The Jan 15 – Houston Texans against Baltimore Ravens game has the potential to be a spectacular and interesting game from start to finish, or a serious disappointment. The reason: both teams have appeared amazing at times this year and completely terrible at others.
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The Houston Texans have an excuse for their occasionally unsatisfying play, as the squad has been affected by accidents all year. 1st, their all-pro wide obtain Andre Johnson went down with a hamstring injury. As if this blow to their offense wasn’t serious enough, after that , they lost their starting quarterback, Matt Schaub. Then they went on to lose their 2nd string quarterback, Matt Leingart, to injury. That set rookie T.J. Yates into the starting position. Although Yates has performed wonderfully so far, it’s yet to be seen how he can fare vs the vicious Ravens’ defense. The Houston Texans struggle through these accidents to a 10-6 record, but stumbled into the playoffs because they lost their last three contests of the year.
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Although the Baltimore Ravens have appeared outstanding for the most part this year, they have come up short at baffling times. After defeating Houston 29-14 earlier this season, they lost their next game to woeful Jacksonville as they performed some of the worst type of offensive football shown by any squad this year. Then, after defeating Pittsburgh 23-20, they lost their subsequent game to Seattle. So, whilst it would appear Baltimore has the more healthy, more full squad, that’s assuming the Baltimore who won those big contests this year turns up.
Sportsbooks are counting on that. Baltimore is a 7.5 fave at home. Whilst the Houston Texans have a gritty defense themselves, the question is as to if Houston’s rookie quarterback can perform nicely under the stress of a divisional playoff game in a hostile atmosphere. As the Baltimore Ravens are more experienced and competing at home, they have the upper hand.
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