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Texans activate J.J. Watt ahead of wild-card game vs. Bills

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt on Tuesday was added to the active roster and will play in Saturday's wild-card game against the Buffalo Bills.

Watt has been out since tearing a pectoral muscle Oct. 27.

"When I got hurt I just assumed I was done [for the season]," Watt said after returning to practice on Dec. 24. "I didn't even know there was a possibility. And then literally a couple days after the surgery, I was feeling so good that ... I just started asking questions. I said, 'Is it remotely possible?