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Houston Texans at Miami Dolphins - Week 2
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
WAS		 21
 22
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SEA
PIT		 0
 24
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OAK
BUF		 35
 38
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KC
DET		 3
 48
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JAC
NYJ		 3
 32
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GB
CAR		 30
 23
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TB
MIN		 24
 20
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BAL
TEN		 13
 26
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CLE
IND		 27
 19
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CHI
NO		 13
 30
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DAL
SF		 27
 24
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CIN
DEN		 22
 24
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SD
NE		 21
 35
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HOU
MIA		 23
 13
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PHI
ATL		 31
 35
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STL
NYG		 16
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Dolphins 24, Texans 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Matt Schaub Pass: 270, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 21 Arian Foster Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 33 Ben Tate Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 5 Andre Johnson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 46 Jacoby Jones Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
TE 12 Owen Daniels Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 4 Neil Rackers FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 17 Defense / ST  
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Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Chad Henne Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
 RB 7 Reggie Bush Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 7-50, 1
 RB 58 Daniel Thomas Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 11 Brandon Marshall Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 50 Davone Bess Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 74 Brian Hartline Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 21 Anthony Fasano Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 18 Dan Carpenter FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 18 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Texans Have 16-1 (.941) record under head coach GARY KUBIAK when club scores 30+ points... Hou. averages 23.2 points per game vs. Mia... QB Matt Schaub (1,221) needs 23 completions to surpass DAVID CARR (1,243) for most completions in Texans history. Houston has 7-3 record on road when Schaub has 100+ passer rating... In only meeting vs. Mia. (12/27/09), RB Arian Foster rushed for 97 yards with TD... RB Ben Tate rushed for 116 yards with TD in NFL debut last week... Miami native WR Andre Johnson averages 106.5 rec. yards per game against Dolphins (4 games)... In past 2 vs. Mia., TE Owen Daniels is averaging 83.0 rec. yards per game (166 total). Daniels (2,984) needs 16 rec. yards to reach 3,000 career... LB Mario Williams has 4.5 sacks in 4 career games vs. Mia. Williams had 2 sacks & FF last week. DE Antonio Smith had sack & FF vs. Colts... Rookie DE J.J. Watt (1st round, No.11) had FR in NFL debut vs. Ind... With 79-yard PR-TD last week, WR-PR Jacoby Jones posted franchise-record 4th career kick-return TD (3 PR, 1 KR) last week.

Dolphins QB Chad Henne (416 passing, 59 rushing vs. NE) became 4th QB in NFL history w/ 400+ pass yards & 50+ rush yards in same game (HOFers STEVE YOUNG & BOBBY LAYNE, MATT CASSEL) last week. In only meeting vs. Hou. (12/27/09), Henne passed for 322 yards... RB Reggie Bush totaled 94 yards (56 rec., 38 rushing) in Dolphins debut. RB Larry Johnson averages 5.0 rush yards per carry vs. Hou (54 att., 272 yards). RB Lex Hilliard had career-highs in rec. (9) & rec. yards (74) in last game vs. Hou... In only mtg. vs. Hou. (w/ Den. on 12/13/07), WR Brandon Marshall posted 11 rec. for 107 yards. Marshall (139 yards) recorded 15th career 100-yard rec. game last week. TE Anthony Fasano had 82 rec. yards vs. NE, 3rd-most in career (107 on 11/14/10; 84 on 9/7/08). Since 2010, LB Cameron Wake has 15 sacks, tied for 3rd-most in NFL (DE MARCUS WARE, 17.5)... LB Jason Taylor has 4 sacks in past 4 vs. Hou... DT Jared Odrick had 1st career INT last week.


