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Anthony Castonzo Jersey , where the Colts and Titans will play for a wild-card playoff berth. Or maybe more.The winner between these 9-6 teams makes the playoffs. Should Houston (10-5) fall at home to Jacksonville (5-10), the Indianapolis-Tennessee victor earns the AFC South title.That’s why two of the NFL’s more interesting but less glamorous teams were flexed to prime time.But it’s an intriguing matchup featuring two rookie head coaches, Mike Vrabel for Tennessee, Frank Reich for Indianapolis, who know something about getting to and succeeding in the playoffs from their playing careers.Unfortunately for them, neither of their teams has the pedigree that the Patriots would show when Vrabel was a linebacker for them, or the Bills in the 1990s when Reich was a quarterback.Still, any game in which the winner gets into the postseason is worthy of the spotlight. Oh, and get this: Should Baltimore and Pittsburgh win and the Colts, No. 10 in the AP Pro32, and the No. 14 Titans tie, the Steelers grab the final AFC wild card. Why? Don’t ask.With some uncertainty surrounding Marcus Mariota and his stinger — there is no betting line on the game because of it — plus the fact Andrew Luck is 10-0 vs. the Titans …COLTS, 24-16KNOCKOUT POOL: Survived with the Titans, let’s see if Pro Picks can finish it off with a win by PHILADELPHIA. Yes, we never took the defending Super Bowl champs.No. 27 Detroit (plus 7) at No. 18 (tie) Green BayAaron Rodgers and also-ran Packers seem to care. Also-ran Lions don’t.BEST BET: PACKERS, 33-16No. 3 Chicago (plus 6) at No. 13 MinnesotaBears spoil any January plans for division rival Ryan Kelly Color Rush Jersey , help Eagles.UPSET SPECIAL: BEARS, 20-15No. 15 Philadelphia (minus 6) at No. 18 (tie) WashingtonEagles surge through opening into postseason.EAGLES, 31-20No. 28 Jacksonville (plus 8 1-2) at No. 8 HoustonTexans will take division despite injury issues that could hurt in January.TEXANS, 18-10No. 16 Cleveland (plus 5 1-2) at No. 9 BaltimoreRavens have come too far down the stretch to blow it here.RAVENS, 21-20No. 26 Cincinnati (plus 14) at No. 12 PittsburghTalented Steelers’ late-season flop is mystifying.STEELERS, 33-16No. 31 Oakland (13 1-2) at No. 4 Kansas CityChiefs secure AFC’s top seed, but looking very vulnerable.CHIEFS, 30-20No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers (minus 6 1-2) at No. 23 (tie) DenverGame means too much to Chargers to falter.CHARGERS, 33-13No. 29 New York Jets (plus 13 1-2) at No. 6 New EnglandBelieve it or not, things are looking up for Jets. Still …PATRIOTS, 24-16No. 30 San Francisco (plus 10) at No. 2 Los Angeles RamsRams grab NFC’s second seed and wild-card round bye.RAMS, 31-16No. 32 Arizona (OFF) at No. 7 SeattleCardinals will clinch top selection in April’s draft with loss.SEAHAWKS, 23-10No. 21 Carolina (OFF) at No. 1 New OrleansSaints can rest folks and still beat sliding Panthers.SAINTS, 23-16No. 11 Dallas (plus 7) at No. 22 New York GiantsJust stay healthy, Cowboys.GIANTS, 19-17No. 17 Miami (plus 3 1-2) at No. 25 BuffaloIs there any more inconsistent team than Dolphins?BILLS https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Margus-Hunt-Jersey , 20-13No. 20 Atlanta (pick-em) at No. 23 (tie) Tampa BayFalcons coach Dan Quinn safe, Bucs might be playing for coach Dirk Koetter’s job.FALCONS, 26-20 HOUSTON — Saturday’s wild-card game between the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans is a matchup that seemed improbable early this season after Houston dropped its first three games and the Colts limped to a 1-5 start.Instead of letting their tough starts lead to disappointing seasons, these teams — which both finished 4-12 last year — turned things around to lead the AFC South and charge into the postseason.Houston’s rebound began at the expense of the Colts (10-6), and it was thanks in part to a controversial call by Indianapolis coach Frank Reich in overtime. The game was tied 34-34 when, instead of punting on fourth-and-4 from his 43-yard line and likely settling for a tie, Reich called for a short pass from Andrew Luck to Chester Rogers. Luck’s pass fell incomplete, Houston got a 24-yard completion on the next play, and Ka’imi Fairbairn made a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give the Texans (11-5) a 37-34 victory.