This week, the Texans are playing the defending AFC champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers in a matchup that will go a long way into saying whether the Texans will be playoff contenders this season. Here are my 2 players I think need to play well in order for the Texans to get the big win.
1) Matt Schaub
Matt Schaub showed us last week that he has the tools to be an elite quarterback, but showed us why he is nowhere near the ranks of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning as he fell apart in the fourth quarter against the Saints. The Steelers are one of the best defenses in the league. If Schaub wants to prove his worth, he has to cut down on his turnovers as the Steelers won't give him any easy passes.
2) Mario Williams
I barely heard from Mario Williams last week. That is because he was being double-teamed on a few plays by the Saints linemen but still, he is the best playmaker on the Texans defense. The Texans need him to make plays for their defense to be good. They need him to be active and get to Ben Roethlisberger to force pressure. The Steelers have the most turnovers in the NFL to this point. The Texans need to capitalize on this as turnovers will go a long way into saying who will win in this matchup.
So, who wins? With my 1 prediction, I think that the Texans prove they are for real. The Steelers have looked shaky in their first three games and I believe that the Texans will rebound from last week's brutal loss to the Saints. I see Houston playing excellent defense and taking this one, 20-13.
For more information on the Houston Texans, check out John McClain's blog on the Houston Chronicle website
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