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Texans, Lions add new spice to playoffs
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January 7, 2012, Saturday
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THE NFL playoffs open with a little history today: The Houston Texans make their very first postseason appearance while the Detroit Lions run out for their first playoff since 1999.
The Texans, all of 10 seasons old, open the playoffs by hosting the Cincinnati Bengals.
Soon after, the Lions play at the New Orleans Saints.
There they are, Detroit and Houston, both with 10-6 records, in there amongst recent champions the Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants, who are all frequent playoff qualifiers.
Tomorrow, the Atlanta Falcons visit the Giants, followed by Pittsburgh at the Denver Broncos.
The lack of familiarity with such surroundings doesn't seem to concern Detroit coach Jim Schwartz, who has 17 players with playoff experience, but only kicker Jason Hanson got it with the Lions.
"We haven't always played our very best, I don't think any team ever does, but I think we've learned from some of the things that have happened and I think we're a little bit more battle-tested, a little more seasoned," he said. "There's one thing of learning about something, there's another thing experiencing it firsthand.
"I think that every time we're presented with one of those situations, we've done a pretty good job of doing it better the second time," he added.
The Lions recently met the Saints, falling 31-17 at the Superdome on December 4.
The Texans, all of 10 seasons old, open the playoffs by hosting the Cincinnati Bengals.
Soon after, the Lions play at the New Orleans Saints.
There they are, Detroit and Houston, both with 10-6 records, in there amongst recent champions the Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants, who are all frequent playoff qualifiers.
Tomorrow, the Atlanta Falcons visit the Giants, followed by Pittsburgh at the Denver Broncos.
The lack of familiarity with such surroundings doesn't seem to concern Detroit coach Jim Schwartz, who has 17 players with playoff experience, but only kicker Jason Hanson got it with the Lions.
"We haven't always played our very best, I don't think any team ever does, but I think we've learned from some of the things that have happened and I think we're a little bit more battle-tested, a little more seasoned," he said. "There's one thing of learning about something, there's another thing experiencing it firsthand.
"I think that every time we're presented with one of those situations, we've done a pretty good job of doing it better the second time," he added.
The Lions recently met the Saints, falling 31-17 at the Superdome on December 4.
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