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Richard Dean

Texans rally to beat Bills in wild overtime game to kick off wild-card weekend

HOUSTON _ For nearly three quarters, Houston's offense was stagnant. Anemic. Ineffective. It was an embarrassing offensive display.

Then Deshaun Watson got things going, leading an improbable comeback over Buffalo. In the waning minutes of the third quarter and in the fourth quarter, Watson ran and threw for a touchdown and had a hand in a pair of two-point conversions, rallying the Texans past the Bills, 22-19, in a wild overtime game Saturday to start wild-card weekend at NRG Stadium.

Houston, which had only three first-half possessions, overcame a 13-0 halftime deficit.

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