The Houston Texans are set to embark upon a novel path, the NFL playoffs. This is the football team’s first foray into the postseason and they are doing so under particularly promising circumstances. They boast a terrific defense, as those with Texans tickets know, one of the best running games in the league, and a decent enough quarterback to avoid making consistent crippling mistakes.
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The 2012 Houston Texans represent the change in the direction of the franchise. No longer is Coach Gary Kubiak making excuses and having to beg the Texans fans to wait for next season at Reliant Stadium. He may have to ask the fans to wait for next season after a game or two though, as T.J. Yates is not going to be able to make the big plays a championship-caliber quarterback is expected to make. Yates does have a couple of playmakers to throw to in this postseason. Wide receiver Andre Johnson is finally back and healthy and tight end Owen Daniels has been a consistent target in his absence.
The Texans offense, one that scores 17.5 points a game with Yates, relies on the running duo of Arian Foster and Ben Tate to eat up time on the clock five yards at a time. Foster has been eternally recovering from an injury this season and Tate has been terrific in his absence. These two might have to work overtime in the playoffs, carrying the ball 20 times each in order to avoid placing the Houston future on the arm of Yates.
Now, the offense is not the star of this football team. When the Houston Texans drafted Mario Williams six years ago the team appeared ready to build a roster built on defense. The Texans now sport one of the best defenses in the NFL. They have a Top 5 rushing, passing, and scoring defense. The only thing they do not do well is create turnovers.
The TicketSpecialists have the Houston Texans tickets for the 2012 postseason and, of course, the regular season once it begins again. Hopefully, this football team is able extend its postseason run beyond this first wild card round games against the New Baltimore Ravens on January 15, 2012 at Reliant Stadium.