Texans expecting tougher Colts in rematch

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky The Texans aren't waving a white flag before they head to Indianapolis, but it's got to be hard for players and coaches not to catch themselves thinking back to the first matchup with regret.

I won't make you suffer through the details of the Colts' ridiculous comeback in the final five minutes of the Oct. 5 game at Reliant Stadium that Indy had no business winning.

But I will share some thoughts from Houston on how the Colts, coming off consecutive wins over New England and Pittsburgh, are going to be a lot tougher the second time around for the Texans.

Coach Gary Kubiak:

"They look a lot different. They were beat up then. They were missing their left tackle [Tony Ugoh], they were missing their safety [Bob Sanders]. This safety is the difference in a championship team. He's been that way for them. They're healthy. They're getting their confidence. They've played some very good football teams and have had some big, big wins here in the last few weeks, you look at New England and Pittsburgh. And we're going to their place so that makes it even more difficult."

Left tackle Duane Brown:

"You have Peyton [Manning] who didn't have training camp. Basically he's through his camp now and he's hitting his stride. So, they're a football team that's all back intact and they've done a good job of hanging in there until they all got healthy and now they've been moving forward very quickly."

Tight end Owen Daniels:

"[Sanders] completely changes {their defense]. They do different things when he's in there and he's all over the place. He's a game changing guy for them, a big play guy. We expect him to be flying around like he always does."

Wide receiver Andre Johnson:

"Bob's a great player. He didn't play the first time we played against them. We always say, 'How can one person have that much affect on a defense,' but he's a guy that's all over the field. He's a great player. So, he makes a lot of plays."



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