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| Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Houston Texans |
The latest sports betting odds on this game and every game in the NFL, can be found at the online sportsbook Bet Phoenix. The Houston Texans sit atop the AFC South thanks to one of the most potent rushing attacks and stingiest defenses in the NFL. That has the team hopeful it can make the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, but coach Gary Kubiak knows there's still a long way to go. Seeking a career-high seventh consecutive 100-yard effort from scrimmage, Arian Foster looks to help the visiting Texans to a team record-tying fourth straight win Sunday against the stumbling Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Houston (6-3) has posted one winning season since entering the NFL in 2002, but it continues to look like a playoff contender. Led by Foster (656 yards rushing) and Ben Tate (623), the Texans are compiling an average of 155.1 yards on the ground -- the second-highest mark in the NFL entering Week 10. While its ground game leaves little to be desired, Houston's defense -- traditionally a weak spot for the club - has been even more impressive. The Texans rank No. 1 in the league with 274.0 yards allowed per game and third with 17.4 points given up. Despite the success, Kubiak is trying to keep an even keel as his team looks to win four straight for the first time since Dec. 13-Jan. 3, 2010. Houston cruised past Cleveland 30-12 last Sunday behind 124 rushing yards from Foster and 115 from Tate, setting a franchise record with 261 yards on the ground. Foster has rushed for at least 112 yards in each of the last three games and gone over 100 from scrimmage in his last six contests -- the league's longest such active streak. The Texans improved to 4-0 when giving up fewer than 90 rushing yards. They allowed a season-low 44 to the Browns. That doesn't bode well for Tampa Bay (4-4), which dropped to 0-4 when rushing for fewer than 100 during a 27-16 loss at New Orleans last weekend. The Buccaneers, who were looking forward to getting their ground game going with leading rusher LeGarrette Blount back following a two-game absence, fell behind early and were limited to 84 yards on the ground. Blount, though, has averaged 100.0 rushing yards and 5.6 per carry over his last six home games dating to last season. The Buccaneers' second straight loss and third in four games dropped them into third place in the NFC South, 1 1/2 games behind the division-leading Saints. Tampa Bay's recent struggles can be linked in part to its inability to score touchdowns in the red zone. The Bucs have scored TDs eight times in 22 opportunities inside their opponents' 20 -- the lowest percentage in the NFL. Penalties have also plagued the Bucs, who were flagged nine times for 80 yards last Sunday. Tampa Bay's 68 penalties are the third most in the league. The team made a high-profile move to bolster its defense Wednesday, claiming Albert Haynesworth off waivers one day after the lineman was released by New England. The Bucs lost defensive tackle Gerald McCoy for the season this week because of a torn right biceps. The Buccaneers have surrendered an average of 305.0 passing yards at home but could catch a break if Texans All-Pro wideout Andre Johnson can't play. Johnson, who has missed the last five games with a right hamstring injury, is uncertain for Sunday. This game could come down to the Buccaneers run defense and if they can slow down the solid rushing attack of the Texans this could get very interesting. 
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