How the Texans will make it to the playoffs.

The Texans currently are tied with the the Tennessee Titans 14-14 at the two minute warning, and they have looked good. The Texans the past few seasons have been the "Well, yeah, but..." team in the NFL. They now could be well on their way to the first winning season in franchise history, look out for this team down the stretch. They have a top tier quarterback in Matt Schaub, a good back in Steve Slaton with huge potential, arguably the best wide receiver in the game in Andre Johnson, an above average defense led by the pro bowl defensive end Mario Williams, and when this team gets all of these pieces working together, they are a very good team.

Think about this, Matt Schaub is averaging 294.5 Passing Yards Per Game, third in the NFL, only behind Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. He averaged an impressive 276.6 Passing Yards Per Game last season, difference this season? He is healthy. Last season Steve Slaton ran for almost 1300 yards, and the Texans were 8-8, if they had had Schaub the whole season instead of having to start the turnover machine in Sage Rosenfels for 5 games, maybe the Texans could have made a playoff run last season.

The only thing wrong with the team this season is they can't run the ball like they did last season. The Texans have always been the "Well, yeah, but..." team, and they always had some reason they didn't make the playoffs, well, they need to overcome this one if they ever want to make a run into the playoffs. Get Steve Slaton going the last half of the season, and Houston WILL be a playoff team. Right now they are a half game up on teams like Baltimore and Miami, both considered to be legitimate playoff contenders. The Texans are right up there with them., remember, they took the Colts down to the wire, and beat a good Cincinnati team earlier this season in Cincinnati. If Houston can pull off the win against Tennessee tonight, and can get the run game going the last half of the season, they will make the playoffs, and can be a good match up against any team in the AFC.