Going into Sunday's game, the Texans were the only team never to have made the playoffs of any of the 3 major sports leagues in the USA.
Like any brand new team starting from scratch, the Texans struggled in the big time but gradually improved courtesy of early draft picks like Mario Williams and eventually had their first winning season in 2009.
They were expected to push the Colts last season and looked like they would after beating the Colts in their first game last season. But they faded away and ended up with a losing season.
But 5 year coach Gary Kubiak got the Texans back on track and thanks to TJ Yates - and Drew Brees - won their first ever division title after 10 seasons.
And it has been deserved too. Ironically, the Texans have had their worst injury crisis in years and lost Mario Williams and Matt Schaub for the season while Andre Johnson and Arian Foster have been in and out with injuries.
Yet the team have somehow kept winning. It's because of one of the best defences in the NFL, up there with the 49ers, Ravens and Broncos.
Now with a fairly easy finish to the season, the Texans can set their sights on trying to get the top seed in the AFC and being at home in Houston throughout January.
It's what this massive city on the Gulf has been waiting for since the Houston Oilers hosted the Kansas City Chiefs in the Astrodome in 1994; the last NFL playoff game in the city.
Meanwhile, Tebow Time has continued and is very much into overdrive after the Broncos' latest 4th quarter comeback possibly damaged beyond repair the Chicago Bears' playoff chances.
Plenty has been said but the fact is the Broncos are very much in control of their division and destiny now - not that Tebow hasn't been aware of that anyway even when the Broncos were losing earlier in the season.
I have been struggling to find anything that compares to this Broncos side. Maybe there is one side that does - the Blackcaps who just beat Australia for the first time in 16 years.
It's widely known that the Blackcaps are a side who are better at containing in the one day game. They are terrific when they bowl first and then chase down a total big or small. They're a side that seem to play better when there's a target in the horizon.
The Broncos are the Blackcaps of the NFL. They don't have the flashiest players or the flashiest quarterback. They are average for much of the game but when the chips are down and the game is winnable, they can pull it off.
So the AFC is very much decided. The Patriots, Ravens and Steelers keep winning and will probably clinch their playoff spots next weekend. The Broncos might even clinch a playoff spot next weekend if the Raiders lose.
Wish the same could be said about the NFC East.
It looks likely now that we'll get a second dose of NY Giants and Cowboys in a matter of weeks on NBC.
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