CINCINNATI (10-6) At HOUSTON (12-4)
Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, NBC
OPENING LINE – Texans by 5
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Cincinnati 9-6-1; Houston 9-7
SERIES RECORD – Series tied 3-3
AP PRO32 RANKING – Bengals No. 12; Texans No. 8
LAST MEETING – Texans beat Bengals 31-10, Jan. 7
LAST WEEK – Bengals beat Ravens 23-17; Texans lost to Colts 28-16
BENGALS OFFENSE – OVERALL (22), RUSH (18), PASS (17)
BENGALS DEFENSE – OVERALL (6), RUSH (12), PASS (7)
TEXANS OFFENSE – OVERALL (7), RUSH (8), PASS (11)
TEXANS DEFENSE – OVERALL (7), RUSH (7), PASS (16)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Houston looking for fifth straight win against Bengals. … Bengals have reached playoffs in two straight seasons for first time since 1981-82. … Cincinnati is looking for first playoff win since Jan. 6, 1991 against Houston Oilers. … It is Cincinnati’s fourth postseason appearance under coach Marvin Lewis. … Bengals QB Andy Dalton is 19-13 as starter, highest winning percentage by Cincinnati quarterback with minimum of 20 starts in franchise history. … Dalton’s 3,669 yards passing and 27 touchdown passes were both career highs. … Dalton grew up in Houston suburb of Katy. … Bengals RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis ran for career-high 1,094 yards this season. … Green-Ellis had 183 yards rushing in four career postseason games with New England. … Cincinnati WR A.J. Green has 1,350 yards receiving to become second player in franchise history to reach 1,300 yards receiving in a season. … Green’s 162 receptions in first two seasons are second most to start career in NFL history behind Marques Colston’s 168. … Green is first WR selected to Pro Bowl in both of his first two seasons in NFL since Randy Moss in 1998-99. … Bengals DT Geno Atkins has 12 1/2 sacks and DE Michael Johnson has 11 1/2. … Houston CB Johnathan Joseph was first-round draft pick by Bengals in 2006 and spent first five seasons in Cincinnati. … Bengals PR Adam Jones has two career punt return touchdowns against Texans. … Texans (12-4) have most wins in franchise history. … Houston was 6-0 at home against AFC teams this season. … Houston QB Matt Schaub will make his first career postseason start on Saturday after missing last year’s playoffs with injured foot. … Schaub has thrown for more than 4,000 yards for third time in career. … Schaub is 2-0 with 672 yards passing, seven touchdowns and one interception in two career starts against Bengals. … Texans DE J.J. Watt leads NFL with 20 1/2 sacks, tied for sixth most since sacks became official statistic in 1982. … Watt’s 16 passes defended are most among defensive linemen. … Watt has 3 1/2 sacks in two career playoff games, and had 29-yard interception return for touchdown last year in playoff win against Bengals. … Houston RB Arian Foster has rushed for more than 130 yards in both his career postseason games. … Foster had 153 yards rushing with two scores in last year’s playoff win over Bengals. … Foster leads NFL in total touchdowns since 2010 with 47. He had seven 100-yard rushing games this season. … Houston WR Andre Johnson has career-high 1,598 yards receiving. He joins Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison as only players in NFL history with at least three seasons with 1,500 yards receiving. … Johnson is averaging 122.7 yards receiving in his past three games against Cincinnati. … Houston WR Kevin Walter played with Bengals from 2003-05. … Texans TE Owen Daniels had career-high six touchdown receptions this season. … Texans LB Whitney Mercilus tied for first among AFC rookies with six sacks.
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