“We knew that to be able to come out on the winning end of that game was a big thing for us, but that’s a long time ago,” Houston coach Bill O’Brien said. “The teams have evolved over time, so it’s a new ballgame now.”The win was the first of nine straight for Houston. The Texans didn’t lose again until a visit from the Colts on Dec. 9, a 24-21 Indy victory. Houston then won two of its last three games, capped by a 20-3 victory over the Jaguars on Sunday to clinch the division — and become the sixth team since 1980 and first since 1998 to make the playoffs after a 0-3 start.The Colts’ loss to Houston in Week 4 was the second of four straight that dropped them to 1-5. Indianapolis then won its next five and nine of its last 10 to make its first playoff appearance since a 2014 AFC championship game loss at New England. Yes, the “Deflategate” game.The Colts are the third team in NFL history to reach the postseason after losing five of the first six games.These teams have more in common than their difficult starts. They’re both led by a player making a comeback after an injury.Luck returned after missing the 2017 season with a shoulder injury to throw for 4,593 yards and rank second in the NFL with 39 touchdown passes. His best games this season have come against Houston Peyton Manning Jersey , piling up 863 yards passing with six touchdowns.Trying to slow him down Saturday will be Houston’s comeback star J.J. Watt, who played all 16 games after starting just eight games combined in the previous two years because of back surgeries and a broken leg. Watt led the AFC with 16 sacks, had 25 quarterback hits and 18 tackles for loss and forced a career-high seven fumbles, which tied for most in the NFL.Watt said Luck has been getting rid of the ball quicker this season, which makes his job as a pass rusher much more difficult.“You try and do different things, but at the end of the day, you try and get there, and if you can get your hands up, you get your hands up,” he said. “You just try and get there. You can’t really let it affect you, and you hope maybe he holds it for an extra second.”HILTON’S INSome of T.Y. Hilton‘s most memorable moments have come against the Texans — especially when he visits Houston.The Colts’ top receiver has caught 41 passes for 933 yards with seven TDs in seven games at NRG Stadium, and in the last two trips to Houston he has 14 receptions for 374 yards and two TDs. So even though he’s been hobbled by a bad ankle, which he initially injured at Houston on Dec. 9, Hilton insists he’ll be fine Sunday.“That’s probably why it’s starting to feel better,” Hilton joked earlier this week when asked about playing in Houston for the second time in a month.DESHAUN’S DEBUTHouston quarterback Deshaun Watson will make his playoff debut in his second year in the NFL. Don’t expect the 12th overall pick in the 2017 draft to be daunted by the challenge after he played plenty of huge games at Clemson, highlighted by leading his team to the national title game twice. The Tigers lost to Alabama when Watson was a sophomore before he helped Clemson beat Alabama 35-31 for the 2016 national championship.“It’s just another opportunity for myself and this whole team to be able to show what we’ve got and put in the work Al Woods Color Rush Jersey ,” Watson said. “I’ve played in a lot of big games before in college and stuff, but you can’t really pit college playoffs with the NFL. This is the hardest business, top-notch. It’s a whole new season, a whole new speed of game. So it’s going to be new for me (and) it’s going to be a lot of fun.”TURNAROUND TIMEIndy didn’t just rebound from a 1-5 start to make the playoffs. It rewrote the book.While the oft-criticized offensive line allowed a league-low 18 sacks after giving up a league-high 56 in 2017, the biggest change came on defense, where the Colts were ranked No. 11. They had the league’s leading tackler, tallied 26 takeaways, allowed only 16.4 points over the final eight games and were one of three teams that didn’t allow a 100-yard rusher all season.The Colts know it will take more of the same to advance.“The last time we did a good job, that was great for us, but this is a new challenge this week,” Reich said when asked about defending Pro Bowl receiver DeAndre Hopkins. “I’m sure they are going to try to get him going.”97<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:2018-19 NBA cheerleadersJoe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports | Joe Camporeale