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The Texans will have to wait until this evening to find out if they are going to Baltimore or Kansas City for the divisional playoffs, but we do know the game will be at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
We also know a few more things about DeMeco Ryans' team after the 45-14 win over Cleveland in the wild-card round. First, it makes a big difference when the defensive front brings pressure like it did on Saturday. Derek Stingley Jr. is becoming the type of cornerback worthy of the No. 3 pick in the draft. And Laremy Tunsil can still be one of the top offensive linemen in the NFL.
While Houston held up its end on a potential all-Texas Super Bowl, the Cowboys did not. Dallas was crushed by Green Bay 48-32, the third early exit in a row under Mike McCarthy.
The Rockets continue their road trip with a day game in Philadelphia against the 76ers and need a win to avoid falling under .500 for the first time in six weeks.
And while it was chilly in Houston on Sunday morning, the field at the Chevron Houston Marathon put up some fast times. Morocco's Zouhair Talbi set the course record in the men's race, and Sutume Kebede ran the fastest half marathon by a woman on U.S. soil.
Stat of the day: 1-3. Mike McCarthy's record in the playoffs with the Cowboys.
 | Reid Laymance, Sports Editor |
Texans / NFL
Photo by: Jon Shapley/Staff Photographer
5 things we learned from wild-card win vs. Browns
How Derek Stingley Jr., Laremy Tunsil and the defensive front made the big difference.
- Super Saturday: The Texans will play their divisional round game at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday against either Baltimore or Kansas City.
- Packers 48, Cowboys 32: Dak Prescott threw two interceptions before three mostly empty touchdown passes in another playoff flop for him and the No. 2 seed Cowboys.
Rockets / NBA
Photo by: Jason Fochtman/Staff Photographer
Rockets at 76ers: Five things to watch
With losses in three of the first four games of the road trip, the Rockets need a win to avoid falling below .500 for the first time since Dec. 2.
Marathon
Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer
Morocco's Zouhair Talbi wins a fast Chevron Houston Marathon
Morocco's Zouhair Talbi wins men's race in a course record 2:06:39 and Ethiopia's Rahma Tusa Chota wins women's race.
- Half marathon: Sutume Kebede wins in 1:04.37, fastest time on U.S. soil, and Weini Kelati finishes fourth with record for U.S. women
- Oly vision: Frank Lara, who finished 21st in the half marathon, used this weekend's race to prepare for the Olympic trials in Orlando next month.
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