Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cincinnati Bengals Rank  Player Projections QB 7 Andy Dalton Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 RB 4 Cedric Benson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 RB 14 Bernard Scott Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 WR 7 A.J. Green Rec: 6-80, 1 TD WR 15 Jerome Simpson Rec: 4-60, 0 TD TE 4 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 5-50, 0 TD K 3 Mike Nugent FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 DEF 2 Defense / ST   View all Wild-Card Playoffs Rankings or Projections		Houston Texans Rank  Player Projections QB 8 T.J. Yates Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0 RB 10 Ben Tate Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 WR 10 Andre Johnson Rec: 5-80, 1 TD WR 19 Kevin Walter Rec: 2-30, 0 TD WR 22 Jacoby Jones Rec: 1-10, 0 TD TE 6 Owen Daniels Rec: 2-20, 0 TD TE 7 Joel Dreessen Rec: 2-20, 0 TD K 7 Neil Rackers FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 DEF 3 Defense / ST

The 2011 postseason starts on Saturday when the Bengals visit the Texans. The game can be the first postseason game in the Super Bowl era in which two rookie quarterbacks - Cincinnati's Andy Dalton and Houston's T.J. Yates - start against each other.

The Bengals, led by head coach MARVIN LEWIS, have qualified for the postseason twice in the past three seasons. Quarterback Dalton (3,398 yards), a native of Katy, Texas, and wide receiver A.J. Green (1,057) teamed to become the first rookie tandem in NFL history with a 3,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard receiver.

“We're one of the 12 teams left,” says Cincinnati defensive tackle Domata Peko. “Now that we're in the playoffs, we have to prove that we belong. We want to hold that trophy up at the end of the year. It starts this week in Houston.”

The Texans qualified for the postseason for the first time in franchise history and claimed the team's first division title. Houston boasted one of the league's top defenses, ranking second in total defense (285.7 yards per game), third in pass defense (189.7) and fourth in rush defense (96.0). The Texans and Baltimore Ravens were the only teams to rank in the top five in all three categories.

“The Bengals are a heck of a team,” says Houston head coach GARY KUBIAK. “They're a lot like us. They've been playing a young quarterback, they run the ball well and they play good defense. This is going to be a heck of a game.”

The teams met in Cincinnati in Week 14 when Yates threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Walter with two seconds remaining in the Texans' 20-19 come-from-behind victory. Yates can be the first rookie quarterback drafted in the fifth round or later to start a postseason game in the era of the common draft.