Final Score Prediction
Titans 23, Texans 17
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Tennessee Titans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 15 |
Matt Hasselbeck |
Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 15 |
Chris Johnson  |
Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0 |
| RB 58 |
Jamie Harper |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 33 |
Damian Williams |
Rec: 6-70, 1 TD |
| WR 36 |
Nate Washington |
Rec: 5-70, 0 TD |
| WR 81 |
Lavelle Hawkins |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| TE 5 |
Jared Cook  |
Rec: 6-60, 1 TD |
| K 10 |
Rob Bironas |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 8 |
Defense / ST |
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| Houston Texans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 27 |
T.J. Yates |
Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 16 |
Ben Tate |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| RB 30 |
Arian Foster  |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 54 |
Derrick Ward |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 52 |
Kevin Walter |
Rec: 3-50, 0 TD |
| WR 60 |
Jacoby Jones |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 79 |
Andre Johnson |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 19 |
Joel Dreessen |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| TE 26 |
Owen Daniels |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 26 |
Neil Rackers |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 15 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Titans QB Matt Hasselbeck (32,853) needs 147 passing yards to become 25th player in NFL history with 33,000 career. Hasselbeck (3,274) needs 226 passing yards to reach 3,500 for 3rd time in career. Posted 22nd game with 300+ passing yards last week... RB Chris Johnson (986) needs 14 rush yards to join HOFer EARL CAMPBELL (4, '78-81) & EDDIE GEORGE (5, '96-00) as only players in club history to reach 1,000 in 4 consecutive seasons. For career, Johnson averages 91.4 rush yards per game vs. Houston (640 total). Johnson (38) needs 2 rush TDs to join Campbell (73) & George (64) as only players to reach 40 career in club annals. Rookie RB Jamie Harper posted 1st rush TD of career last week... WR Nate Washington (70) is 1st Titans WR to reach 70 rec. in season since '04. Washington (931) needs 69 rec. yards to reach 1,000 for 1st time ... TE Jared Cook had 169 rec. yards last week, most by TE in game in franchise history. Aims for 3rd straight game with 100+ rec. yards (103, 169)... DT Karl Klug is tied for 3rd among AFC rookies with 7 sacks.
 Texans Club has won 5 straight vs. AFC South at Reliant Stadium... Rookie QB T.J. Yates (5th round, No. 152) had career-best in completion pct. (81.3) & passer rating (101) last week... RB Arian Foster had 100+ rush yards (115) & 100+ rec. yards (119) & TD rushing & receiving in last game vs. Titans. Averages NFL-best 141.6 scrimmage yards per game (1,841 total in 13 games) in '11. Has NFL-best 7 100-yard rush games. Foster (1,224) & RB Ben Tate (845) are only NFL RB duo with 800+ rush yards apiece in '11. Had 104 rush yards in only meeting vs. Ten... TE Owen Daniels (299) needs 1 catch to join Andre Johnson (704) as only Texans to reach 300 career... Defense has team record 41 sacks in '11... LB Connor Barwin (11.5) has 3rd-most sacks in season in club history (Mario Williams, 14 in '07; 12 in '08)... LB Brian Cushing has tied career-best w/ 4 sacks in '11 (4 in '09). Leads team with 110 tackles this season. Rookie LB Brooks Reed has 3 sacks in past 4 vs. division.
