Matt Schaub completed 29-of-38 passes for 262 yards and an interception as the Texans held off the Bengals in the Wild Card Round.

Schaub's lone box-score mistake came midway through the second quarter, when Bengals RCB Leon Hall jumped a checkdown route intended for James Casey and returned it to the house for a 21-yard pick six. It was actually a sensational display of ball skills by Hall. More egregious by Schaub was a poorly-placed third-and-goal pass intended for Andre Johnson at the end of the second half that should've gone for an easy touchdown. The Texans will head to the Divisional Round with a still-struggling quarterback.

Matt Schaub completed 24-of-36 passes for 256 yards with two inceptions in Sunday's Week 17 loss to the Colts.

Schaub was held without a touchdown and was forced to lock-on to Andre Johnson with Owen Daniels (hamstring) at less than 100 percent. Both of his interceptions went to Vontae Davis, and he struggled with his effectiveness despite completing a high percentage of passes. The Texans failed to secure home field advantage throughout the playoffs, but can still get a first round bye with a Denver or New England loss.

Welcome to championship week. If you're still playing today, you're most likely playing in a championship game, or, if you're like me, two consolation championships. Consolation championships, for those who don't have a league with them, are the losers bracket for fantasy playoffs, but that still offer something to play for. In one of my leagues, the consolation winner gets the No. 1 overall pick in next year's draft, and in another the consolation winner gets their entry fee paid for next year. It's a nice way to keep your league members interested as long as possible.

We all hate that team that gives up because they're 3-7 after Week 10, and allows some team on the edge of making the playoffs into them just because they played a team that stopped paying attention. If you're league doesn't have a consolation prize for teams not playing for the top prize, I'd highly suggest setting something up. Having that consolation prize makes fantasy football just a little more fun, and can keep the integrity of your league alive when the fantasy season starts wrapping up. Now on to the calls for the week.

Quarterbacks

The New Orleans defense has been a really good matchup for whichever quarterback gets to play them this year. Two weeks ago, Eli Manning had four touchdown passes against the Saints, and two weeks before that rookie Colin Kaepernick had 22 fantasy points in his matchup. This week Tony Romo gets the pleasure of matching up against the Saints. Romo is been back to being start-able with three of his last four games over 20 fantasy points. If you've got Romo this week, start him with confidence.

Matt Schaub has been more a game manager than a play maker this year, but this is the week he's got a ton of upside. Three of his last four games have been on the road, but a home matchup against Minnesota this weekend should provide you with good points if you're starting Schaub this week. The Vikings rank 27th against quarterbacks this year, and with Adrian Peterson making it his personal goal to set the single season rushing title this week, this could actually be a close game. Schaub might have to do more than just hand the ball off, and that means more points for you if you start him.

Someone you might want to keep out of your starting lineup this week is Eli Manning. His matchup in Baltimore is going to be tough. The Ravens haven't allowed any quarterback to throw more than two touchdowns against them all year, and that happened just twice....