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For the entire playoffs, all of the EDSFootball.com contributors including myself will make a prediction (including the final score) for each playoff game.

Here are the predictions from the EDSFootball.com crew for the the Ravens-Texans game:

John (follow on Twitter): Baltimore Ravens 24, Houston Texans 20

The Texans were very impressive this past weekend against Cincinnati. People were fairly split as to the outcome of the game, but I think pretty much everyone expected a close game one way or another. Instead, the Texans took control of the game and scored a decisive victory, for the team's first ever playoff win. After seeing that performance, I certainly give them a chance to go into Baltimore and win. Still, I do still like the Ravens to come out on top. Baltimore played its best football against good teams, as evidenced by their 6-0 record against playoff teams. One of those games was a relatively one-sided affair against these same Texans. I think Houston will give Baltimore a much better game this time around, but the Ravens will pull it out.

Sean (follow on Twitter): Houston Texans 24, Baltimore Ravens 23

I may be changing my AFC Super Bowl pick after watching the Texans on Saturday. They looked really good against the Bengals. The Bengals are obviously not in the same class as the Ravens, but they did give the Ravens some trouble. Houston's defense is very good, and I made my case a few weeks ago for Wade Phillips as coach of the year. He turned that Texans defense around this year. Baltimore lives and dies with Ray Rice. Baltimore has gotten away from Rice at times this year, so it is very important for the Ravens to take a lead early and not play from behind. In Week 6, these two teams met in Baltimore and the Ravens won 29-14. This game was played without Andre Johnson though. I think Johnson is the X factor in this one. There isn't a corner on the Ravens that can cover Johnson. Baltimore is going to have to draw extra attention his way or he is going to beat them. This will open up some of the underneath stuff to Daniels and Dreessen. This is where Yates is most comfortable. If the Ravens don't roll extra coverage towards Johnson, then Yates is very capable in burning them deep. I will live with my Baltimore-Green Bay as my official prediction for the Super Bowl, but I think the Texans are the one team this week that people are overlooking.

Dan (follow on Twitter): Baltimore Ravens 20, Houston Texans 10

The Texans handled their first playoff game in history quite sucessfully, as they easily disposed of the Bengals. After years of playing on the road, the Ravens will finally get a home playoff game as they come into the playoffs as the number 2 seed. The Ravens and Texans have already met up this year, with the Ravens beating a Matt Schaub-led Texans team 29-14. The Ravens managed to stifle the Texans No. 2 ranked rush defense to only 93 yards on the ground, while limiting the Texans to 200 yards through the air. The Ravens will look to feature Ray Rice against a stout rush defense that only allowed 96 yards per game, and a passing defense that only allowed 190 yards a game. While the Texans defense has been great, the Ravens defense is just a little bit better, as they only allow 92 yards per game on the ground, and 196 YPG and 11 touchdowns through the air. I always love the home team coming off the bye week, and the Ravens have been money at home this year. Ravens in a low-scoring contest, 20-10

Steve: Baltimore Ravens 13, Houston Texans 6

Now matter what you hear before, during, or after the game, the player with greatest impact will be Baltimore nose tackle, Haloti Ngata. I consider him the best d-lineman in the NFL and he eats up offensive linemen and has made Ray Lewis look great for years. What Ngata does is make it easy for the linebackers to stuff the run, effectively taking away what Houston does best. The Texans may be able to find some success going to the outside, but I’d expect Baltimore to game plan for this. The Ravens will have a hard time moving the ball as well, and I see a big special teams play being impactful to the outcome. I still find Baltimore being successful with a kick return for a TD being the deciding factor.

Kevin (follow on Twitter): Baltimore Ravens 20, Houston Texans 17

The first time these two teams have played each other, the Texans were without stud receiver Andre Johnson, who had a nice game (90 yards and a touchdown) in last week's win over Cincinnati. In addition, the Texans were only 58 rushing yards short of having two 1,000-yard rushers and no running back has more yards from scrimmage over the past two seasons than Arian Foster (4,061). That said, the guy who led the NFL in yards from scrimmage this season (2,068) plays on the other side: Ray Rice. After three straight seasons of making the postseason as a wildcard team, the Ravens now get to host a playoff game. As I pointed out earlier in the season, the Ravens have been much better at home this season and over the past three years. At M&T Bank Stadium, the Ravens were 8-0 this season and 21-3 over the past three seasons. I expect the Ravens to prevail at home in a game that is closer than their first matchup, which was a 29-14 home win for the Ravens.

[Related: Our poll on which running back will have more yards from scrimmage in this game: Foster or Rice?]

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