This week marks the first time the Texans have an opportunity to go 4 games over .500. A feat that may finally earn them respect. Personally I love to follow the NFL rankings on ESPN http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings They currently have the Texans in the 8 spot. Thanks to Arian Foster (cant forget Ben Tate) we have the 2nd ranked rushing game in the NFL. With the hiring of Wade Phillips he's molded the Texans into the 1st ranked defense in football. Its funny that no one believed that he could turn the team around despite his successes as defensive coordinator (San Diego). Even with the team losing their best player in Mario Williams and Danieal Manning they have continued to shine. That's what good teams do; players get hurt in the NFL and good teams have an abundance of players ready to step up. As for Tampa, they've been extremely poor on the defensive side of the ball.The only bright spot currently on the team is the youth of Josh Freeman. Tampa is very inconsistent, they beat great teams (N.O. Atlanta) then barely get past teams like Minnesota and Indy. Even though Tampa is at home and I'm horribly biased I have to pick the Texans in this one. Tampa doesn't have the D-line to stop Foster up the middle (all day baby). I look for Foster to put up big numbers Houston wins 24-13.
Prediction Corner:
Texans win?
