Texans will send DeMeco Ryans, Brian Cushing, Mario Williams, and Miami's own Andre Johnson to the Pro Bowl. Jacoby Jones, Matt Schaub, and Vonta Leach are all alternatives. It's the most Texans we're sending to the Pro Bowl in team history.
Still for my boys... HOU must beat NE, and no more than one of (DEN, BAL, NYJ) win their games for my Texans to make the playoffs. But as I mentioned before, even if we win out and DON'T make the playoffs, I still love to see the Texans play hard like they have a chance. It's not likely we'll make it, but man... wouldn't it be awesome if you're a Texans fan? You go from "fire Kubiak!" to "just sneaking in." And in light of the tanking at home with Indianapolis benching Peyton Manning, many Texans fans would hate to see Tom Brady and/or Randy Moss get benched if we do beat them on Sunday. Probably because my Texans fans want to see the Texans beat the Patriots WITH Brady and Moss starting. And the interesting thing is, all the other games from teams we need to have lose happen after ours. So if we win, we need at least two of the three teams we're chasing to lose. If (for example) only Baltimore wins and if we beat NE, we're in. But if (for example) Denver and Baltimore win after we beat NE, we're done. If all three teams (including Pittsburgh) lose and we win, we're in.
To all of you who still have playoff hopes for your teams or if they made the playoffs, enjoy this weekend of NFL football!