The Houston Texans fell to the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 21-7 in their AFC Wild Card Round matchup on Saturday,

Afterward, Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was not sitting around feeling sorry for himself, saying he'll use the loss as a springboard for the future:

“I'm not going to walk off that field with my head down,” said Watson, according to Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle. “I'm going to keep my chin up. I'll remember this moment, go to work this offseason. The future is bright for this organization.”

This was Watson's first playoff game.

Houston appeared to have a chance of making the postseason during Watson's rookie campaign last year, but the signal-caller tore his ACL after just seven games, ending his season.

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This season, the 23-year-old threw for 4,165 yards, 26 touchdowns and nine interceptions while completing 68.3 percent of his passes and registering a passer rating of 103.1 in spite of being sacked 62 times. He also carried the ball 99 times for 551 yards and five scores.

Watson, who played his collegiate football at Clemson University, was originally selected by the Texans in the first round (12th pick overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

In the seven games he played during his rookie season, he threw for 1,699 yards, 19 touchdowns and eight picks, completing 61.8 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 103.

Houston won 11 games this season, capturing the AFC South division title for the third time in three years. However, the Texans have yet to make it past the Divisional Round of the playoffs in their 17 years as an NFL franchise.