Official Divisional Playoff Round - Texans @ Chiefs Game Thread, 1/12/2020

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

If a miracle happens and both the Texans and Titans win their games, the Texans would host the AFC Championship Game for the first time. The last time Houston hosted an AFC Championship Game, it was 1962 when the Oilers hosted the classic double-overtime game against the Dallas Texans which became the Kansas City Chiefs the following year. Back then, it was the AFL Championship before the league merged with the NFL and became the AFC.

Heck, the last time Houston hosted an AFC Championship, JFK was still alive and our young were grooving to "The Twist".

So staying with the theme of R&R/R&B tradition and history:
"The Twist" was of course popularized by the one and only Chubby Checker, but he was not the author who would be Hank Ballard, a great R&B singer and writer in his own right.

[barrett]

In a mediocre season the Texans still beat 2 of the 3 other remaining AFC teams, and 4 of the other 5 playoff teams. This team is not great but they can absolutely win any game.

When you combine that with my permanently low expectations about this team, I enter Sunday's game with genuine positive feelings and nothing to lose.

[Arky]

The 10 pt spread just seems outrageous to me. I'll be on the Texans heavily in the simulated sportsbook I play at. As I've noted previously, I've not had a good year, so I hope I don't jinx them....

If I was OB, I'd be really laying on the "no respect"/underdog angle to the team. I'm expecting a good, close and hard fought game but if the Texans don't show up, well, I'm afraid it won't be the first time a Houston team has let me down....

Can you imagine what it will be like if the Texans pull off the upset? This city would go nuts. Love would be in the air. New bandwagons would need to be constructed. All gripes against OB would be forgiven and he would get an extension.... eheh....

[barrett]

Usually the saying is "you're not as good as your best or as bad as your worst."

We are the opposite. We are every bit as bad as our worst performances (Denver, Baltimore, Buffalo 1st Half). And we are as good as our best (NE, KC). We could put up either this week. I have no problem with the point spread because if we lose I am betting we lose bad. I'd say a 10+ point victory for KC is the most likely outcome. I'd say us winning is the 2nd most likely outcome.

[HPF Bob]

Titans still lead, 14-6, at the half but the Ravens appear to be slowly putting things together. Best news for the Titans is that the lead allows them to keep feeding Henry the ball where he could wear out the Ravens while milking the clock.

[chuck]

I don’t know who the hell is going to win this game, but, sadly, if you’re taking a long-term view, the Titans look really, really good.

I write this with 7 minutes left in the 3rd, 14-6.

[HPF Bob]

Titans stop Lamar on 4th and inches for the second time tonight. Henry takes the ball down to the six-yd line then throws a jump pass for the TD. 21-6 Titans now. Lamar is super-pissed. They said during the first half that Lamar was obsessed about his playoff exit last year. That's gotta be huge in his head right now. Not too late for a comeback but that collar is getting tighter.