I'll give you Manning and Brees' performances as being normal for them. Brees especially in 2011 was just in an amazing groove that season, and the Texans defense was just in its third game under Phillips.
Brady, Rodgers, and Luck though put up some of their best performances of 2012 against the Texans defense.
Brady threw for 4 TDs against the Texans in Dec (and 3 more on Sunday). He threw 4 TDs in a single game just one other time this season (that weird London game against the Rams). His passer rating in the December game was 125.4, 29 points higher than his season average. It was 115 on Sunday, 25 points higher than his career playoff average. You mention the 49er game... as if the Texans could hold the Pats to 10 points through the first three quarters. Perhaps the 49er defense took their foot off the gas late in the 3rd quarter up 31-3?
Rodgers threw for 6 TDs against the Texans in Dec. It was a career high. His passer rating of 133.8 was 29 points higher than his season average.
Andrew Luck had a 4:0 TD:INT ratio and passer ratings of 95.6 and 96.0 in his two games against the Texans, both numbers 20 points higher than his season average. Take away the two Texans games, and his TD:INT ratio was 19:18.
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