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Found January 05, 2012 on Houston Diehards:
PLAYERS: Bernard Pollard,  Vonta Leach,  Matt Schaub,  Gary Kubiak,  T.J. Yates,  Kareem Jackson,  Arian Foster
TEAMS: Houston Texans,  Baltimore Ravens

Roughly 48 hours from the time this entry was published, we will know if the Houston Texans have completed their best season with a playoff loss at home to Cincinnati, or if they’re headed to Baltimore to face former teammates Bernard Pollard, Vonta Leach, and the rest of the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Round. I have to say I don’t think it’s fully hit me that the Texans are about to play in their first-ever playoff game. It may have something to do with the fact that I’ve had no expectations since Matt Schaub went down against Tampa Bay. Or – it may have something to do with the fact that by this time of year, we have typically already been discussing what free agents to target, who looks good in the draft, and why the season went so wrong. As for the game Saturday, I don’t think Houston’s gameplan is going to be much of a mystery. Run the ball, control the clock, smash fools in the face on defense. That’s the identity of t...
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