Results and Schedule
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    
4 2011-10-02 PIT H    
5 2011-10-09 OAK H    
6 2011-10-16 BAL A    
7 2011-10-23 TEN A    
8 2011-10-30 JAC H    
9 2011-11-06 CLE H    
10 2011-11-13 TB A    
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 JAC A    
13 2011-12-04 ATL H    
14 2011-12-11 CIN A    
15 2011-12-18 CAR H    
16 2011-12-22 IND A    
17 2012-01-01 TEN H    
   
Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-12 NE H L 24-38 -14
2 2011-09-18 HOU H L 13-23 -10
3 2011-09-25 CLE A    
4 2011-10-02 SD A    
5   Bye      
6 2011-10-17 NYJ A    
7 2011-10-23 DEN H    
8 2011-10-30 NYG A    
9 2011-11-06 KC A    
10 2011-11-13 WAS H    
11 2011-11-20 BUF H    
12 2011-11-24 DAL A    
13 2011-12-04 OAK H    
14 2011-12-11 PHI H    
15 2011-12-18 BUF A    
16 2011-12-24 NE A    
17 2012-01-01 NYJ H    

Injury Report
Houston Texans
Out  RB Derrick Ward (Ankle)
Questionable  RB Arian Foster (Hamstring)
 CB Sherrick McManis (Hamstring)
 WR Kevin Walter (Shoulder)
Probable  CB Jason Allen (Knee)
 NT Shaun Cody (Neck)
 ILB Brian Cushing (Foot)
 CB Brandon Harris (Ankle)
 OLB Brooks Reed (Wrist)
 ILB DeMeco Ryans (Elbow)
 DE Antonio Smith (Groin)
 RB Ben Tate (Quadriceps)
 OLB Mario Williams (Elbow)
IR  CB Rashad Carmichael (Shoulder)
   
Miami Dolphins
Out  DE Tony McDaniel (Hand)
Questionable  FS Chris Clemons (Hamstring)
Probable  RB Charles Clay (Hamstring)
 OLB Jason Taylor (Ankle)
 RB Daniel Thomas (Hamstring)

Offense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Offense 		 MIA
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 34.0 24.0 23.5 HOU
Rushing yards 167.0 98.0 105.3 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.07 4.90 4.11 MIA
Completion % 70.8% 61.2% 61.4% HOU
Passing yards 217.0 390.0 245.0 MIA
Passing yards per completion 12.76 13.00 11.45 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 9.04 7.96 7.03 HOU
Interceptions 2.0 1.0 0.8 MIA
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.0 0.8 MIA
Sacks allowed 1.0 4.0 2.8 HOU
3rd down conversions 45.5% 14.3% 37.5% HOU
4th down conversions 0.0% 80.0% 45.8% MIA
Time of possession 36:44 31:33 29:59 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Defense 		 MIA
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 7.0 38.0 23.5 HOU
Rushing yards 64.0 106.0 105.3 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.00 4.82 4.11 HOU
Completion % 51.6% 66.7% 61.4% HOU
Passing yards 172.0 516.0 245.0 HOU
Passing yards per completion 10.75 16.13 11.45 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 5.55 10.75 7.03 HOU
INT return 0.0 1.0 0.8 MIA
Fumble recoveries 2.0 0.0 0.8 HOU
Sacks 3.0 1.0 2.8 HOU
3rd down conversions 11.1% 61.5% 37.5% HOU
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 45.8% -
Time of possession 23:16 28:27 29:59 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   HOU   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 30.3 5.5 12.6 HOU
Yards per kick return 46.0 21.5 26.8 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 0.0 11.8 12.6 HOU
Yards allowed per kick return 24.0 24.5 26.8 HOU
  Misc Stats Comparison
   HOU   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 8.0 6.8 HOU
Penalty yards 30.0 60.0 55.0 HOU

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2011 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Houston Texans vs. Miami Dolphins
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 1 2003-09-07 HOU MIA 21-20 HOU
2006 4 2006-10-01 MIA HOU 15-17 HOU
2007 5 2007-10-07 MIA HOU 19-22 HOU
2008 6 2008-10-12 MIA HOU 28-29 HOU
2009 16 2009-12-27 HOU MIA 27-20 HOU

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.