AFC Power Rankings Week 16: Chiefs rise to No. 2
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Houston Texans. 7. player. 10. <p>Although J.J. Watt was held in check for the second straight week, the Texans got the best of their horseshoed divisional rivals in Week 15. Alfred Blue recorded his second 100-yard performance of the season, his first since Week 3.</p> <p>The list of the Texans’ quarterbacks this season continues to grow. They’ve burned through Ryan Mallet, Brian Hoyer and T.J. Yates, leaving them with well-traveled underachiever Brandon Weeden manning the controls. The Texans may win the AFC South, but they aren’t going to get very far in January with Yates or Weeden at the helm.</p><div class=. AFC South. 7-7
The Texans travel to Tennessee next week, which should give them an 8-7 record entering the season finale against Jacksonville.
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Houston Texans
AFC South, 7-7
Although J.J. Watt was held in check for the second straight week, the Texans got the best of their horseshoed divisional rivals in Week 15. Alfred Blue recorded his second 100-yard performance of the season, his first since Week 3.
The list of the Texans’ quarterbacks this season continues to grow. They’ve burned through Ryan Mallet, Brian Hoyer and T.J. Yates, leaving them with well-traveled underachiever Brandon Weeden manning the controls. The Texans may win the AFC South, but they aren’t going to get very far in January with Yates or Weeden at the helm.
The Texans travel to Tennessee next week, which should give them an 8-7 record entering the season finale against Jacksonville.
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