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Schedule VanderNotes | Vandermeer’s View

Before we begin the analysis – just a reminder that this is why you love the NFL so much. Every game is absolutely huge! Sunday feels like the NCAA Tournament on steroids. Careers hang in the balance. Seasons are on the line. We could feel elation or deep disappointment.

This is only the third time Houston has opened at home with the Colts and the first since 2011. Houston won both previous meetings by pounding the ball. One was an unforgettable afternoon against Peyton Manning in 2010.

Three division games to close out the season are slated for the first time since 2015, when Houston won all three to capture the AFC South for the first time in three years. It’s a sign! Let’s see a repeat of that this year!

Houston is 55-40 all-time against the non-division opponents on the schedule.

The only prime time game (Nov. 3 vs Philly) is at home and that’s always a good thing. Being a Thursday-nighter, I always feel like the home team has a big edge in not having to travel on a short week….

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