If the Texans win tonight they will pull into a four-way tie in the AFC wild card race with the Steelers, Broncos, and Jaguars.  Of the four teams, Houston has the tougher schedule but they will face the Jaguars in week 13 giving them a shot at splitting the year with them and gaining the advantage in their division records.

Being right in the thick of the wild card chase, Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak regained his senses and named Steve Slaton the starting running back tonight.  This will give their surprise RB in '08 a chance to redeem himself after losing his starting role due to fumble issues.  Slaton is the most talented back on the Texans' roster and will help solidify their team just in time for the playoff push.  

Of course this also bodes well for my fantasy team as I have both Slaton and his backup Ryan Moats but still need one of them to be the unchallenged starter.   Should Slaton perform well tonight and regain the top RB spot for the rest of the season my fantasy team would have a very good shot at going deep in the playoffs and possibly repeat as Champions!