AFC playoffs.Yep
Heath Miller Jersey , the team that began the season 0-3 just might sneak past the Chiefs and Patriots and claim that coveted spot.The Texans have won nine in
a row. They’ve done so in all sorts of ways, from strong defense to
opportunistic offense to solid special teams to superb coaching.On Sunday, they
face Indianapolis (6-6) and can pretty much knock the Colts out of postseason
contention with a win.Indianapolis has won three of the past four against the
Texans in a series in which the past eight games were decided by seven or fewer
points.Should Houston get by the Colts, the remainder of the schedule has visits
to the Jets and Eagles and a home finale against Jacksonville. Considering that
two-month string of wins, why can’t the Texans run the table?“It’s a small
accomplishment,” says defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, who has justified being
the top overall pick in the 2014 draft. “We still haven’t even won the division
with winning nine in a row, we have no playoff spot, nothing right now locked
up.“So, it’s a small accomplishment, but hopefully it will lead to bigger things
for us. We’re playing for much more than just the division right now. We’re
trying to play for first, second, third seed, whoever is ahead of us right
now.”That would be Kansas City (10-2) and New England (also 9-3). Both have a
more testing December.“I think it’s when you start to look ahead, or you start
to get overly excited about accomplishments that, not don’t mean anything, but
winning nine in a row, winning a division
Louis Lipps Jersey , you take things one day at a time,” J.J. Watt adds.“I think that’s the biggest mentality I’ve taken away from it all is just control
what you can control. If you try to start controlling things that you can’t
control, then you can get in trouble.The weekend began with Thursday night with
Tennessee‘s 30-9 home victory over Jacksonville.Derrick Henry sped and
stiff-armed his way to a record-tying 99-yard touchdown run for Tennessee (7-6).
Henry tied Tony Dorsett’s 99-yarder on Jan. 3, 1983, for Dallas against
Minnesota for the longest TD run in NFL history. Henry set a franchise record
with 238 yards on just 16 carries, topping the previous mark of 228 yards set by
Chris Johnson in 2009 against yes, the Jaguars. Henry finished with a
career-high four TDs, tying Lorenzo White and Hall of Fame running back Earl
Campbell for most rushing TDs in a single game in franchise history.Jacksonville
dropped to 4-9.New Orleans (10-2) at Tampa Bay (5-7)The Saints take the NFC
South with a win or a Carolina loss. They’re eager to get back on the field
after their worst performance of 2018, a Thursday night loss at Dallas in which
they were overwhelmed by the Cowboys’ defense.Tampa Bay, which has gained more
yards on offense than anyone — yes, even New Orleans — won the first meeting to
open the season. Then the Saints won their next 10 games.Bucs quarterback Jameis
Winston has not turned over the ball since regaining the starting job two weeks
ago. In the past three games, one in relief, Winston has completed 61 of 84
(72.6 percent) with six touchdowns and one interception for a 119.1 rating.Los
Angeles Rams (11-1) at Chicago (8-4)The Rams already own the NFC West title.
They earn a first-round playoff bye by beating the Bears.This is an intriguing
matchup, LA‘s second-ranked offense against Chicago’s No. 4 defense. The Bears
are second stingiest against the run, and the Rams’ Todd Gurley leads the NFL in
both yards rushing (1,175) and yards from scrimmage (1,649). Chicago’s defense
leads the NFL with 21 interceptions and will test Jared Goff.Chicago hopes to
have regular quarterback Mitchell Trubisky back from a shoulder injury that cost
him two games. He’ll need to watch for Rams DT Aaron Donald, making a strong
statement for a second straight NFL Defensive Player of the Year award. He tops
the NFL with 16½ sacks
Heath Miller Jersey , has at least two in three straight games.New England (9-3) at Miami (6-6)A Patriots win — this is one place they don’t like, having lost
four of the past five at Miami — means yet another AFC East crown, 10 in a row.
