Bleacher Report shows the Houston Texans a little love:
2. Houston Texans
Record: 9-1
Winning close games can be the mark of a good team. While there's nothing wrong with being battle-tested and learning to win bad games can be valuable in the postseason, it's also a little bit scary along the way.
The Texans went to overtime against the Jacksonville Jaguars—a team previously ranked as the second worst in the NFL. While they won't move down for
almost losing, this has to be a learning moment for the Houston players and coaches. Especially the coaches.
Wade Phillips' secondary was torn apart by Justin Blackmon—the same Justin Blackmon who looked like a colossal bust through the first 10 weeks of the season. Phillips has to find a way to get more pressure on the quarterback, which in turn allows his understaffed secondary to cover for less time.
Gary Kubiak has to also find a way to not be so conservative. If anything has a chance to doom this team's potential, it's that Kubiak likes to keep things close. He has to find a killer mentality when it comes to offensive play-calling.
Update: The Texans moved from No. 1 to No. 2 following the 49ers' win over the Chicago Bears.
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Updated QB Power Rankings After NFL Week 11
By Matt Stein
(Featured Columnist) on November 20, 2012
6. Matt Schaub, Houston Texans
Last Week's Ranking: 7
Week 11 Statistics: 43-of-55, 527 yards, five touchdowns, two interceptions
There are two ways to perceive the game that Matt Schaub had on Sunday.
The first is to criticize him and the Houston Texans for needing overtime to beat the helpless Jacksonville Jaguars. The second, and the way I choose to perceive the game, is that Schaub was absolutely fantastic in Week 11 and proved just how great of a quarterback he is.
Sure, the Jaguars don't have the greatest defense, but 527 yards and five touchdowns against anyone is ridiculously impressive. Schaub has always taken a back seat to his defense and Arian Foster, but he proved this week to be just as vital to his team's success as any other player.