Official Texans @ Rams Game Thread, 12/20/2009

[Arky]

The 6-7 Texans have an excellent opportunity this weekend to even up their record in St. Louis going into the final two games (@ Miami and home for New England).

The Texans are coming off one of their best performances of the year and should have little trouble with the Rams if they focus and take care of business. Should the Texans get out to an early lead, look for some of the youngsters (McCain, Foster, Barber, etc.) to see heavy reps.

The St. Louis Rams are a young team that just hasn't had a whole lot of breaks this year. 3rd string QB Keith Null was pressed into service and threw 5 INT's and had a fumble in blowout loss (47-7) against Tennessee. At present, 2nd string QB Kyle Boller is the expected start against the Texans. Starting QB Marc Bulger has been out 3 weeks with a shin injury and may miss the rest of the season. Because of the uncertainty at QB, Vegas has yet to post a point spread but suffice it to say, the Texans will be the favorite.

Current odds = no line

CBS announcers = Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots

CBS @ noon. Set your DVR's.

Worth noting: NFLN has two very watchable games before Sunday's action. Colts vs. Jags on Thursday night and Cowboys vs. Saints on Saturday night.