Alfred Blue Primed for Big Week 12 Showing with Arian Foster’s Status in Doubt

November 22, 2014   ·   Craig Vanderkam   ·   Jump to comments

The Houston Texans renewed their playoff hopes last week with a convincing 23-7 win over the Cleveland Browns, improving to 5-5 behind an impressive starting debut from quarterback Ryan Mallett and a record-breaking rushing performance by backup Alfred Blue.
Arian Foster (groin) is questionable this week against the Cincinnati Bengals, and ESPN’s Tania Ganguli wrote the chance of him playing is “very, very low,” meaning Blue—a sixth-round rookie from LSU—will likely make his third career (and second consecutive) start.
If that happens, Blue is primed for another big performance against the Bengals’ 28th-ranked rushing defense, on the heels of breaking the Texans’ single-game record for rushing attempts (36) en route to 156 yards on the ground.
The Texans are no stranger to hosting the Bengals in games with playoff implications, having notched both postseason wins in franchise history at home over Cincinnati with Wild Card Ga...

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