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Three And Out: Useless Predictions For The First Playoff Game In Texans History

This has been a historic week for our motley fan base. It's the first time Texans fans have ever had a playoff game of our own to look forward to. Weird feeling, this. Hard to describe, really. I was trying to put it into words, and I was failing miserably. And then, for some reason, I was struck by something.

Morgan Freeman. Or, more accurately, Morgan Freeman as Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding. Specifically, I recalled Red's last few lines from "Shawshank Redemption." After a relatively painless adaptation, I think it sums up where I'm at pretty well.

I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a fan of a playoff team can feel, a fan at the start of a postseason whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it until tomorrow. I hope to see the Texans play well, and to see them win. I hope Reliant is as loud as it has been in my dreams. I hope.

Hit the jump for predictions about what we'll see tomorrow when your Houston Texans take on the Bengals of Cincinnati. In a playoff game. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Star-divide

1. Andre Johnson shall make his playoff debut count. The guy's been waiting for this since 2003, and he's not about to let a cranky hamstring stop him from making an impression. T.J. Yates only really had one half with 'Dre before he got hurt, and the Yates-to-Johnson connection that afternoon against Atlanta produced four catches for 97 yards. On Saturday, pencil 'Dre in for 7 catches, 103 yards, and a TD.

2. If Monty Python was writing updated material and was comprised of knowledgeable Texans fans, they would tweak the punchline of one of their more famous sketches from "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" to "Nobody expects James Casey!". Casey reminded you of what he can do last week, and he's going to build on that tomorrow. Pencil him in for four catches and 47 yards. Casey's contribution will be key, because Owen Daniels will not go for 100 yards again. Joel Dreessen will tack on three catches for 22 yards, but he will be kept out of the end zone.

3. Andy Dalton, scion of Katy, will have a considerably rougher day at Reliant than he did in Cincinnati a few weeks ago. Tomorrow, with 70,000+ fans screaming at him like they've never screamed before, he's going to make Matt Ryan's experience at Reliant on December 2nd look like a walk in the park. Dalton is going to have a hard time all day, even with the excellence that is A.J. Green and Jermaine Gresham running routes for him. I look for two interceptions on the afternoon from Dalton, which will be one more than his Texans counterpart will toss. The Texans will win the turnover battle.

PUT YOUR NAME ON IT: I've seen some people predicting this won't even be close. I'm not one of them. I also don't buy this folderol about the Texans having lost three games in a row as some sort of Marche funèbre. I do believe, however, that a combination of Andre Johnson and Reliant Stadium will be the difference. The Texans' first trip to the postseason will not end with a single game. Bengals 17, Texans 20.

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this this this.

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by ElToro on Jan 6, 2012 11:24 PM CST up reply actions  

Wrecked for the Eminem reference.

Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid

by txknight on Jan 6, 2012 11:28 PM CST up reply actions  

If that first pass of the game is a deep play action pass to Andre and he catches it...

…they’re going to wish they had opened the roof because the fans will blow the damn thing right off.

"Lord, beer me strength."

by TexansDC on Jan 6, 2012 4:51 PM CST reply actions  

Indeed

And if I had to bet on a play that the Texans will run on their first play from scrimmage, it’d be exactly that.

Remember: They ran that, albeit with Jakespeare, on their first play at Cincy a few weeks ago.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Jan 6, 2012 4:52 PM CST up reply actions  

Mm-hmm

It’s a Kubiak favorite.

"Lord, beer me strength."

by TexansDC on Jan 6, 2012 4:54 PM CST up reply actions  

I bet

We go stretch run first, then PA bomb

by splanket on Jan 6, 2012 5:59 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

As long as Kubes doesn't go all Glanville

And run the polecat

"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg

"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell

I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right

by Barryfromtexas on Jan 6, 2012 10:21 PM CST up reply actions  

We win by more than 14.

