There really is a Santa Claus after all.
Seemingly out of nowhere, the Texans (5-10) dug down and showed some pride as they exploited the Colts (11-4) poor run defense to control the clock and pull out a thrilling Christmas Eve victory at Reliant Stadium. After knocking off the Colts for the first time in ten games, the Texans now have an opportunity to fulfill my pre-season prediction of six wins for the team if they can knock off the Browns (4-11) next weekend at Reliant.
The Owls (7-6) storybook season came to a close with a trouncing at the hands of the Troy Trojans in the New Orleans Bowl. The loss was not really a surprise as I did not give the Owls much of a chance without their injured QB, Chase Clement. But the defeat did not take any of the luster off of the Owls great season, which vindicated my early season belief that the Owls were going to cause headaches for most opposing teams this season if they could survive a brutal early-season schedule. Things are definitely looking up on the gridiron over at Rice.