Houston Texans back defence in overall effort for a win in first playoff game – NFL News
The Houston Texans are banking on their defence while going into their first ever playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals this Saturday.
It is for the first time in their franchise history that the Texans have made it to the postseason round and are aiming for a win when the meet the Bengals this weekend.
One of their key strengths is their defence and if the department manages to repulse or resist the Bengals offense it could prove vital in their victory.
Texans’ defence was ranked at the bottom of the National Football League (NFL) a year earlier. However, changes introduced by the team management have improved the department to be as one of the best on the league table now.
The particular development to note here that made a clear difference in Texans’ defence performance is the appointment of the defensive co-ordinator Wade Phillips.
Since taking over as a defensive coach, Phillips has built the team’s defence from scratch to be at the top among defence departments of the league’s teams.
It is a fact that is even recognized by the team members, who have spoken high of the assistant coach and his efforts to pull together all the members to put up strong shows on the defence line.
Texans linebacker Brian Cushing who is one of the beneficiaries of the Phillips defence rebuilding efforts said that the turnaround helped through by Phillips was unbelievable. Cushing leads the side with total 114 tackles in the regular season.
Other team members have also backed Wade Phillips contribution towards building the team for a strong defence, saying it could not have been better than taking the team to playoff.
Now, the team management has started looking at their defence department for a strong backup for their offence efforts and if both departments put up a co-ordinated show-off a win will be on their way.
It is first game for the Texans into the playoff round and the side is keen on getting through it successfully. It therefore is closely monitoring development of all departments so as to make sure they go into the game with the full strength squad.
This is especially important given the reason that the team is through the postseason while being on three-game losing streak and a number of injury problems confronting them.
Texans have claimed the American Football Conference (AFC) south title besides making it to playoff for the first time ever.
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