Week 15 and a matchup against the long-time-anxiety-causing Indianapolis Colts looms. The Colts don’t have the same ability to strike fear in the hearts of Texans these days like they did with Peyton in charge. But the Texans haven’t faced the Andrew Luck-led Colts yet. While not a lot is frightening on paper about the 2012 Colts versus the 2012 Texans, this team has troubling intangibles. They’re young, on the upswing and are winning games it seems on sheer will alone at times. And the Texans are coming off the second ugly beatdown of the season, this one coming from the AFC East champions New England Patriots.
This weekend, the Houston Texans can lock up the AFC South Division with a victory against the Indianapolis Colts although the Colts can clinch a playoff spot with a win against the Texans. There are huge stakes this weekend and since this is the first time the Texans face the 2012, new-look Colts, we have a ton of questions in this edition of Know Your Opponent. We br...
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State of the Texans:
PLAYERS:
Andrew Luck,
Vick Ballard,
Donald Brown,
Kavell Conner,
Jerrell Freeman,
Dwight Freeney,
J.J. Watt,
Anthony Castonzo,
T.Y. Hilton,
Reggie Wayne,
Dwayne Allen,
Coby Fleener,
LaVon Brazill,
Robert Mathis,
Cory Redding
TEAMS: Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots
TEAMS: Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots
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