Texans must fight a letdown, contain Newton

Well, you know, aside from losing all those starters and their defensive coordinator. The Texans and (and their fans) are in uncharted territory. I was having half-serious “Twitter fights” all week with people who say that Texans fans need to act like we expect more and shouldn’t go nuts over a division championship. My problem with that is that you have to separate the FAN reaction, and the PLAYER reaction. The fans can go nuts over anything – it doesn’t really matter. It’s what we do. It’s the PLAYERS that need to have long since moved on from the big win in Cincy and the division title. I have to admit, I’m a bit nervous about this game. Not enough to pick against the Texans, but Carolina’s offense is definitely legit. Houston hasn’t seen anything like Cam Newton all year, and he becomes even more dangerous in the red zone. Plus, the Texans HAVEN’T been here before, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone if...