We start hot and snowball, think Colts at Reliant in 2010.

by willieboyd on Jan 6, 2012 4:52 PM CST reply actions  

mixed metaphors

are my favorite kind

"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg

"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell

I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right

by Barryfromtexas on Jan 6, 2012 10:22 PM CST up reply actions  

Good post Tim, and realistic details/expectations

I’m gut checking this one as:

Bengals 13, Texans 24

This time we’ll make fewer mistakes. On behalf of: Duane Brown, Chris Myers, Brian Cushing, and Connor Barwin, the defense will send a message to the world that snubbing them from “All Pro” and “Pro Bowl” consideration will render those recognitions as meaningful as the Nobel Peace Prize…

by MeMongo on Jan 6, 2012 4:58 PM CST reply actions  

What a ripoff.

The Firestone down the road from my house only gave me a Pulitzer…

The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.

by Stupendous Man on Jan 6, 2012 7:25 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

Mine only gave me a Pro Bowl selection.

Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
Dallas’ misery will always be my delight
-TexansDC

by Jon Banks on Jan 6, 2012 7:44 PM CST up reply actions  

Y'all had it good

My Kwik Car place only gave me an honorable mention in the local science fair. :D

by Jhua on Jan 6, 2012 8:18 PM CST up reply actions  

I have really been mailing it in these last few Predictions

1. The D will deflect and intercept a pass, maybe this play maybe another play but the ST/ D will get a score.
2. AJ gets his first ever playoff TD, the Roof shatters due to the massive roar.
3. The D will get 3 sacks, and 3 Deflected passes.
4. Barian Fostate will generate over 200 yards from scrimmae, and AJ will gather a breezy 90+
5. Texans recieve opening kickoff, and march down the field to put points on the board.
6. Texans D pitches a shut out until around 8:00 of the 2Q.
Prediction Texans 27- Bengals 16

Division Champion Houston Texans
Hi My name is Jack, why don't you help me off?

by WreckNTexan on Jan 6, 2012 4:59 PM CST reply actions  

I like your predictions

I think it’s funny that eveyone says that Dalton doesn’t play like a rookie. I watched the Cincy/Baltimore game in Baltimore, and he sure looked like a rookie in that game – where they got pounded.

I also think the media is making a big deal about him being 3-0 in Reliant (2 with Katy HS, one with TCU). Ummmm ….. those count?

That said – he’s done a pretty good job this year, and he can move the offense. So – I agree it will be a close game.

No Benarian Fostate predictions?

"And now", said Max, "let the wild rumpus start!"

by Kidaster on Jan 6, 2012 5:02 PM CST reply actions  

I also think the media is making a big deal about him [Andy Dalton] being 3-0 in Reliant

The media is not taking into account that he played on home teams during those victories (Katy and TCU). They are either ignorant or completely ignoring the facts.

"My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me." -- Benjamin Disraeli

"If you really want something in life you have to work for it. Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers." -- Homer Simpson

"There is no rehab for stupid." -- Chris Rock

Never try to baptize a cat.

by texanslady on Jan 6, 2012 5:10 PM CST up reply actions  

applying their logic we better hope we don't put Delhomme in then since he lost the Superbowl in Reliant

Well, let’s take a step back on that. Jake Delhomme did everything a QB could do that day to win the game for the Panthers:

16-of-33 for 323 yards, 3 passing touchdowns, no interceptions, and a 113.6 passer rating, as well as setting a record for longest offensive play from scrimmage in Super Bowl history (an 85-yard pass to Muhsin Muhammad)

They lost by a last minute FG by Patriots kicker Vinatieri.

by MeMongo on Jan 6, 2012 5:26 PM CST up reply actions  

Holy crap. He was under 50 percent in that game…

by GatorTD on Jan 6, 2012 8:57 PM CST up reply actions  

my predicitions

two teams will play on sunday
the game will be at reliant stadium
the winner will be overshadowed by the other three games
the winner will be a touchdown underdog next week
passes will be thrown
there will be a coin flip
whoever scores the most points will win
at least 2 points will be scored by the winner
the ref’s will miss calls
the ref’s will make up calls
tackles will be made; tackles will be missed
both teams will put everything on the line

- Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.

