Who does Pro Football Focus have the Texans facing in the playoffs?

According to Pro Football Focus, the 4-3 Houston Texans will face the 5-2 Baltimore Ravens in the wildcard round of the 2019 NFL Playoffs.

Via a simulation of the rest of the NFL season done thousands of times, PFF found that the Texans went to the playoffs 63% of the time. They also won the AFC South outright 39.1% of the time. They have the Ravens going 84% of the time while winning the AFC North 75.7% of the time.

Said their research and development team:

“In a matchup of two of the great young quarterbacks going in the NFL right now, the Texans and Ravens square off in a rematch of Houston’s first-ever playoff game in 2011. Both Bill O’Brien and John Harbaugh have won our AWS Decision of the Week award, and since the two teams have played a combined four games outside of a touchdown difference this season, those decisions on the margins have been a great deal of difference for them. Both defenses have been suspect relative to past performances through the season’s first seven weeks – both yielding an above-average yards per play, so look for Lamar Jackson (with over 250 rushing yards on designed runs and scrambles so far this season) and Deshaun Watson (with passer rating over 100 on both play-action and non-play-action passes) to put up some points at M&T Bank Stadium.”

The highlight of the matchup is — and should be — Deshaun Watson and Lamar Jackson. Former ACC rivals, the two are considered to be premier young quarterbacking talents in the NFL. Coincidentally, both are dual-threat shot-callers.

Luckily, Texans and Ravens fans won’t have to wait until January for this matchup. The two will face each other in Baltimore in Week 11 on Nov. 17. Until then, the Texans have to get through the Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars before going on their Week 10 bye.