Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans Preview

The Houston Texans have a chance to make the playoffs for the first time in their history. They have a opportunity to improve to 5-3 with a victory against Buffalo this Sunday. A win this weekend would be important for the Texans, as they will have a tough road game against the Colts the following week before their bye week. After losing three games in a row, the Bills have one two road games in a row over the Jets and Panthers. Buffalo has a chance to reach 500. before there bye week if they can defeat the Texans. The key to the Texans sucess has been there passing game. Matt Schaub is leading the NFL in passing yards with 2,074 and passing touchdown with 16. Wide Receiver Andre Johnson is leading the league with 634 passing yards. Steve Slaton there running back had a excellent rookie season but, he is only averaging 50 yards a game this season and he is yet to get 100 yards rushing this season. Not, only is Slaton not racking up the yards, he has fumled six times losing four of them. Buffalo Bills offense has not been up to par. Terrell Owens was suppose to enhance the Bills offfense, but he has 18 catches for 242 yards and one touchdown. Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch have been solid in the Backfield. But Trent Edwards has struggled. He has thrown 5 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Edwards was knocked out of the game against the Jets after suffering a concussion and was replaced by Ryan Fitzpatrick who started against the Panthers on Sunday. Fitzpatrick will start this Sunday against the Texans. The Bills are the worst rushing defense in the NFL giving up 172 yards a game. But there pass defense is not bad at all. the Bills are allowing 190 yards a game passing and they are tied with the most interceptions in the league with 13. And that is without there starting Cornerback Ledios McKelvin, who is out for the season with a fracture fibula. The bills have scored 36 points in there last two wins, but they were able to do so because of the interceptions. It is unlikely that Schaub will throw that many interceptions. He has thrown five interceptions this season. In the three games before the last two, the Bills scored 20 points in three games. The Bills wins are over the Bucs, Jets and Panthers. the Jets were struggling with there passing game when they faced the Bills and the other two teams are two of the worst teams in the league. In there last two home games the Bills have score a combined 10 points in two games. The Texans are averaging 28 points a game on the road. The Texans are 5-2 in there last seven road games. Finally, the records of these two teams are deceiving. With the Texan only one game ahead of the Bills. Therefore, it looks like it could easily be a home victory for the Bills. But the Texans have defeated two legitimate football teams Bengals and 49ers. The Bills have a good pass defense and they will limit Schaub a little. the Texans have played much better than Buffalo this year. The Texans play the Colts next week and they need to win this game. The Bills have been awful at home and are not a good enough team to win three games in a row. Take the Texans (-3.5). The Texans 31 Bills 17.