After beating the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday for in the wild card round of the playoffs the Houston Texans will now face the New England Patriots. In week 14 of the regular season the Patriots blew out the Texans 42-14 in a game played in Foxborough, and the Texans will be hoping to even the score and move forward in the playoffs this week.
The Texans will be looking to get Arian Foster off and rolling against the Patriots this week, Foster had 46 yards on 15 carries in the last game between the 2 teams.
In the last meeting between these 2 teams, the Patriots dominated the game in all phases and the Texans know that they’ll need to play much better to give themselves a chance at winning a tough game on the road. The first thing the Texans will need to address will be their lack of an offense in the last meeting. They couldn’t sustain a drive and keep the Patriots defense on the field, and that’s a big part of the Texans game plan every week. They like to run the ball and contro...
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January 11, 2013
