Texans at the bye

[Arky]

Record = 6-3, 1st in AFCS

Scoring pts/game = 24 (tie 14th)

Pts allowed/game = 20.4 (7th)

Yards/game = 369.1 (14th)

Yards allowed/game = 336.3 (9th)

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Football Outsiders rank:

Offense = 24th

Defense = 3rd

Special teams = 4th

Team = 12th

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Texans will come out of the bye with a road game (Was) followed by three homes games (Ten, Cle, Ind). Going 2-2 (or even 1-3) over this stretch would not be the end of the world but going 3-1 or better would be ideal and make the Texans hard to catch. The final three games, @NYJ, @Phi and home for Jax could be influenced by other forces - the Jets might end up tanking, the Eagles and Jags may or may not be fighting for a playoff spot.... It's the NFL and anything can happen but at this juncture, finishing 10-6 (or better) looks quite doable.... After starting the season 0-3, finishing 10-6 seemed ridiculous at the time - how things change....

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Sunday viewing in the Houston area:

CBS (early) = New England @ Tennessee, Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts

CBS (late) = Seattle @ LA Rams, Jim Nantz, Tony Romo

FOX (early) = New Orleans @ Cincinnati, Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis

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Week 10 primetime:

TNF = Carolina @ Pittsburgh (FOX/NFLN)

SNF = Dallas @ Philadelphia (NBC)

MNF = NY Giants @ San Francisco (ESPN)