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The Jan 15 – Texans against Baltimore Ravens game has the possibility to be a spectacular and intriguing game from start to finish, or a severe disappointment. The main reason: both squads have seemed amazing sometimes this season and completely terrible at others.

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The Texans have a justification for their occasionally unsatisfying play, as the squad has been plagued by injuries all season. 1st, their all-pro wide acquire Andre Johnson went down with a hamstring injury. As if this setback to their offense wasn’t significant enough, after that , they lost their starting qb, Matt Schaub. Then they proceeded to lose their 2nd chain qb, Matt Leingart, to injury. This placed rookie T.J. Yates into the starting role. Despite the fact that Yates has competed wonderfully so far, it’s yet to be determined how he can fare versus the vicious Ravens’ defense. The Texans battle through these injuries to a 10-6 record, but limped into the playoffs because they lost their last three matches of the season.

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Despite the fact that the Baltimore Ravens have seemed impressive most of the time this season, they have come up short at baffling times. After defeating Houston 29-14 earlier this year, they lost their next game to sad Jacksonville as they played some of the toughest offensive football displayed by any squad this season. Then, after defeating Pittsburgh 23-20, they lost their subsequent game to Seattle. So, whereas it would look Baltimore has the healthier, more comprehensive squad, that’s assuming the Baltimore who won those major matches this year turns up.

Oddsmakers are counting on that. Baltimore is a 7.5 fave at home. Whilst the Texans have a gritty defense themselves, the question is as to whether Houston’s rookie qb can perform nicely under the stress of a divisional playoff game in a hostile atmosphere. As the Baltimore Ravens are more experienced and playing at home, they have the upper hand.