Houston Texans running back Arian Foster (23) celebrates his one-yard touchdown run against the Cincinnati Bengals during the third quarter of an NFL wild card playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Houston Texans running back Arian Foster (23) celebrates his one-yard touchdown run against the Cincinnati Bengals during the third quarter of an NFL wild card playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Houston Texans running back Arian Foster (23) is tackled by Cincinnati Bengals free safety Reggie Nelson (20) during the second quarter of an NFL wild card playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Houston. Cincinnati Bengals strong safety Nate Clements is underneath Foster. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub celebrates Arian Foster's touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals during the third quarter of an NFL wild card playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider)
Houston beats Bengals 19-13 in wild-card playoff
HOUSTON (
AP) — Houston's
Arian Foster ran for 140 yards and a touchdown, and the Texans used a stifling defensive effort for a 19-13 win over the
Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday in an
AFC wild-card playoff game.
The Texans will next play at New England on Jan. 13.
Foster became the first player in NFL history to have 100-yard games in each of his first three playoff games.
The Texans (13-4) had trouble finishing drives all day and mustered only three field goals in the first half. Houston struck first after the break, with Foster scoring the game's only offensive touchdown on a 1-yard run in the third quarter to make it 16-7.
In his first playoff start, Houston quarterback Matt Schaub had an interception returned for a touchdown by Leon Hall before halftime.
Johnathan Joseph had an interception and J.J. Watt had a sack as the Texans beat the Bengals (10-7) in the wild-card round for the second straight year. Cincinnati hasn't won a playoff game since 1991, the league's longest current streak.
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