HOUSTON (AP) J.J. Watt swatted absent passes, Arian Foster ran off from tacklers and also this Houston Texans did simply just more than enough to knock Cincinnati outside the playoffs for any following right year.
Matt Schaub produced his / her first postseason find a flourishing one when Foster's 1-yard touchdown in the 3 rd fraction made it simpler for this Texans into a 19-13 AFC wild-card conquer the particular Bengals on Saturday.
"The completely arena understood most people needed to fall into line in addition to operate the particular basketball in addition to boy, he appeared to be at his or her ideal right now there at the end," coach Gary Kubiak said. "He's turn out to be your fine, great player, plus it just appears like the bigger the item gets, the higher Arian gets."
Now occurs your large test. The Texans (13-4) go forward into the minute round on Jan. 13, every time they visit the actual New England Patriots, which beat them 42-14 in Week 14. This time they're nine -point underdogs.
"It's one step," Watt claimed of that win. "We really know what that means, and also we certainly have larger targets than that."
He's delighted your company became back on track this week, but knows Houston have to perform superior for you to beat that Patriots.
"They understand what they really are executing inside playoffs," Watt said. "They've been here sometimes before. They learn just what the idea takes, hence it may consider every thing we now have as well as we're really excited about your challenge."
Foster claimed they isn't gonna look at an excess of film connected with Houston's deprivation into the Patriots.
"They're a brand new team, we live a brand new team," Foster said. "Anytime everyone play your company 2 times inside a period . you need to attack them differently. It's some sort of different mentality. Different things will be during stake."
Shayne Graham kicked several arena objectives for any Texans, while Foster finished together with 140 back yards plus grew to be the best NFL gamer to obtain 100-yard adventures around everyone of their first three playoff games.
Watt finished with a sack as well as swatted absent a pair of connected with Andy Dalton's move attempts, once wagging his hand at that Bengals quarterback following the play.
"I feel it was a full protecting effort, anybody had been traveling all over as well as many of us were becoming over field about third downs," Watt said.
The Texans safeguard smothered Dalton as well as the Bengals early. Their second generate ended whenever Connor Barwin discussed BenJarvus Green-Ellis for any 6-yard impairment and Watt used which has a sack connected with Dalton.
Houston's offense possessed that tennis ball for almost 39 a matter of minutes since it ate up the time with a season-high 32 carries out of Foster.
"We restricted the actual line of scrimmage, as well as any time we achieve that it's going to often be tricky to overcom us," Foster said.
The Texans experienced trouble finish drives along with mastered a few domain aims inside very first 50 % from the Bengals (10-7). Houston struck earliest after the break, by using Foster scoring this game's simply a problem touchdown in making that 16-7.
Schaub, who seem to not so great past year's playoffs using a feet injury, had an interception came back to get a touchdown by way of Leon Hall ahead of halftime.
"It has been certainly not easy," Schaub said. "Cincinnati great team. I produced a turnover along with offered these points. We merely were required to rally close to both along with many of us does that."
Johnathan Joseph, a original Bengal, created an interception with the Texans, that saved Cincinnati without getting a playoff earn because the 1990 season, the league's longest current streak.
Houston acquired not been as successful on third downs lately. This time, your Texans decided not to make the Bengals alter a third straight down on seven tries.
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