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Based on the latest Vegas numbers Will Fuller V Color Rush Jersey , the Texans will be home early this year." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - ityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsTexansOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Texans StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Texans NewsYahoo Texans Team PageYahoo Texans ReportYahoo Texans Depth ChartYahoo Texans TransactionsYahoo Texans PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Filed under:2019 Houston Texans Offseason2020 NFL Playoffs Oddsmakers Not Kind To Houston TexansNew,20commentsBased on the latest Vegas numbers, the Texans will be home early this year. CDTShareTweetShareShare2020 NFL Playoffs Oddsmakers Not Kind To Houston TexansBrian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsWhile we’re all hoping the Houston Texans finally run the table and bring an NFL championship to H-Town this season, according to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, it’s going to be an uphill battle. The Texans are not even the best team in the AFC South odds-wise.What’s worse than that? Westgate has the Cleveland Browns as a potential AFC Championship contender. While Cleveland has done a lot to improve over the last few seasons, have they really shot past the Texans so far they’re in the conversation as a potential NFL Final Four squad? ESPN has the breakdowns here. But we figured you’d appreciate not having to expend the energy to click away from your comfortable battle red home away from home when it comes to the AFC, so here it is for you, in all it’s (un)glory. 1) The New England PatriotsCan Tom Brady lead yet another improbable Super Bowl bid? 2) The Kansas City ChiefsWill Patrick Mahomes and Tyrann Mathieu finally make the Big Game? 3) The Indianapolis ColtsIs Andrew Luck about to bring a title to the AFC South?4) The Cleveland BrownsIs Baker Mayfield truly the savior of the Dawg Pound? 5) The Los Angeles ChargersCan Philip Rivers capture that elusive Super Bowl gold and ride off into the sunset?6) The Pittsburgh SteelersCan Ben Roethlisberger revitalize an offense that’s now missing Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell? If there’s anything the Houston Texans proved last year, it’s that they know how to beat the odds. But these odds definitely have them as the seventh team (a/k/a/ a wild card team), and that has never really been kind to Houston.7) (Wild Card 1) The Houston Texans Will Deshaun Watson once again defy odds and win a championship like he’s done in high school and college? 8) (Wild Card 2) The Baltimore RavensWill Lamar Jackson carry this team, RPO-style, all the way to the finish line? Give us your 2019-2020 AFC playoff predictions! Think Cleveland really has a shot at the glory or will a tough AFC North chew them up yet again? Expect Houston to beat down the Colts and secure another AFC South title? The sour taste left behind from last Saturday’s season-ending shellacking of the Houston Texans may not go away for a very long time. Sure, Houston set some sweet records along the way, including the nine-game win streak and Deshaun Watson’s miraculous rise from the ashes to becoming who we hoped he would become. People can say the Andrew Luck-led Indianapolis Colts are a great team all they want, but Houston lost that game far more than the Colts won it. From several dropped passes, missed throws Ryan Griffin Color Rush Jersey , NCAA level bad offensive line work, and head-scratching play calling to an overwhelming sense the team just didn’t appear ready to take the field, it really seemed like Week 1 all over again (insert “Groundhog Day” clip with Bill O’Brien instead of Bill Murray).Now, since it’s probably a foregone conclusion Cal McNair won’t make any sweeping organizational changes, we’re going to hand that virtual duty over to you. That’s right, it’s time to put on your Emperor of the Universe hat and point out who you see as the common denominator for why the Texans have once again made it to the NFL Playoffs only to get run right back out by the first team they faced. Coaching: Is this all on Bill O’Brien? Well, to hear him talk, yes, it is. Ultimately, he's right. At the end of the day, a head coach who can’t get his team ready for the biggest game of the year will most likely find himself in the unemployment line soon thereafter in most NFL cities. General Manager: Overall roster deficiencies can clearly be laid at the feet of the general manager, but first year GM Brian Gaine did a decent job of trying to clean up the mess he inherited. Was the ending his fault? Or is it more his predecessor’s fault, as Rick Smith neglected so many position groups for his entire run? Position Groups: Speaking of position groups, do you blame the offensive line, secondary, or running backs the most?Specific Players: This is a team game D'Onta Foreman Color Rush Jersey , but many like to say the ultimate fate of a team falls on one or more key members of the roster.Can you point the finger at one or two players alone?Leadership: Was it a player leadership failure? Coaching leadership failure? Organizational level failure? Blind Luck (no, not Andrew): Did the injury bug and horrifically bad officiating cause our beloved Texans to collapse? I mean, how many times can J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney get mugged in broad daylight, right in front of a stripped shirt who seems completely blind to the offense, before people start wondering if the NFL is rigged? Or, maybe, the injury bug is just a cruel, cruel mistress...If none of those answer suit you, then obviously Thanos, in an effort to bring peace to the galaxy, wiped out one third of the Texans’ ability to function to the level of their potential when he donned the Infinity Gauntlet. Hopefully, Dr. Strange and the remaining Avengers can find a way to undo that before the NFL Draft.Vote here, and then give us the why behind the what in the comments section.