Although the Atlanta Falcons and the Houston Texans have identical records, the Texans appear to be the better team and after watching both teams for a couple of weeks, I’ll stand by this even as Falcons fan.Once the San Francisco 49ers lost, everyone jumped on the Texans bandwagon. These bandwagon jumpers will probably be along for the ride until Houston loses to either the Packers or the Ravens. That’s right; I do not believe the Texans will beat the Green Bay Packers and the Baltimore Ravens in back-to-back weeks. If they do, I will personally hand them the Super Bowl.Now, it must be said that both teams will benefit from being in two of the three weakest divisions in the NFL.… Read more
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