"It's either gonna make you a man or a coward. One of the two. I'm a be a man. I ain't never seen a coward, heard a coward, coward not in ma vocabulary." - Lawrence Vickers

by NoSafetiesNeeded on Jan 6, 2012 5:11 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

Ya think!

the ref’s will miss calls
the ref’s will make up calls

The referee for this game is the same clown that called teh Pittsburgh game. Great.

"And now", said Max, "let the wild rumpus start!"

by Kidaster on Jan 6, 2012 5:18 PM CST up reply actions  

quick

Who is walking behind Thor

Division Champion Houston Texans
Hi My name is Jack, why don't you help me off?

by WreckNTexan on Jan 6, 2012 5:25 PM CST up reply actions  

Winner Winner

Division Champion Houston Texans
Hi My name is Jack, why don't you help me off?

by WreckNTexan on Jan 6, 2012 5:28 PM CST up reply actions  

I Predict

That Houston will be losing….. no sleep after they crush the Bengals. The score wont reflect the mud stomping as houston puts up 28 to the Bengals 18.
Cushing is bleeding by the end of the game
Andre had 100+ with at least 1 td.
Arian runs one in
Tate runs one in
J.Joseph gets his first defensive TD that is finally not called back.
J.J. Watt gets another RTP this time it is because he was held and then let go falling into Andy!
I win because I am amazing!

"Taco Joe - the beacon of optimism" TexansDC
THEREALALLENOU: "@Joeeatstacos... You're like the second testicle to my Tom green. I dont NEED you, but life is better when your around lol"
AllenOU is the Montgomery to my Patton
God blessed Texas, but he has forsaken the Texans

by Taco Joe on Jan 6, 2012 5:28 PM CST reply actions  

24-13 texans

Too many bulls and too much foster.

by Ceaster909 on Jan 6, 2012 5:33 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

My predictions...

Connor the Barbarian will have 2 sacks.
Foster will run for 120 yards rushing and have 55 recieving yards.
Cedric Benson will be held for less than 65 yards rushing.
At some point in this game, Cushing will bleed (fact, not prediction; its like a law of nature or something)

Swat and swim, dip and rip, twist and spin; just do whacha gotta do to light up that QB.

by swikky on Jan 6, 2012 5:35 PM CST reply actions  

Oh forgot!

Case Keenum will throw for 821 yards and 9 touchdowns. In the first quarter.

Swat and swim, dip and rip, twist and spin; just do whacha gotta do to light up that QB.

by swikky on Jan 6, 2012 5:38 PM CST reply actions   2 recs

FACT:

Andre is a Spanish Inquisitor.

by nelo on Jan 6, 2012 5:40 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions  

Autorec

for Monty Python reference

Official hype-man of the Flour Bluff Academic Decathlon team

by thebluffrat on Jan 6, 2012 5:50 PM CST reply actions  

My predictions:

1.) I get wasted.
2.) Texans win.
3.) Repeat next week.

by WhiskeyR on Jan 6, 2012 5:58 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

Good Guys Win!

20-13

My attitude is like a virgin......I dont give a fuck!

by The Abrego on Jan 6, 2012 5:58 PM CST reply actions  

I would have predicted a blowout by the good guys, but

The refs worry me as well as Kareem. If I’m Cincy, I would lob it up all day to anyone being covered by KJ. Maybe they’ll do it early so it forces us to bench him for a while. That being said, we win on a massive dose of Benarian Fostate (1 TD by Arian) and several long plays by Dre (he gets 1 TD). The pass rush will get 3 sacks (2 by JJ and 1 by Ninja) and Dalton will throw a pick. Final score 23-20, a Rackers field goal at the end, which will break glass all over the stadium, requiring an evacuation at the end! The party will continue at the parking lot until Monday morning.

