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At long last, No. 1 NFL team resides here
Arian Foster and the Texans have proven themselves as the best team in the NFL. (Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle) I’m waving the white towel. I surrender! After being besieged for weeks by Texans fans...
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Watt reaching new altitude with superb season
Three players are in the running for NFL Defensive Player of the Year: Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, Denver outside linebacker Von Miller and San Francisco outside linebacker Aldon Smith. ( Karen...
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History no predictor of outcome in NFL rematches
The Texans will have to correct past mistakes if they want to compete with the Patriots. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle ) Nothing figures to serve the Texans better against New England on Sunday...
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1978 Oilers good enough to beat Patriots
The Oilers’ Earl Campbell found some running room against the Patriots in their 1978 playoff game, finishing with 118 rushing yards. (Houston Chronicle file) “From the fancy passin’ Dago to the Tyler...
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Harvey: Too many question marks for Texans to be true contenders
After a season-ending loss, the Texans are looking for a recipe that will lead them past the second round of the postseason and beyond. (Smiley N. Pool /Houston Chronicle) See the alternate viewpoint...
View ArticleTom Brady doesn’t put much into Antonio Smith’s ‘spy’ charges
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady didn’t seem too concerned on Monday about Texans defensive lineman Antonio Smith’s “spying” charges in the wake of New England’s 34-31 victory over the Texans on Sunday....
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Taking the air out of Patriots’ victory? NFL investigating New England
Hours after New England’s obliteration of Indianapolis in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, Bob Kravitz of Indianapolis TV station WTHR reported that according to a source, the NFL is investigating...
View ArticleReport: NFL zeroing in on Patriots’ locker room attendant
The NFL reportedly has a person of interest in the investigation into the New England Patriots deflating footballs used in the AFC Championship Game on Jan. 18. Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported the...
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Seahawks’ Richard Sherman may face big decision: Play in Super Bowl or attend...
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman potentially faces one of the toughest decisions imaginable for an NFL player: compete in the Super Bowl or witness the birth of his first child. Sherman’s...
View ArticleSeahawks’ Pete Carroll, Patriots’ Bill Belichick meet with media ahead of...
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and New England Patriots counterpart Bill Belichick met with the media at the Phoenix Convention Center Friday morning, just two days before the teams meet in...
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Despite Patriots scandals, Bill Belichick’s place in NFL history is secure
CHANDLER, Ariz. – Bill Belichick’s place as one of the greatest coaches in NFL history is secure. Deflategate and Spygate may tarnish Belichick’s legacy in the eyes of many who follow the NFL, but...
View ArticleBill Belichick lashes out at latest cheating accusations against Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick says “it’s just not right” that his team is repeatedly being accused of cheating. The coach lashed out on Friday against accusations that...
View ArticleLooking ahead to Texans vs. Patriots
Losing at Buffalo ruined what could have been a very special week in Houston: Texans with a five-game winning streak against Bill Belichick and Tom Brady in a nationally televised Sunday night game....
View ArticleBill Belichick compares ‘major force’ J.J. Watt favorably to Lawrence Taylor
Hall of Fame New York Giants outside linebacker Lawrence Taylor, coached by Bill Belichick as the defensive coordinator on Bill Parcells’ staff, is the only NFL player to be named NFL Defensive Player...
View ArticleTexans’ Bill O’Brien talks about what he learned from Patriots’ Bill Belichick
Bill O’Brien spent five years as an assistant coach at New England under Bill Belichick. O’Brien was the offensive coordinator at Duke when he got a call from Belichick asking if he was interested in...
View ArticleTexans’ Bill O’Brien just another branch of Bill Belichick’s coaching tree
If you’re a successful NFL head coach, at some point members of your staff will get opportunities elsewhere, creating a coaching tree. That was the case for the likes of Paul Brown, Sid Gillman, Tom...
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