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Results and Schedule
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| Houston Texans |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2011-09-11 |
IND |
H |
W 34-7 |
+27 |
| 2 |
2011-09-18 |
MIA |
A |
W 23-13 |
+10 |
| 3 |
2011-09-25 |
NO |
A |
L 33-40 |
-7 |
| 4 |
2011-10-02 |
PIT |
H |
W 17-10 |
+7 |
| 5 |
2011-10-09 |
OAK |
H |
L 20-25 |
-5 |
| 6 |
2011-10-16 |
BAL |
A |
L 14-29 |
-15 |
| 7 |
2011-10-23 |
TEN |
A |
W 41-7 |
+34 |
| 8 |
2011-10-30 |
JAC |
H |
W 24-14 |
+10 |
| 9 |
2011-11-06 |
CLE |
H |
W 30-12 |
+18 |
| 10 |
2011-11-13 |
TB |
A |
W 37-9 |
+28 |
| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2011-11-27 |
JAC |
A |
W 20-13 |
+7 |
| 13 |
2011-12-04 |
ATL |
H |
W 17-10 |
+7 |
| 14 |
2011-12-11 |
CIN |
A |
W 20-19 |
+1 |
| 15 |
2011-12-18 |
CAR |
H |
L 13-28 |
-15 |
| 16 |
2011-12-22 |
IND |
A |
L 16-19 |
-3 |
| 17 |
2012-01-01 |
TEN |
H |
L 22-23 |
-1 |
| WC |
2012-01-07 |
CIN |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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TEN
Offense |
HOU
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
20.0 |
17.7 |
22.1 |
TEN |
| Rushing yards |
94.3 |
152.0 |
118.8 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.40 |
4.50 |
4.25 |
HOU |
| Completion % |
58.3% |
61.5% |
59.7% |
HOU |
| Passing yards |
260.8 |
170.0 |
224.3 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.06 |
10.11 |
11.31 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.45 |
6.22 |
6.75 |
TEN |
| Interceptions |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
HOU |
| Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
TEN |
| Sacks allowed |
1.3 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
TEN |
| 3rd down conversions |
33.8% |
33.8% |
36.9% |
- |
| 4th down conversions |
57.1% |
50.0% |
42.0% |
TEN |
| Time of possession |
28:30 |
28:53 |
30:13 |
HOU |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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TEN
Defense |
HOU
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
19.8 |
17.0 |
22.1 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards |
116.3 |
100.3 |
118.8 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.50 |
3.92 |
4.25 |
HOU |
| Completion % |
63.1% |
52.0% |
59.7% |
HOU |
| Passing yards |
242.8 |
186.3 |
224.3 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.04 |
10.49 |
11.31 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.34 |
5.45 |
6.75 |
HOU |
| INT return |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
TEN |
| Sacks |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
HOU |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.8% |
42.1% |
36.9% |
TEN |
| 4th down conversions |
55.6% |
25.0% |
42.0% |
HOU |
| Time of possession |
31:30 |
31:07 |
30:13 |
HOU |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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TEN |
HOU |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
9.6 |
9.5 |
9.9 |
TEN |
| Yards per kick return |
26.9 |
22.9 |
23.9 |
TEN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
5.3 |
5.9 |
9.9 |
TEN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
20.5 |
20.8 |
23.9 |
TEN |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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TEN |
HOU |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.8 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
TEN |
| Penalty yards |
48.5 |
63.3 |
53.0 |
TEN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2011 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 11 to 16 with no adjustment.
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Team vs. Team History
| Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
10 |
2002-11-10 |
HOU |
TEN |
10-17 |
TEN |
| 2002 |
17 |
2002-12-29 |
TEN |
HOU |
13-3 |
TEN |
| 2003 |
6 |
2003-10-12 |
HOU |
TEN |
17-38 |
TEN |
| 2003 |
16 |
2003-12-21 |
TEN |
HOU |
27-24 |
TEN |
| 2004 |
6 |
2004-10-17 |
HOU |
TEN |
20-10 |
HOU |
| 2004 |
12 |
2004-11-28 |
TEN |
HOU |
21-31 |
HOU |
| 2005 |
5 |
2005-10-09 |
TEN |
HOU |
34-20 |
TEN |
| 2005 |
14 |
2005-12-11 |
HOU |
TEN |
10-13 |
TEN |
| 2006 |
8 |
2006-10-29 |
HOU |
TEN |
22-28 |
TEN |
| 2006 |
14 |
2006-12-10 |
TEN |
HOU |
26-20 |
TEN |
| 2007 |
7 |
2007-10-21 |
TEN |
HOU |
38-36 |
TEN |
| 2007 |
13 |
2007-12-02 |
HOU |
TEN |
20-28 |
TEN |
| 2008 |
3 |
2008-09-21 |
HOU |
TEN |
12-31 |
TEN |
| 2008 |
15 |
2008-12-14 |
TEN |
HOU |
12-13 |
HOU |
| 2009 |
2 |
2009-09-20 |
HOU |
TEN |
34-31 |
HOU |
| 2009 |
11 |
2009-11-23 |
TEN |
HOU |
20-17 |
TEN |
| 2010 |
12 |
2010-11-28 |
TEN |
HOU |
0-20 |
HOU |
| 2010 |
15 |
2010-12-19 |
HOU |
TEN |
17-31 |
TEN |
| 2011 |
7 |
2011-10-23 |
HOU |
TEN |
41-7 |
HOU |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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