"I don’t like to really get in the quarterback’s head because I know he has a thousand other things to think about when he’s out on the field, but T.J. knows where I’m at."—Wide receiver Andre Johnson, on whether or not he lobbies for the ball in the huddle.

by HTown24 on Jan 6, 2012 5:58 PM CST reply actions  

Texans 23-13

Texans win toss and defer, Brian Cushing puts the fear of god in Bengals on opening drive
Jacoby Jones actually catches multiple balls over the middle, surprising everyone
Bengals TD setup by long PI call
Andre gets 7 catches for 120 and a TD
Texans win turnover battle
8-minute 4th quarter drive salts the game away
I spend the next week talking myself in to Texans over Ravens

by jtv_3 on Jan 6, 2012 6:06 PM CST reply actions  

I'll predict

that I have the fire lit by 2, the food done by 3, I’ll be drunk by 3:30, my house will be a very loud place to be for about 7 hours Sunday as the Texans steamroll the Bengals, and the Saints murder Detroit, when the dust settles we’ll all be shitfaced.

Beer, it's not just for breakfast anymore

by Chrxtopher on Jan 6, 2012 6:07 PM CST reply actions  

We win 31-23

I like the defense to score at least once. Namely JJo getting the pick 6 he dropped in Cincy. Dre will score once on a 45 yard TD reception to finish the day with 8 rec 134 yards and the aforementioned touchdown. Foster and Tate each score one rushing and Rackers knocks in a kick from 39 yards out to start the 2nd half. D holds at the end with Watt sacking Dalton on 4th and 14 in the 4th quarter with 1:01 left on the clock.

Madame de Staël once said, "One must choose in life between boredom and suffering." De Staël is dead but there is always an alternative.
This is where the cool is.

by Antho10000 on Jan 6, 2012 6:09 PM CST reply actions  

Impressively Specific

Your name isn’t Biff Tannen, is it?

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Jan 6, 2012 8:46 PM CST up reply actions  

Like he's reading straight out of "50 years of Sports Statistics"

Newb rec for the gambling kingpin of Hill Valley?

"You mean, besides two chicks at the same time?"

by Ezekiel 25 17 on Jan 7, 2012 3:00 AM CST up reply actions  

I think I'll just do all three, just to be safe.

The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.

by Stupendous Man on Jan 6, 2012 7:23 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

Rec'd for "folderol"

Careful that someone doesn’t accuse you of high-falutin’ book-learnin’, however.

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

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by MDC on Jan 6, 2012 6:42 PM CST reply actions   2 recs

I Knew

That if no one else appreciated that, you would.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Jan 6, 2012 8:43 PM CST up reply actions  

We word dorks have to appreciate one another

because no one else appreciates us.

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

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by MDC on Jan 6, 2012 8:49 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

git a room

- Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.

"It's either gonna make you a man or a coward. One of the two. I'm a be a man. I ain't never seen a coward, heard a coward, coward not in ma vocabulary." - Lawrence Vickers

by NoSafetiesNeeded on Jan 6, 2012 9:11 PM CST up reply actions  

What does it make me then....

if I didn’t even register it as a word to get excited about? By that I mean, it fit in nicely and didn’t stand out.

Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid

by txknight on Jan 6, 2012 11:35 PM CST up reply actions  

Damn, I left myself wide open for this...

so I’ll get it over with.

twss

Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid

by txknight on Jan 6, 2012 11:36 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

You left yourself wide open, eh?

Ahh, not even gonna go there.

Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.

"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.

by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 6, 2012 11:51 PM CST up reply actions  

lulz

Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid

by txknight on Jan 8, 2012 10:00 PM CST up reply actions  

I had a similar reaction.

Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.

"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.

by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 6, 2012 11:50 PM CST up reply actions  

How's this for a prediction?
Clearly, Houston was not as good passing the ball at the end of the year as it was in the middle of the season. But many teams would have simply disintegrated offensively without their top quarterback (See 2011 Colts for evidence).

Houston did not. In fact, the Cold, Hard Football Facts rank every team across the board in more than a dozen Quality Stats. We call it our Quality Stats Power Rankings. The Saints were No. 1 in 2009; they won the Super Bowl. The Packers were No. 1 in 2010, even though they had a humble 10-6 record; they, too, won the Super Bowl.

