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Texans Prepare to Face Off Against Undefeated Rival
By JOHN McCLAIN
This week the Texans face perhaps their most bitter rival: Bye. In the brief history of the franchise, Houston has struggled to take the upper hand in this matchup, with the current record standing at 0-0. This week provides an opportunity to settle the score, in a game that many have billed as the single most important game in franchise history.
Matchups:
Houston Passing Attack vs. Bye Pass Defense:
Matt Schaub returns with his full arsenal of weapons, as Andre Johnson and Jacoby Jones have healed up significantly, while Owen Daniels looks more and more like his old self with each passing week. This offense has struggled at times, most notably against Dallas and New York, but for the most part has been an effective and cohesive unit. Expect the Texans to put up impressive numbers against this Bye secondary that is not much better than Washington's. - Advantage: Houston
Houston Running Game vs. Bye Run Defense:
Arian Foster enters this game with his rushing crown still intact. Derrick Ward has also been very effective off the bench. Though not quite as poor as Indy's run defense, Bye's D will only be able to stuff 0 in the box; and that simply is not enough to stop Foster and co. from having a field day. - Advantage: Houston
Bye Running Game vs. Houston Run Defense:
This could go either way. If #0 drops back, fakes the pass, then hands off to #0, the Texans will have a long day. Even against imaginary halfbacks, the Texans have not demonstrated any ability to stop the draw play. - Advantage: Push
Bye Passing Attack vs. Houston Pass Defense:
When it comes to covering air, nobody does it better than Frank Bush's secondary unit. However, Kareem Jackson and co. will probably find a way to get torched anyway. - Advantage: Bye
Prediction: Texans win 77-56