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Texans officially rule out Tom Savage, John Simon

The Texans made it official, ruling out quarterback Tom Savage and outside linebacker John Simon on their Friday injury report heading into Saturday's AFC wild-card playoff game against the Oakland Raiders.

Texans coach Bill O'Brien had already indicated that Savage wouldn't play due to a concussion and that Simon would miss this game with a chest injury.

Savage is replaced by Brock Osweiler in the starting lineup. The Texans have used Akeem Dent at outside linebacker in place of Simon, who originally got hurt in a November loss to the Raiders in Mexico City.

The Texans are relatively healthy heading into this playoff game.