The Texans were No. 1 in our Quality Stats Power Rankings when Schaub went down. They’re still No. 1 today.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/kerry_byrne/01/05/bengals.texans/index.html#ixzz1ijIwhR4m

by willieboyd on Jan 6, 2012 7:00 PM CST reply actions   2 recs

Dalton takes the beating of his life.

Wade’s boys give the offense a late Christmas bonus of short fields.

WeeJay works the controls like Hikaru Sulu.

Texans 27, Bengals 13.

by FreedomRide on Jan 6, 2012 7:05 PM CST reply actions   2 recs

errr....

trekkie eh? ..aaand rec’d

'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert

by chuckiepoo on Jan 6, 2012 10:19 PM CST up reply actions  

Texans win, 20-14.

The Texans will pull out a win tomorrow, but the offense will have to pick up the pace a bit when they play Baltimore next.

The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.

by Stupendous Man on Jan 6, 2012 7:22 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

my predictions

1. Someone gets injured
2. Yates throws an INT
3. We lose

Trying to be as useless in my prediction as possible. Think reverse psychology.

by LordGav1n on Jan 6, 2012 8:04 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions  

Beautiful

Logged on just to rec it

Steer the Steers of Steel to steal victory from the jaws of defeat!
2010 Texans = 2011 Aggies
2011 Texans = 2012 Aggies?

by drwhitmire91 on Jan 6, 2012 8:52 PM CST up reply actions  

Freeman by one subtle pause and warmer smile, but very close

I love Freeman’s narrations so much that I often find myself watching his “Through the Wormhole” episodes before knocking out the lights to hit the sack. At this point I could probably recite them blind.

by MeMongo on Jan 6, 2012 9:51 PM CST up reply actions  

Yup.

JEJ is just a little TOO imposing as a narrator. It’s always like Darth Vader is reading me something.

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

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by MDC on Jan 6, 2012 10:07 PM CST up reply actions  

Agreed.

I think they are both equal, it just depends on what effect you are looking for. If one is looking for more warmth and down to earth, Morgan Freeman hands down. If one wants sonorous and powerful, James Earl Jones. I could sit and listen for quite awhile to either of them narrate something.

Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid

by txknight on Jan 6, 2012 11:43 PM CST up reply actions  

ill take samuel jackson

his best work is go to sleep mothafucka

- Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.

"It's either gonna make you a man or a coward. One of the two. I'm a be a man. I ain't never seen a coward, heard a coward, coward not in ma vocabulary." - Lawrence Vickers

by NoSafetiesNeeded on Jan 7, 2012 12:02 AM CST up reply actions   1 recs

I'd have to throw in for Samuel L. also....

…his narrattive of the celebrity of Hugo Stiglitz alone is worth the nod.

"You mean, besides two chicks at the same time?"

by Ezekiel 25 17 on Jan 7, 2012 2:48 AM CST up reply actions  

Wasn't that impressed by Samuel L.

But that’s just me.

Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid

by txknight on Jan 8, 2012 10:01 PM CST up reply actions  

Im not saying it's gonna be a blowout....

But, it’s going to be a blowout.

31- 16 Texans. And the 16 is generous.

Cincy is coming into HOSTILE territory.
AJ is back. Btw, to the tune of 137 yds and 1 TD
Tate TD 77
Foster TD 121
OD 98 yrds
Dreesen TD
Rackers FG
TJ – 320 2 TD – probably a INT. But not putting my name on it.
Jason Allen INT.

by YohannDookeyblue on Jan 6, 2012 9:32 PM CST reply actions  

texans win

and a new van halen album with david lee roth will be released in a month.

oh if i could change my screen name it would be more of a "texasbob" type thing.

by Danpassurweenie on Jan 6, 2012 10:20 PM CST reply actions  

Three Predictions

1. Cincy’s 1st possession is 3 and out
2. Texans 1st possession is a TD
3. Some idiot streaker or similar knucklehead gets arrested

