guru of the last seven years and one of only two men (the other being the late Tom Martinez) to work in this role with the future Hall of Famer. According to House, the 18-year veteran is still in peak physical condition — possibly even more so than when he started working with him in 2012.“I actually think he’s a better quarterback now than 10 years ago,”House told Tyler. “Because in his head, he has 10 years of experience and his body has maintained. He’s as good or better physically as he was 10 years ago. [...] This is my seventh year with him and I haven’t seen any skill diminishing anywhere. He’s the same guy with more experience, more knowledge, and basically he is kind of like a coach unto himself.”“He has all that experience Benardrick McKinney Color Rush Jersey , all that knowledge and the ability to go out and recall it in competition, and he’s kept his physical tools also,” House continued. Brady’s work ethic has long been documented and is a big reason for his maintained success a starting quarterback in the NFL — one that is still going strong and being motivated despite already having won everything there is to win.“His expectation level is pretty intense,” House told Tyler about his superstar pupil when speaking about Brady’s preparation and the driving forces behind him still trying to improve his craft. “He loves the game. His passion for football is like other elite athletes that play into their late 30s and early 40s, like Nolan Ryan coming to the ballpark. You just love the game. It’s part of their fabric.”Despite Brady putting in all the work, House knows that the aging process in unforgiving. However, he also noted that players — in this case Brady — can maintain their level of play deep into their 40s. “Research says there’s no reason you can’t do at 45 what you did at 25 if your process will support it,” House said. “What I’ve seen, and what we’re researching, is that strength usually isn’t the problem. They can maintain strength into their 50s.”“But flexibility and speed — the nervous system — they need to be addressed a little bit differently Jordan Akins Color Rush Jersey ,” the mechanics coach continued before noting that he, Brady and the quarterback’s personal body guru, Alex Guerrero, break meticulously break down the five-time Super Bowl winner. Nerves, muscles and connective tissue get tracked in order to analyze Brady’s body movements and work on them.Make sure to check Tyler’s story about Brady out — it is worth your click.