The AFC Playoff Picture
The stage is set and the teams are locked in. Just like the good ‘ol days, Brady & Manning are resting up for divisional round match-ups at home next week. Who the future Hall-of-Famers square off against will be more clear following the first AFC Wild Card match-up:
(6) Cincinnati Bengals @ (3) Houston Texans – 01/05 – 4:30 – NBC
After losing their final two regular season games and slipping out of a first-round bye, the (12-4) Texans host the (10-6) Bengals on Saturday. Houston started out hot with an (11-1) record but got dismantled by the Patriots in Week 14 and lost to Minnesota and Indianapolis in Week 16 and 17 respectively. While the momentum is not in their favor, you have to believe HC Gary Kubiak can muster up a gameplan to utilize stud Arian Foster.
Take away his 16 CAR/96 YDS/1 TD performance in Week 17, Foster has been less than impressive in the other three losses. Examine his Week 6 performance against the Packers, 17 CAR/29 YDS but 2 TDs...
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PLAYERS:
Gary Kubiak,
Arian Foster,
Peyton Manning,
Andy Dalton,
A.J. Green,
Andrew Hawkins,
Jermaine Gresham,
Andre Johnson,
J.J. Watt,
Andrew Luck,
Joe Flacco,
Ray Rice,
Coby Fleener,
Dwayne Allen,
T.Y. Hilton,
Vick Ballard,
Ray Lewis,
Robert Griffin III
TEAMS: Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, Washington Redskins
TEAMS: Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, Washington Redskins
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