Final score Texans 32 – Bengals 6

"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg

"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell

I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right

by Barryfromtexas on Jan 6, 2012 10:33 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

lol

Sounds like a funny nightmare

"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg

"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell

I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right

by Barryfromtexas on Jan 6, 2012 10:54 PM CST up reply actions  

I also predict

When I rec a comment I see “Interior Switches and Levers” I have no clue why this shows up ever rec

"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg

"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell

I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right

by Barryfromtexas on Jan 6, 2012 10:52 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

where to go for the game

don’t have a ticket want to celebrate with other texan rowdies where do i go i’m in spring

by Rootie1 on Jan 6, 2012 10:54 PM CST reply actions  

go to sports bar?

by Rootie1 on Jan 6, 2012 10:58 PM CST reply actions  

I'm Always Going To Recommend 360

It’s not in Spring, but it’s worth the drive.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Jan 6, 2012 11:01 PM CST up reply actions  

After my comical attempt at this before the Carolina game

I’ve decided to simplify my predictions for tomorrow’s game:

It’s going to be a tough, physical game that won’t be decided until the 4th quarter (maybe in the final two seconds like week 14) and I’m going to be proud of my team no matter the outcome. Overcoming all the adversity thrown at them speaks volumes about the character of Mr. McNair’s and Houston’s team. Go Texans!

hmm…

Ok, I can’t resist another stab at this:

1. Kareem is going to make us scream at least once (this is less a prediction than it is payback for not getting that pick-6 on Cam Newton.)

2. I’m probably going to cry when Andre gets his first TD.

3. Cushing will rattle Dalton… and the TCU wonder will throw an INT this time.

4. Last but not least… Foster is going to go all Pterodactyl for another end zone dive.

by Still Blue on Jan 6, 2012 11:22 PM CST reply actions  

I second the "dust in the eyes"....

when AJ gets his first evar PLAYOFF TD.

Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid

by txknight on Jan 6, 2012 11:45 PM CST up reply actions  

and he'll catch it as a bomb "in stride"

instead of the Schaub version of having to stall at the 5 yard line, while the defenders catch up and he has to fight his way to the 2 yard line so we can kick a FG in 3 plays.

I do appreciate Schaub, just don’t miss his lack of arm strength that get’s ’Dre trapped.

by MeMongo on Jan 7, 2012 12:52 AM CST up reply actions  

Texans 31- Bengals 10

3 turnovers before the half Texans lead at halftime 24-0. A.J. has 112 rec yds 1 t.d., Foster has 75 rush 40 rec yds. Tate on 75 on less carries. T.J. goes for 250 1 td and 1 pick (in garbage time) Danieal Manning scores a T.D. on the opening kickoff. Jason Allen gets a pick and brings it to the 7 yd line, but does a T.D. dance anyway. And…… for the least bold prediction of the year so far……….. wait for it….. Brian Cushing gets a nosebleed.

I'm a household name... at my house.

Michael Vick is the best throwing running back of all time.

My put your name on it prediction for the Housotn Texans.
10-6, with a first round playoff upset over either the Ravens or Steelers.

by taylorrohrman on Jan 6, 2012 11:46 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

I should just go find my comment concerning TJ....

that I posted in another three and out before the Carolina game and cut and paste, but I don’t want to jinx TJ.

Lets just say I have already warned the gf that I will be parked in front of the TV by 3 and that I will not be budging from that spot except for bathroom breaks until the final whistle blows.

Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid

by txknight on Jan 6, 2012 11:48 PM CST reply actions  

i could actually see this happening.

- Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.

"It's either gonna make you a man or a coward. One of the two. I'm a be a man. I ain't never seen a coward, heard a coward, coward not in ma vocabulary." - Lawrence Vickers

by NoSafetiesNeeded on Jan 7, 2012 10:44 AM CST up reply actions  

27-17 Texans

I think it will look like more of a blowout for the Texans but the Bengals will get a couple of cheap scores near the end of the game when its out of reach.

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