Texans can clinch first-round bye, home-field advantage on Sunday
Posted by on December 18, 2012 – 11:59 am
The Texans (12-2) clinched a playoff spot in Week 13 at Tennessee and clinched the AFC South in Week 15 against Indianapolis. They can clinch a first-round bye and home-field advantage this week.
Here are the Texans’ latest playoff scenarios, as provided by the NFL:
Houston clinches a first-round bye with:
1) HOU win or tie OR
2) NE loss or tie OR
3) DEN loss
Houston clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) HOU win OR
2) HOU tie + DEN loss or tie OR
3) NE loss or tie + DEN loss
The Texans play the Minnesota Vikings (8-6) at Reliant Stadium on Sunday at noon CT. The Denver Broncos (11-3) play the Cleveland Browns (5-9) in Denver on Sunday at 3:05 p.m. CT. The New England Patriots (10-4) play the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-12) on Sunday at noon in Jacksonville.
If the playoffs started today, the Texans would have the No. 1 seed in the AFC. The Broncos would have the No. 2 seed, followed by the Patriots, Baltimore Ravens (9-5), Indianapolis Colts (9-5) and Cincinnati Bengals (8-6).
The Texans can clinch home-field advantage with a victory in either of their last two games. They finish the regular season at Indianapolis on Dec. 30.
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By Erick on Dec 18, 2012 | Reply
Texans going to win it all !!!
By Rudy Vargas on Dec 18, 2012 | Reply
Houston texans will be the superbowl champios!
By Rudy Vargas on Dec 18, 2012 | Reply
THE HOUSTON TEXANS WILL BE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD! I KNOW THE FUTURE!!!
By Tennille on Dec 19, 2012 | Reply
As long as we stop Adrian Peterson the first round bye and home field advantage is already in the bag!!!!!!! It’s pretty much a must-win for us because the odds of the Patriots and the Broncos losing their next games is highly unlikely! GO TEXANS! BULLS ON PARADE!!!!!!!!
By Grizzwald on Dec 19, 2012 | Reply
We’ve done our part as die-hard fans. Waiting patiently because as true fans, WE believe. TEXANS, do or die. The opportunity is knocking at the door. Answer IT, Support our TEAM. Bite that a** on the other side of the line. Bite it, extremely Hard. Take their Heart and Show it to them. From the Rooter to the Tooter. Send their behinds home with no shoes on their feet. We Celebrate. 2013 is a HOUSTON TEXANS NFL Championship year. This is the year of a Real TEXANS Fan.