After two overtime escapes in five days, there finally will be some rest for the weary Houston Texans. With the extended time before its next game, the AFC's best team, now 10-1, must use it to figure out how to get out of its defensive slump.
Thursday's 34-31 road victory over the Detroit Lions was similar to how the Texans survived at home Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. It required another great fourth-quarter comeback from quarterback Matt Schaub and the offense — and added help from the officials on Justin Forsett's 81-yard...
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