The Houston Texans have plenty to smile about these days. They are currently on a two-game winning streak and are at home on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers looking to make it three in a row.

"Obviously 2-1, it's decent to be at that record at this point in time, but all three of these games have come down to the last minute of the game,” said Texans head coach Bill O’ Brien when asked about how encouraged he was with the teams great start.

That task won’t be easy as the Panthers are coming off a victory over the Arizona Cardinals where their second-year quarterback, Kyle Allen who had 261 yards passing and four touchdowns will be looking for another win in his return to the city of Houston. Allen attended the University of Houston for two years after he transferred from Texas A&M. He played in only three games for the Cougars and declared himself eligible for the draft in 2018.

“I’ve got people in that area, not as much as Arizona, obviously, but it will be cool to go back to Houston,” Allen told panthers.com. “Developed a lot as a football player there, it’ll be cool to go back and play.

Once he steps on the field on Sunday, Allen will be greeted by an old familiar face in Texans quarterback, Deshaun Watson. The two competed in the at the Nike Elite 11 back in 2013 where Allen was the top-rated prospect and Watson was second. The two have remained friends throughout their journeys and even spend time in the off season working out together.

“I've been throwing with Kyle every offseason since high school,” Watson said. “We worked out at Orange County in college together in the offseason. We threw together this offseason, worked out with Ryan Flaherty and Quincy Avery, so yeah, we've been working out pretty much every offseason.”

Carolina will have their hands full with Watson who was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his outstanding performance against the Los Angeles Chargers this past Sunday. Watson threw for 351 yards and three touchdowns and became the fourth fastest quarterback to reach 50 passing touchdowns in the Super Bowl era.

“It's always an honor. It's always cool to be able to receive things like that and get acknowledged for your work and kind of be recognized for that,” said Watson.

All-Pro defensive lineman, J.J. Watt knows that the Panthers are loaded on offense but has his eye on one particular player and that’s running back Christian McCaffery who lit up the Cardinals for 153 yards rushing and one touchdown. Watt who had two sacks Sunday hopes to make it a very long day for the dynamic running back.

"He can run, he can catch, he can line up anywhere, he can do all sorts of things, and they try and get him the ball any chance they can,” Watt told the media. "We have a great challenge ahead of us and we’re looking forward to it.