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Divisional Round Playoff: Keys for the Texans

Found January 14, 2012 on Houston Diehards:
PLAYERS: T.J. Yates,  Terrell Suggs,  Andre Johnson,  Arian Foster,  Kareem Jackson,  Gary Kubiak,  Matt Schaub
TEAMS: Houston Texans,  Baltimore Ravens

MURDERFACE!!! It’s been a while since I’ve done “keys to the game” for the Texans. I’ve pretty much already sprayed them all over Twitter, but for those of you that refuse to participate in social media: 1. Keep T.J. Yates out of 3rd & Long situations The Texans won’t be able to get away with this against the Ravens. Terrell Suggs is just too good to not be spending some quality time in the Texans’ backfield on Sunday. If he knows ahead of time that Yates is going to throw the ball – things could get ugly. 2. Withstand the early onslaught of the Ravens and their home crowd Houston must do everything they can to not let this game get away early. I don’t anticipate Houston’s defense giving up big plays so much as I worry about the Texans turning it over early on offense. If the game gets out of hand early and Houston has to scrap the running game, it’s going to be a long day for Houston even if they can keep B...
Original Story: http://www.houstondiehards.com/?p=12146
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