Houston Texans ‘Offs Scheduling Notes

The 54th (ode to the great Chuck Howley, who finally made the Pro Football Hall last year) year of the NFL “slots”/divisional round/ “quarterfinals” (there were such (’67-’69), begin with a game (the 213th slots game) at Baltimore, where the first such game was played, a Colts’ win en route to the crown vs the Paul Brown coached, third year Cincinnati Bengals in 1970, with the Ravens hosting the Houston Texans.

I heard a “not quite there” quip that if the Houston Texans made the Supe, it would be rescheduled to the earlier Saturday “window.”

That use of exaggerated comedy, not even in the same stratosphere as that of Sid Caesar, would “apply” to the fact all 8 of the Texans’ wild card tilts were played in the earlier Saturday game/”window.”

However this will be the first of their 5 slots games to be played then.

Houston is (0-4) in previous such games, including a loss at Baltimore to the Ravens in the “Slot 3″/earlier Sunday game in 2011.

That was the Texans’ first such game.

Losses at New England (twice, in 2012 in the later Sunday slot 4 tilt and in ’16 on Saturday night in slot and in a “blown 24 point lead”/ (51-31) loss at K.C. , vs the eventual champion, Chiefs in slot 3 (earlier Sunday tilt), in 2019, followed.

A great actor, Robert Shaw is pictured above.

In addition to his prowess, I “cryptic” it with his “you FOLLA” more than once said in the superb film, “The Sting.”