On hot stretch, Texans out to avoid letdown vs. lowly Cardinals

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Riding a five-game winning streak built mainly against fellow AFC playoff contenders, the Houston Texans enter the trap-game portion of the schedule when they host the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

The Texans (8-5) are inside the playoff bubble as a wild-card team entering Week 15 after beating Jacksonville, Tennessee, Buffalo, Indianapolis and most recently Kansas C