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By all odds, the Texans, who will play on Saturday in their field of Reliant Stadium, Houston, his first game of the finals in team history, despite the low of his marshals most importantly, get as favorites.
A new party that will generate a duel uncommon among rookie quarterbacks such as TJYates by the Texans, and Andy Dalton, a native of Houston, in front of the Bengals.
The duel between the two will be the first since the merger of the NFL and AFL in 1970, in a finals match between two rookie quarterbacks.
In the biggest game in franchise history, the Texans have decided to put his fate in the hands of rookie Yates, who comes to fight with Dalton after his team lost the final three games of the regular season.
Yates also had to recover from a bruise on his left shoulder from the party in the Texas team closed the regular season against the Tennessee Titans.
Gary Kubiak, head coach of the Texans, confirmed that the Bengals will start against the Yates, but acknowledged that the 'quarterback' is in pain in the shoulder.
Yates became the team's surprise when he took the Texans at their starting quarterback, Matt Schaub injured his right foot and will not play for the rest of the season and the first reserve Matt Leinart, with fracture clavicle, which also will see more action.
The rookie led the Texans to two victories against the Atlanta Falcons and the Bengals own in Cincinnati, to win the South Division title in the AFC.
Now is different because after the game is worth only win if you want the Texans continue to make history to reach the pass first to the second round of the NFL.
Dalton, who did not train normally because he suffered from flu, has recovered and ready to tackle the great challenge both individual and team.
Marvin Lewis, head coach of the Bengals, Dalton is confident and has no doubt that will work without problems to what is expected to be a very tough defense of the Texans, that there will be the key to victory.
The Bengals, who won the last spot to be in the finals of the NFL on Sunday, seeking his first victory in finals since 1990, and will do so with Dalton at quarterback.
Dalton feels at home because they grew up in Katy, a residential suburb bordering the Houston metropolitan area, and three times he has played at Reliant Stadium has emerged victorious in college so it expects to continue the winning streak.
The same when looking for the Steelers Sunday skip the Broncos, who will in the direction of the game at quarterback question Tim Tebow, who until now has been a major media figure inside and outside the NFL.
Tebow is the great challenge presented with a playing style and personality uncommon within the sport in the NFL, which not only completely opposite feelings but also a myriad of questions with his play.
His great luck and success so far has been that the brand Broncos (8-8) got to be in the final stage, not so much on merit if not for the serious errors committed by their division rivals, the Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers.
Hence, the Broncos are in the game statistics and proven in the field the worst team in the NFL that has reached the finals.
The real test will have it on Sunday when they face the Steelers, who fail in their best game, partly because of the injuries they have suffered, but have all the elements to be a team than the Broncos.
The Steelers 'defense, which finally seems to have a healthy Troy Polamalu after his great performance last week, finished the regular season as the best in the NFL, something that should be very concerned about the Broncos' offense and special Tebow, a player who can not pass the ball through the air.
That forces the Broncos attack is mainly by land and conservative plan from coach John Fox is not the best to face a team with the power of the Steelers, who also know to expect your opponent.
Absences due to injury of star running back Rashard Mendenhall and that of Ryan Clark, who can not play at altitude due to illness in red blood cells are important, but not affect its power as a team.
The same goes for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who is not one hundred percent, but it has proven far superior in all aspects of the game so far has offered Tebow, who has been most successful for their ideas and beliefs religious as shown in the field.
