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Alan Burge, (or 'aj' as he’s known to his Texans family and friends) joined the Examiner team after three years of writing fan-tastic articles for houstontexans.com. Alan has been following pro football since Joe Willie's guarantee and has been a regular at Houston home games since Earl's rookie season.

Alan is a Texans season ticket holder who brings his readers a blend of thoughtful analysis, passionate and insightful commentary, and well-informed opinion -- from the fan perspective. Alan's work is widely recognized and he has been heard talking Texans football many times as a guest on sports talk radio stations across the country.

Alan is a long time resident of the Clear Lake/Friendswood, Texas area and is a graduate of the University of Houston. When not immersed in all things NFL, this football addict/part-time sportswriter/aerospace enthusiast also likes to spend time with his family, travel and enjoy the great outdoors. Send Alan an email.

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The AFC Happy Fan Line: Turkey Day edition

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 · 1 comment

Greetings from College Station, Texas where I'm watching ESPN News reports about Mike Shanahan's seven hour interview with the Bills, and kicking back...
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Texans get help, now need to help themselves

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As you know, I do a little review of the AFC standings every week and put together a wish list for winners and losers among the other teams in...
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Texans have their work cut out to make playoff step

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With their Week 9 loss to the Colts and a Week 10 bye, the Texans have fallen back to the pack in the AFC wild card chase. They can start the process...
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Texans one of many teams 'in the hunt' in AFC wild card race

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Any way you look at it, the Texans will find themselves in a log jam for the AFC wild card race coming out of their bye week. The Texans are in a...
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Texans at the break: a photo essay

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There's an old saying that a picture speaks a thousand words. If that's the case, enjoy the next 20,000 words...
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Texans have a chance to take 'happy fan' status to new heights

It's time for our weekly look at the AFC standings to see where the Texans stand relative to their most important competition. By taking care of...
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Texans climb above 'happy fan line'

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It's time for our weekly look at the AFC standings to see where the Texans stand relative to their most important competition. By taking care of...
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Texans have an opportunity to make a move in the AFC

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The Texans have a golden opportunity against the 49ers gold rush on Sunday. It's an opportunity to be 4-3 which would match a franchise best record...
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AFC contenders and pretenders starting to separate

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I received some nice feedback on this entry I posted prior to Week 5 so I thought I'd bring it back once more since it could be the last time this...
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A Texan in Pittsburgh: so this is what the playoffs would be like

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When my brother in-law (who's from Houston but works in Pittsburgh a few days a week) called me a few weeks ago and asked if I'd like to go to the...
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