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Found January 01, 2012 on Projo Pats Blog:
PLAYERS: T.J. Yates,  Matt Schaub,  Matt Leinart,  Jake Delhomme,  Romeo Crennel,  Ben Roethlisberger,  Andy Dalton
TEAMS: Houston Texans,  Pittsburgh Steelers,  Cincinnati Bengals,  New England Patriots

By Jim Donaldson With the Patriots having a first-round bye in the conference playoffs, Pats fans should be rooting for the Bengals next weekend.

Having backed into the sixth seed, despite losing the season finale at home to the Ravens -- Cincy was 0-4 against AFC North rivals Baltimore and Pittsburgh -- the Bengals now will play at No. 3 Houston, which is down to its third-string QB, rookie T.J. Yates.

And then may not even have him for the playoffs.

Yates had to step in after Matt Schaub, and then Matt Leinart, suffered season-ending injuries.

Making matters worse for the Texans -- who will be making the first playoff appearance in franchise history -- is that Yates was hurt early in Sunday's loss to the Titans in Houston and had to be replaced by Jake Delhomme.

The extent of Yates' injury was not known early Sunday night.

Meanwhile, the defending conference champion Steelers --...

Original Story: http://blogs.providencejournal.com/sp...
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