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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer

HOUSTON (AP) — J.J. Watt was a rookie in the 2011 playoffs when his spectacular performance against the Cincinnati Bengals led the Houston Texans to the first postseason win in franchise history.

The spotlight will be on Watt again on Saturday, when he’ll return to the field a little more than two months after surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle when the Texans host the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the playoffs.

Watt had a good first season in the NFL but was relatively unknown nationally when he made his playoff debut against Cincinnati. The game was tied at 10-all in the second quarter when Watt tipped a pass from Andy Dalton and grabbed it for an interception, which he returned 29 yards for a touchdown to put Houston on top for good. The defensive end also had four tackles, a sack and a quarterback hit in the 31-10 victory.

Watt recalled that game this week and said the energy and atmosphere in the stadium that day was incredible.

“As a guy who’s been here for nine years, that feeling is what I want to capture and magnify,” he said. “I feel like, not that we haven’t had that (since), but there was something magical about that and I want to create that magic again. The only way to do that is by winning. There’s no special sauce. You just have to win.”