Chiefs shut out Texans to advance, await Patriots or Broncos

The quarterback had the NFL’s No. 2 passer rating in 2015, but he’s 0-4 in the playoffs with an abysmal 57.8 passer rating. They rank in the top nine against the run and the pass, and they would be facing a New England team that has struggled offensively compared to the first half of the season.

Jazz: Football? What is this “football” of which you speak?

Scans this summer found no trace of cancer in Leah, but she has been undergoing treatment to help rebuild her immune system, which was destroyed by chemotherapy. 500 mark as I’d hoped. I will take the points, however. Even with all of that said, they are 10-6 and still have the best QB in the world.

On offense the Texans rely on former Tom Brady backup Brian Hoyer under center, who has one of the best receivers in the game at his disposal in DeAndre Hopkins. The Texans have a three-game winning streak on the line as opposed to a ten-game streak, but those three games were against pretty weak talent. In their 10-game streak, they have beaten two winning teams and the last win over a team with a winning record was November 15 against Denver, when Peyton Manning was benched after throwing four interceptions. After starting out the year 2-4, and having an injured Marshawn Lynch, the Seahawks still found a way to win 8 of their last 10 and 6 of their last 7. But after losing five straight, they made one of the greatest turnarounds in National Football League history, sweeping the final 10 games. “We approach them like a new team, we’re going to study them, do what we can, find our indicators, find our adjustments, then go out there and play a ballgame”. But remember that the Bengals had the stingiest scoring defense in the AFC and are plus-11 in turnover differential, second to Kansas City in the conference.

As in the game above both teams have strong defenses but the quarterback edge to the Seahawks is significant. Kansas City wins with a dominant performance, 27-14.

In September 2014 the Bengals reinstated Still and promoted him to the 53-player roster from the practice squad.

Yes, the Texans are the team both the Patriots and Broncos would love to see, but it could only happen for the Pats if Steelers upset the Bengals.

Andy Dalton, who broke his hand against the Steelers, is now out of his cast, but his availability for Sunday is in doubt. That would make the Steelers-Bengals matchup extremely interesting, but with the Steelers as slight favorites, the Patriots could have a shot at this scenario. Steelers 31-24 over the Bengals.

Dalton has been ruled out of Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and AJ McCarron will get the start in his place. They have been in a lot of shootouts this year so that is a risky scenario against Aaron Rodgers, but they are flying high on confidence right now and anyone that wants to bet against them now is just asking for it. It is unique this weekend because all four road teams are favored to win by Vegas. I’ll be rooting for the Steelers, but for purposes of the competition here between Ed and me I have to keep it interesting and go with where the numbers lead.

Ricky: Vikings. I know the Seahawks crushed the Vikings 38-7 in Week 13.