Houston Texans News and Rumors
Texans embrace the role of underdog that they earned with their subpar playMike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Texans enter the divisional round of the playoffs as decided underdogs to the Patriots. And the Texans embrace that role. Which is a good thing, because they’ve earned that role. “Yeah, I love being the underdog. It’s my claim to fame,” defe… |
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“From the fancy passin’ Dago to the Tyler bowling ball, those Patriots can be taken by the Oiler Cannonball.“ — Carl Mauck, from the “Oiler Cannonball” It was a less politically correct age, but boys would still be boys. So, just as the Texans… |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — All week, the Patriots have insisted Sunday’s game won’t be anything like their December thrashing of the Texans. “As far as specific plays and ‘this game is going to go the way that game (did),’ I think that’s ridiculous… |
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Would Matt Schaub sacrifice his left ear if he could throw four touchdown passes and win at New England like he did at Denver? “Are you kidding? I’d give an eye, too,” Schaub said. And I think he meant it. Schaub had 290 yards, four touchdowns and a… |
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There’s this expansive space underneath the west stands at Reliant Stadium that, if beer were on tap, would be the city’s most exclusive man cave. It’s called a locker room, and it serves as the second home of the world’s largest known cadre of bl… |
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Nothing figures to serve the Texans better against New England on Sunday than some selective amnesia. First and foremost, they need to forget to pack their unlucky letter jackets, which apparently already has been made clear to them. It’s also best that… |
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Numbers Never Lie says don't count out the Texans. |
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Mike Rodak, ESPN.com The New England Patriots made a massive overhaul to their injury report on Friday, removing 15 players who had been listed as limited in Thursday's session. |
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Sunday divisional playoffs preview: Tom Brady will lead potent Patriots offense to AFC title gameJan 11
Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Houston Texans at New England Patriots Sunday, January 13, 2013 Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass. The Houston Texans have the most wins in franchise history, won a second consecutive AFC South title and, after last week's 19-13 win over the Cincinnati Be… |
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At times, the NFL fines players for plays on which no flag was thrown (right, Kareem Jackson?) Other times, flags don’t coincide with fines. Last weekend, Bengals rookie linebacker Vontaze Burfict hit Texans tight end Garrett Graham and was flagged for … |
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As we get ready for Texans-Patriots Part 2 on Sunday in Foxborough, the Chronicle will take a daily look at some of the key matchups. Arian Foster vs. Jerod Mayo Arian Foster became the first NFL player to rush for over 100 yards in his first three play… |
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Five nuggets of knowledge about the Houston Texans' divisional playoff game against the New England Patriots on Sunday at Gillette Stadium: Play-action influence: Per ESPN Stats & Information, when using play-action, Matt Schaub's yards per attempt … |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Every opponent the Texans face has to figure out what to do about defensive end J.J. Watt, who was named the league’s defensive MVP this week by the Pro Football Writers of America and Pro Football Weekly. For Patriots coach Bill B… |
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I don’t mean to offend Patriots fans if I refer to your team as the Evil Empire. I am certainly not the first. It begs for the Star Wars treatment from all fanbases. C’mon, it’s the hoodie. And the ruthless way that the Patriots dispatch their ...… |
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Reading the coverage… Houston Texans J.J. Watt was the best player in the NFL this season, says Sam Monson of Pro Football Focus. He’s also the PFWA/PFW defensive player of the year. Pete Prisco of CBS Sports looks back at the first game and says what… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips did not say anything controversial or disrespectful when asked on Thursday about how Houston will cover Patriots receiver Wes Welker this weekend. But that didn’t stop Phillips’ comments from becoming a story… |
