It is finally time! After six days of anticipation the 2012 NFL Playoffs are here! First up, the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Houston Texans for the AFC Wild Card battle and we have a live stream for you.
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Now, before the live stream, let's look at how these teams matchup.
The Texans should have been resting today and the New England Patriots should have been in action. However, they dropped their last game to clinch the top seed in the final week of football as they dropped their game against the pesky Indianapolis Colts.
Houston still remains the favorite in this game as they boast prime offensive weapons and what could be the defensive player of the year.
Andre Johnson, Arian Foster and J.J. Watt are forces on both sides of the ball. Johnson and Foster can light up the scoreboard while Watt will swat balls from the air and create a lot of deflections that can wind up as turnovers.
As for the Bengals, their offense isn't too bad either. A.J. Green and Andy Dalton look to go down in history as one of the best quarterback-wide receiver duos in the NFL. Week after week everybody knows who Dalton is going to hit and Green still found ways of breaking loose and getting wide open.
Don't sleep on the Bengals' defense either as a revamped secondary will look to create issues for Matt Schaub.
This is the consecutive year these two meet in the first round of the playoffs. Last year, the Texans put a hurting on the Bengals defeating them 31-10.
[Check out our predictions for the entire playoffs all the way to the Super Bowl]
Click here for the live stream of Bengals vs. Texans. Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m. ET.
