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Texans guide to the game against the Bengals

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1. Why should fans have any confidence in the Texans after they lost the last two games to Minnesota and Indianapolis to blow home-field advantage throughout the playoffs? Well, uh, ah, um, let’s see. The playoffs represent a new season. Every team has …

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A year ago, he watched from the sideline. Matt Schaub was the starting quarterback for the Texans, but a Lisfranc foot injury ended his season after the Texans’ 10th game. So when the Texans played in the first playoff game in franchise history, Schaub …

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One reason quarterback Matt Schaub has thrown only one touchdown pass in the last four games is only one receiver is catching the ball consistently. The Texans ended the regular season with three losses in four games. During that stretch, only Andre Joh…

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On Thursday, Texans coach Gary Kubiak reflected on Arian Foster’s ability to elevate his play in big moments. “I think the thing I respect the most about Arian, it looks like the bigger the moment, the better he runs,” Kubiak said. “And that’s a…

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

Donté Stallworth hasn't seen much playing time with the Patriots this year. He's only played in one game, and his 63-yard touchdown reception against the Texans marks the only time he's gotten his hands on the ball. This doesn't mean that Stallworth has…

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Today the Texans placed yet another inside linebacker on injured reserve. Tim Dobbins began starting after Brian Cushing tore his ACL, and later shared duties with Darryl Sharpton, who started the season on the physically unable to perform list and is n…

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

The Cincinnati Bengals will likely be without starting strong safety Chris Crocker for Saturday afternoon's Wild Card Playoffs game against the Houston Texans. Crocker did not practice on Thursday or Friday and is listed as "doubtful" on the i…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

For the second time this week, the Texans placed an inside linebacker on injured reserve. Tim Dobbins‘ season is over thanks to an ankle injury. The move leaves the Texans awfully thin at the position after placing Darryl Sharpton on injured reserve ear…

Kristian Dyer, yahoo.com

As he did last year for the playoffs, NFL Hall of Famer and New York Jets legend Joe Namath will join Yahoo! Sports and the Shutdown Corner Blog during the playoffs to break down the key games, players and moments each weekend. Make sure you like the Of…

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Wild-card round Cincinnati (10-6) plus-4½ at Houston (12-4), Texans 23-20 Minnesota (10-6) plus-7½ at Green Bay (11-5), Packers 24-20 Indianapolis (11-5) plus-7 at Baltimore (10-6), Ravens 20-16 Seattle (11-5) minus-3 at Washington (10-6), Redskins 19-1…

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Reading the coverage ... A ranking of offensive line performance for the entire league, from Phil Gaskin of The Pulling Lineman. Houston Texans The Texans are counting on Reliant Stadium to provide a big advantage for them Saturday, says John McClain of…

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Join us for our Playoff party this Saturday!! When: Saturday, January 5th at 3:00 pm Where: American Legion Hall 3720 Alba Rd Houston, Texas 77018 Website: Free food and cheap drinks!! Hope to see as many of you as we can cram into the place!! • • •…

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Receiver Andre Johnson has a request as the Texans approach Saturday afternoon’s playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Johnson wants Reliant Stadium to be rockin’ the way it was during last season’s 31-10 victory over the Bengals in the wild-…