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HOUSTON - The Houston Texans took care of business against two bad teams. Adidas Superstar Outlet Italia .Now they are moving on to face much tougher competition, starting with Sundays trip to Indianapolis, a place where theyve never won.Coach Bill OBrien doesnt have to say anything to his team about its history in IndianapolisWere well aware that we have not won there, OBrien said.The Colts are in first place in the AFC South, two games ahead of second-place Houston with three games left in the regular season. The Texans have already won five more games than they did in last years 2-14 season, but are still aiming higher.OBrien and the Texans dont talk about their possibilities for the post-season because they know theres no way theyll get there if they dont focus on each opponent.This game right here is a playoff game, OBrien said. As far as thats concerned, as far as our team, this is a big game.Houston lost to the Colts 33-28 in the first meeting this season after falling behind 24-0 in a disastrous first quarter. The Texans were forced to punt on their first three possessions in that game and the Colts recovered an onside kick to build the big lead.OBrien doesnt like to talk about the past, but he is reminding his team about its struggles in that one.The thing that happened in the last Indianapolis game cannot happen, OBrien said. If it does, we have no chance ... we cant get down like that to a really good football team and expect to win, especially on the road.The Texans have won two games in a row for the first time since the first two weeks of the season and OBrien believes his team has grown since the last game against the Colts. Houston trailed 13-10 at halftime on Sunday before rallying for a 27-13 victory over Jacksonville.I thought our guys came in at halftime and really had a resolve about them that they were going to go out and win the game and that they were going to play better over the last half of the game, OBrien said. I think that has improved over the year.The Texans could have to face Indianapolis without Andre Johnson after the receiver suffered a concussion on a helmet-to-helmet hit on Sunday. OBrien said Johnson will have to go through the concussion protocol and that hell be listed day to day this week.If he cant go the Texans could rely more heavily on slot receiver Damaris Johnson, who has 250 yards receiving and a touchdown in limited action this season.That slot position is a very important position for us, OBrien said. We certainly want it to be more involved probably than it has been this year.Houstons defence was bolstered by the return of cornerback Kareem Jackson, who had missed three games with a knee injury. Its a unit that has been led all season by defensive end J.J. Watt, who had another big game on Sunday.He had three sacks against the Jaguars to give him 14 1/2 this season, which is third in the NFL. He returned a fumble by Andrew Luck for a touchdown and had two sacks the last time Houston played the Colts.OBrien knows that theyll have to try and slow down Luck if they hope to be successful on Sunday.Theyre a very, very good team, OBrien said. They have a great quarterback, great coaching staff. Its a big challenge for us. Our guys know that theyre going to have to put a lot into this week in order to go up there and meet that challenge.___AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Adidas Superstar Saldi . The game got off to a less-than-ideal start for the Jets as Oliver Ekman-Larsson found a wide open net from the slot and opened the scoring for the Coyotes a lead in the first period, but Olli Jokinen answered back just over half a minute later. Adidas Superstar Offerte . Mueller is the grandson of the late Ron Lancaster, the Hall-of-Fame quarterback and longtime head coach in the CFL. Last season, Mueller was quarterbacks coach of the University of Regina Rams, his alma mater.East Hartford, CT (SportsNetwork.com) - Landon Donovan played 40 minutes and then waved goodbye to international soccer on Friday at Rentschler Field as the United States and Ecuador played to a 1-1 draw in a friendly. Mix Diskerud put the Americans ahead in the fifth minute, but a late equalizer from Enner Valencia salvaged a draw for the visitors. However, all eyes were on Donovan, and he nearly penned a storybook finish by twice coming close to scoring in his 157th and final appearance. Donovan had a hand in the opening goal as he crossed the ball to the back post for Jozy Altidore, who brought it down for DeAndre Yedlin to leave for Diskerud, allowing him to score on a first-time shot. It was said prior to the game that Donovan would likely come off after 30 minutes, but he nearly made his time count in the 25th when Altidore dropped off a pass inside the box that saw Donovan beat goalkeeper Maximo Banguera, only for the ball to hhit the right post. Adidas Superstar Italia. The 35th minute also provided a great chance as Donovan found himself in possession at the top of the penalty area, but his shot skipped just inches past the left post. It would be Donovans final opportunity as he was replaced by Joe Corona two minutes later, leaving the field to a standing ovation. When things got back underway in the second half, Ecuador put more pressure on the Americans and nearly equalized in the 63rd through Juan Cazares. But Valencia provided a brilliant finish to the match with his equalizing goal in the 88th minute that saw him drill a curling shot into the bottom right corner from 30 yards, leaving U.S. goalkeeper Brad Guzan helpless. The result was of little importance to most fans, however, as the night belonged to Donovan, who retires from the national team as the career leader in goals (57) and assists (58), while his 157 caps place him second all time.