"Having lost their starting quarterback and their highest-paid defensive player in the middle of the season, the Houston Texans are arguably the unlikeliest team left in the NFL's final eight.

But the Ravens say they aren't surprised by the 11-6 Texans, nor was offensive coordinator Cam Cameron by the touchdown that propelled the AFC South champions into the divisional round.

Last Saturday, in the final minute of the first half, rookie defensive end J.J. Watt slipped a block and plucked a line-drive pass from Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton out of the air with his left hand, then returned it 29 yards for a tie-breaking, morale-crushing score.

Houston took a 17-10 lead and the momentum into halftime. And as Cameron watched from his seat inside Reliant Stadium, the Texans eventually eliminated the Bengals, 31-10.

"What a play," Cameron said Thursday. "If he'd have batted that down, that would have been a heck of a play. To not only catch it [but] then run it for a touchdown, that changed that game.""