The Houston Texans defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 at home in the AFC Wild Card Playoffs. Houston’s defense struggled the last time they played at home surrendering 31 points to the Baltimore Ravens in a rout.

The Houston Texans defied the odds, literally. No, I'm not talking about everyone, every national NFL analyst picking the Texans to lose to the Los Angeles Chargers, and even some saying it was a bye week for the Chargers.

Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans wasn’t taking the bait Wednesday. When asked about Rex Ryan's comments about the Chargers essentially earning a bye in drawing Houston in the playoffs, and if he would use it as motivation in Saturday’s wild-card game against Los Angeles,