Texans at the halfway mark

[Arky]

Here we are half way through the schedule and the Texans have a compiled a 5-3 record. In the prediction thread, I had hoped for 4-4 or better and they've done that. Still, it could've been better if not for that pesky Oakland game.

Also, in the prediction thread, I mentioned I thought the Texans might be able to win 6 or 7 of their last 8 games. I'm ready to revise that to I hope they win 5 or better given the next 8 games. Let's have a look:

Week 9: Cleveland, home game. They're the Jags with a little better offense. Top ten defense. Should be a W if the Texans don't have too many blunders.

Week 10: Tampa Bay, away game. I suspect Tampa will be small favorite but hopefully AJ is back by then. Could go either way.

Week 11: Bye

Week 12: Jacksonville, away game. Probably will be a tougher game than the first meeting. Hopin' for a W here.

Week 13: Atlanta. The good news is it's a home game. This is going to be a tough one and will tell us more about which direction the Texans are heading.

Week 14: Cincinnati, away game. All of a sudden this doesn't look easy anymore. The Bengals defense is top 5 (currently) and Andy Dalton gets better every week.

Week 15: Carolina, home game. While Cam Newton is fun to watch, we should hope the Texan defense is in his face all day....

Week 16: Indianapolis, away game. Will be Peyton be back? It won't be an easy game if Peyton is playing...

Week 17: Tennessee, home game. Something tells me we're probably going to need a W here...

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Current stats:

Texan offense: 395.2 yds/game (6th), 25.8 pts/game (8th)

Texan defense: 286.8 yds/game (3rd), 18.1 pts/game (5th)

I think it is safe to say this is unprecedented in Texan stat history. The Texan defense is arguably better than the offense at this point in time and should get better barring injury...

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Foster (532, 3.9 ypc) and Tate (508, 5.2 ypc) are on pace for 1,000 yards each.

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Matt Schaub is on pace for 4,236 yard, 26 TD's, 10 INT's.