Tom Brady has won 12 of his past 13 starts within the division. He’s also ready
to establish another NFL record: Brady has 579 career TD passes, including
postseason, tied with Peyton Manning for the most.New England also has found a
rushing defense, not allowing a 100-yard gainer since Week 3.Miami has been
outgained by 1,168 yards and is on pace to break the 1967 team record, yet is in
wild-card contention. The Dolphins do rank third with 25 takeaways.Baltimore
(7-5) at Kansas City (10-2)Cincinnati (5-7) at Los Angeles Chargers
(9-3)Pittsburgh (7-4-1) at Oakland (2-10)Two AFC division races involved
here.The Ravens have crept within a half-game of the Steelers in the North, but
have a massive challenge at KC while Pittsburgh shouldn’t struggle much at lowly
Oakland.Beating the high-powered Chiefs at Arrowhead calls for a monstrous
defensive showing, and Baltimore has the top-ranked D. It also has a
clock-killing run game with rookie Lamar Jackson at QB: The Ravens have had at
least 200 yards rushing in three straight weeks.Still, Kansas City is 5-0 at
home and leads the league in scoring at 37 points per game. Patrick Mahomes has
a league-leading 41 TD passes and 43 throws of 25-plus yards.Kansas City, which
gets a playoff berth with a win, can’t afford a stumble with the Chargers one
game back; they meet next Thursday night. With Cincinnati in a rugged,
injury-caused slump, LA could romp Sunday.The Chargers have a few complicated
ways of getting at least a wild card this week. Philip Rivers has thrown two or
more TDs in each of his first 12 games, tied for the third-longest streak to
begin a season in NFL history.Rivers has 10 TDs and six INTs in six games
against the Bengals, who have won four straight meetings in the regular
season.The Raiders have won the past three home games in this series since
losing in 1995 and the Steelers are 3-8 all time in Oakland. Still, unless they
hand things to the Raiders
John Stallworth Jersey , they should win even without standout RB James Conner (ankle).Minnesota (6-5-1) at Seattle (7-5), Monday nightWhoever emerges here has
an inside track to a wild-card berth, though the Vikings still think they can
grab the NFC North title.Seattle is exceptional in prime time: 24-5-1 since
2010. Russell Wilson has 29 touchdown passes and five interceptions through 12
games. He has thrown at least two touchdowns in eight straight outings and has
16 touchdowns and two interceptions in Monday night games. Plus, the Seahawks
are leading the NFL averaging 148.8 yards per game rushing.But Seattle has been
inconsistent defending the pass, and Kirk Cousins tops the league with 350
completions. Adam Thielen leads the NFL with 98 catches, is second in yards with
1,166, and tied for fifth in TDs with nine. Thielen and Stefon Diggs are the
only pair of teammates in the NFC with 80 or more receptions.Philadelphia (6-6)
at Dallas (7-5)A Cowboys victory gives them control of the NFC East; they won at
Philly earlier this season. Dallas has won four straight and comes off that
impressive victory against the Saints, followed by a nice rest.Eagles TE Zach
Ertz has already established a single-season franchise record with 93 receptions
He’s 18 away from breaking Jason Witten’s NFL record for TEs.New York Giants
(4-8) at Washington (6-6)Remember Mark Sanchez? He’s now the Redskins‘ starter
with both Alex Smith and Colt McCoy out with broken legs. It’s his first start
since 2015, and the Redskins are a banged-up bunch everywhere.New York, which
lost star safety Landon Collins (shoulder) for the rest of the season, has won
three of four since its bye. RB Saquon Barkley and WR Odell Beckham Jr., are
having big years despite a leaky offensive line.Atlanta (4-8) at Green Bay
(4-7-1)Most interesting story line is Joe Philbin taking over as Packers coach
and calling plays for the first time in his pro career. Aaron Rodgers has thrown
a franchise-record 336 attempts without an interception, trailing only Brady
(358 in 2010-11) for the longest such stretch in league history.Linebacker Deion
Jones had a career-high 15 tackles and one sack last week, returning after
missing 10 games while injured. But the Atlanta defense is 31st against third
downs (51 percent).Denver (6-6) at San Francisco (2-10)The Broncos have awakened
with three consecutive victories. But they have one road win in the past 30
seasons vs. the 49ers. They lost top wideout Emmanuel Sanders in practice this
week with a torn Achilles tendon.San Francisco’s five takeaways are the fewest
through 12 games since at least 1940. The previous low was seven for
Jacksonville in 2016.Carolina (6-6) at Cleveland (4-7-1)A four-game slide has
seriously endangered the Panthers‘ playoff chances. Their passing game has
struggled and now Cam Newton has a sore right shoulder. He was picked off four
times last week.But they’re averaging 140.8 rushing yards per game, only behind
Seattle’s 148.8.Coach Ron Rivera fired D-line coach Brady Hoke and assistant
secondary/cornerbacks coach Jeff Imamura.Top overall draft pick Baker Mayfield
threw three interceptions in the first half in a loss at Houston to dampen some
of the enthusiasm in Cleveland. The Browns lead the AFC with 27 takeaways.New
York Jets (3-9) at Buffalo (4-8)It looks as if Sam Darnold is recovered from his
strained right foot, setting up a matchup with fellow first-round selection Josh
Allen among rookie QB prospects.Darnold has a 3-6 record and has thrown a
league-high 14 interceptions. Allen has 391 yards passing, three TDs and two
interceptions
Jack Butler Jersey , and 234 yards rushing and a TD in his past two games since missing four with a sprained right throwing elbow.Detroit (4-8) at Arizona
(3-9)The Lions have lost eight straight at Arizona, their last win coming in
1993. Plus, Detroit is 0-3 against the NFC West this season.Cardinals WR Larry
Fitzgerald needs one catch to move ahead of Jerry Rice for the most receptions
for one team in NFL history. Fitzgerald needs one TD catch to match Antonio
Gates for sixth on the career list. As the 2019 NFL Draft is finally here, we
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the Pittsburgh Steelers season is over, and while the team isn’t playing
anymore, it doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to discuss — so it was time to get
back on the airwaves and discuss the Black-and-gold.Take a look at the rundown
for the latest podcast on the BTSC platform. On this show Jeff Hartman, Dave
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Hartman, editor of BTSC, Bryan Anthony Davis and Dave Schofield walk you through
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