DETROIT -- Deshaun Watson dropped back in a protected pocket at midfield and perfectly lofted one of his four touchdown passes, connecting with Will Fuller in stride just before he reached the end zone.
Houston's star quarterback made it look easy, and the Detroit Lions did their part to not put up much of a fight.
Watson had a pair of go-ahead touchdown passes in the first half and threw for two more scores in the fourth quarter to help Houston pull away and beat Detroit 41-25 Thursday.
And still, he wasn't satisfied.
"It was definitely good, but I missed two touchdowns," Watson said.
The dynamic quarterback finished 17 of 25 for 318 yards with 4 touchdowns and no interceptions. He has thrown 15 touchdown passes without getting picked off once in the past six games.
"You've got to give some credit to the guys up front," interim coach Romeo Crennel said. "If they give him time, he's able to make plays. Guys can get open and he can hit them. He has that kind of accuracy."
Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt had an early interception return for a touchdown and Fuller had 6 receptions for 171 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a 40-yard touchdown catch in which it looked like he and Watson were all alone on a practice field.
The Texans (4-7) have won two in a row for the first time this season and three of their past four games with Crennel.
"That's good, but we haven't won enough," Crennel said.
The Lions haven't, either, and it might cost at least one man his job.
Detroit (4-7) might end the season with interim leaders after losing consecutive games for the third time this season, dropping Coach Matt Patricia's record to 13-29-1 and General Manager Bob Quinn's mark to 12 games under .500 over five seasons.
Patricia was peppered with questions about his job being in jeopardy, and evaded each query.
"My focus every day is on the guys in that locker room and working as hard as I can to help them be successful," he said.
The Lions retained Patricia and Quinn for this season and ownership said there was an expectation they contend for the playoffs by playing in meaningful games in December.
Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford said the scrutiny on Patricia has not appeared to affect him.
"He's the same guy every day," Stafford said. "The guy comes to work, grinds, and wants to win like all of us. He's a passionate coach, who loves the game. I've had a lot of respect with how he's continued to come to work."
Detroit, which was coming off its first shutout loss since 2009, scored first before collapsing with turnovers on two consecutive snaps and three consecutive possessions in the first half. Houston's defense entered the game with an NFL-low five forced turnovers.
Watt put his hands up on a rush just in time to pick off Stafford's pass and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter.
