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The Jan 15 – Houston Texans versus Baltimore Ravens game has the opportunity to be a dramatic and exciting game from beginning to end, or a significant disappointment. The reason why: both squads have looked spectacular occasionally this year and completely terrible at others.
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The Houston Texans have an excuse for their at times frustrating play, as the team has been affected by accidents all year. First, their all-pro wide acquire Andre Johnson went down with a hamstring injury. As if this blow to their offense wasn’t significant enough, they then lost their starting quarterback, Matt Schaub. Then they went on to lose their second string quarterback, Matt Leingart, to injury. That placed rookie T.J. Yates into the starting position. Despite the fact that Yates has performed wonderfully to date, it’s still to be determined how he can fare vs the vicious Ravens’ defense. The Houston Texans battle through these accidents to a 10-6 record, but stumbled into the playoffs when they lost their last 3 matches of the year.
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Despite the fact that the Baltimore Ravens have looked impressive most of the time this year, they’ve come up short at mysterious times. After beating Houston 29-14 earlier in the year, they lost their next game to pathetic Jacksonville as they played some of the worst type of offensive football shown by any team this year. Then, after beating Pittsburgh 23-20, they lost their subsequent game to Seattle. So, whereas it would look Baltimore has the more healthy, more total team, that’s supposing the Baltimore who won those huge matches this year turns up.
Oddsmakers are banking on that. Baltimore is a 7.5 fave at home. Whilst the Houston Texans have a gritty defense themselves, the question continues to be as to whether Houston’s rookie quarterback can play nicely under the stress of a divisional playoff game in a inhospitable setting. As the Baltimore Ravens are more skilled and competing at home, they’ve got the upper hand.