The Houston Texans are locked into the No. 3 seed in the AFC playoffs, and have seen numerous stars -- Matt Schaub, Mario Williams, Andre Johnson -- felled by injury. But according to head coach Gary Kubiak, the Texans are treating Sunday's home game as a must-win.
"We'll go play this game just like any other one," Kubiak said Wednesday, "We've got to go out there and get better as we move forward into the next week. So we'll keep our fingers crossed from a health standpoint, but we've got to go play and find a way to correct some mistakes."
Specifically, Kubiak said that he would "love to have [Andre Johnson] go out and play 15-20 plays" this week before the playoffs arrive.

Fantasy Analysis:

Johnson practiced today, so he's on track to be active against the Titans. But if 15-20 plays is all that Kubiak is counting on, then Johnson needs to stay on your bench. For the other notable players (read: Arian Foster ), these are some very interesting remarks. However, know that Kubiak is a Mike Shanahan disciple and has a history of saying one thing and doing another. We'll keep following any Texans news throughout the week but right now, even with Kubiak's words, it's really hard for me to trust Foster in week 17, even against Tennessee's below-average run defense. For today, I still think Ben Tate is the runner you want to play here.