One of those teams is the Chicago Bears. The others are the Carolina Panthers who the Texans will square off against at Reliant on December 18 and today's opponent, the Miami Dolphins.
The Texans have a 5-0 all time record against the Dolphins with four of those wins occurring on coach Gary Kubiak's watch. Two of those five wins have occurred in Miami with the one being a 27-20 one in 2009 during that season in which they posted a 9-7 record and narrowly missed the NFL playoffs. .
The Texans sprinted out to a 27-0 lead and then withstood a furious second half Dolphin comeback to escape with a victory
Miami is Andre Johnson's hometown and he always wants to play well for the homefolks, especially since he'll usually have at least 100 to 200 people in the stands he purchased tickets for to watch him play. There are also five Texans who played for 'The U' on the Texans roster in Eric Winston, Darryl Sharpton (nephew of Rev. Al), Rashad Butler, Chris Myers and Brandon Harris. .Speaking of playing, Arian Foster will start in this game after missing the season opening 34-7 win against the Colts with a hamstring injury. How much he will play is the question.
The Dolphins are coming off a 38-24 loss to the New England Patriots in which quarterback Tom Brady scorched their secondary for 517 passing yards that included a 99 yard TD pass to Wes Welker.
The Dolphins will be highly motivated to atone for that performance against a potent Texans offense
The Texans not only want another win, but wish to continue showing people that the defense has improved under Wade Phillips' 3-4 and their domination of Indianapolis wasn't a mirage.
And yeah, in case you're wondering, I picked the Texans to win this one.
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