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In Houston's win against Cincinnati, Arian Foster ran 32 times for 140 yards and had eight receptions for 34 yards. It's hard to believe, but ESPN Stats & Info says he was the first player in NFL history to have 30 or more carries and seven or mor...

The Texans, Colts and Titans all have playoff hopes and they all have six games left in their season. The scenarios for each are too numerous to really get one's head around at this time, though there are two scenarios that would give the Texans a...

The Texans have talked all season about simply going 1-0 each week. If they do it again Sunday in Cincinnati, and if New Orleans does it too, in Nashville, Houston will have its first NFL playoff berth since the 1993 Oilers. Here it is, officia...

It's quite early to start playing with playoff qualification scenarios. But if you need to step away from the family for a bit and find a distraction, it's worth a stop at ESPN.com's Playoff Machine. You can pick the winner of all the remaining...

Here is a fantastic, super-duper new creation from our technical folks that will help you burn all sorts of time. It will also be where I refer the thousands of people who ask me about playoff berth scenarios between now and the conclusion of Week...

The AFC South has six additional picks in April thanks to the NFL's formula for compensatory draft picks. Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NF...

Some developments of note from ESPN Stats & Info out of the Texans' loss to the Patriots on Sunday: Postseason success story: Arian Foster's 90 rushing yards gave him 515 in his first four playoff games, tied for most in NFL history with Terre...

The NFL Live crew makes its picks for the Texans-Patriots divisional round playoff game....

I'm torn when considering the importance of momentum for the two AFC South teams who will play this weekend. Per Jason Starrett of ESPN Stats and Info: Since the NFL adopted its current playoff format in 1990, 20 of the 22 Super Bowl champions...

Just in from the NFL: Houston clinches a playoff spot this weekend with: 1) HOU win + TEN loss or tie + MIA loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie + CIN loss + SD loss or tie OR 2) HOU win + TEN loss or tie + MIA loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie +...

The NFL's youngest team ranks as the best in the league through 10 weeks and has plenty of cause to believe it can maintain the status through the regular season, entering the playoffs as the AFC favorite to play in the Super Bowl. Why can the Tex...

Reading the coverage... At CBSSports.com, Pete Prisco picks every game of the season and has the Texans losing in the divisional round of the playoffs. Houston Texans Peter Schrager of FoxSports.com ranks the Texans eighth in the NFL and sees ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- T.J. Yates showed himself to be a capable NFL quarterback after both Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart went down for the Texans, winning the franchise's first playoff game. But Gary Kubiak just told the media at the NFL scouting combine...

Texans players were thrilled to give Gary Kubiak a win in his first playoff game as an NFL head coach especially considering he's a native Houstonian. Tight end Owen Daniels joined Sports Radio 610 in Houston and talked about how happy he and the ...

HOUSTON -- The inactive list should have little bearing on the Bengals-Texans opener of the NFL playoffs. Houston will be without Troy Nolan, a safety who's been part of the dime package. He's out with an ankle injury and Quintin Demps will get th...

Even heading into the playoffs on a three-game losing streak, the Houston Texans hold the No. 10 slot in the ESPN.com NFL Power Rankings. The Texans lost one spot as a result of their loss to Tennessee Sunday, but it was a game with no meaning, fe...