Texans make football history not done since Browns in 1948 AAFC championship season

Billy Heyen

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You know you've done something that hasn't been done in a long time when the last time it happened included the Cleveland Browns winning a championship.

The Browns, for the uninitiated, were an incredible powerhouse in the days before the NFL.

Like in the 1948 AAFC championship game, when they returned both a fumble and an interception for a touchdown. The Browns went undefeated that year en route to a 49-7 victory in the title contest.

The Texans, on Monday night, became the second team ever to have a defensive fumble return TD and an interception return TD in the same playoff game.

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The stat came from OptaStats:

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Both defensive touchdowns came in the fourth quarter.

First, the Texans sacked Aaron Rodgers and knocked the ball loose. Big fella Sheldon Rankins picked it up and rumbled 33 yards to the end zone.

Then on the last pass of Rodgers' career, he was picked off by Calen Bullock.

Bullock proceeded to weave in and out of the defense for an impressive pick-6, including bouncing off a tackle attempt from Rodgers.

It's definitely astounding to see the Browns of long ago being an inspirational, historic football team. But that's how well the Texans just played.

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