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Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans - Week 8
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
BAL		 27
 30
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NO
STL		 21
 31
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MIN
CAR		 24
 21
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MIA
NYG		 17
 20
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JAC
HOU		 14
 24
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IND
TEN		 10
 27
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DET
DEN		 45
 10
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WAS
BUF		 0
 23
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CLE
SF		 10
 20
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NE
PIT		 17
 25
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CIN
SEA		 34
 12
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DAL
PHI		 7
 34
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SD
KC		 20
 23
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 24, Jaguars 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Blaine Gabbert Pass: 170, 0 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 7 Maurice Jones-Drew Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 40 Deji Karim Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 41 Jason Hill Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 57 Mike Thomas Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 17 Marcedes Lewis Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 12 Josh Scobee FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 18 Defense / ST  
View all Week 8 Rankings or Projections
  
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Matt Schaub Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 35 Ben Tate Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 WR 32 Kevin Walter Rec: 4-70, 0 TD
 WR 45 Jacoby Jones Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 5 Owen Daniels Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
TE 29 Joel Dreessen Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 11 Neil Rackers FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Jaguars Have won 3 of past 4 against Texans... Rookie QB Blaine Gabbert (No. 10 overall) recorded 1st NFL win as starter vs. Ravens last week... Since '10, RB Maurice Jones-Drew averages 95.3 rush yards per game, 2nd-best in NFL (Arian Foster, 97). Seeks 8th straight game with 80+ rush yards. Leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL with 677 rush yards (ADRIAN PETERSON, 712). In past 3 vs. Texans, Jones-Drew has 2 100-yard rushing games (119, 100) & 5 rush TDs... WR Mike Thomas had career-best 149 rec. yards vs. Texans on 11/14/10. WR Jason Hill has 2 TD catches in past 3... TE Marcedes Lewis (192) needs 8 rec. to reach 200 career... LB Paul Posluszny leads team with 59 tackles... CB Rashean Mathis has 2 INTs in past 3 on road vs. Hou... DE Jeremy Mincey has 2 sacks in past 3... CB Drew Coleman posted 1st INT of season last week.

Texans Club is 6-3 vs. Jaguars at home... Hou. aims for 4th straight win vs. AFC South... In 6 career starts vs. Jaguars, QB Matt Schaub has completed 133 of 187 passes (71.1 pct.) for 1,640 yards with 10 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 109 rating. Aims for 3rd straight game with 100+ passer rating vs. Jax. (121.1, 129.7)... RB Arian Foster became 1st player since BRIAN WESTBROOK (9/23/07) to have at least 100+ rush yards & 100+ rec. yards & TD rushing & receiving in game last week. Rushed for 180 yards on 31 att. (5.8 avg.) with 2 TDs in last game vs. Jax. Aims for 5th straight game with at least 100+ scrimmage yards (166, 184, 101, 234). RB Ben Tate posted 3rd 100-yard rush game of season last week (116, 103, 104)... WR Andre Johnson has 85 career rec. vs. Jax., tied for most vs. any opponent (85 vs. Ten.). Johnson (698) needs 2 catches to reach 700 in 2nd-fewest games (120) in NFL history (MARVIN HARRISON, 114 games)... TE Owen Daniels aims for 3rd straight game with TD vs. Jax... Defense is tied for AFC-best 19 sacks (Bal, 19)... Rookie LB Brooks Reed (2nd round, No. 42) registered 1st sack of career last game. LB Brian Cushing leads Texans w/ 47 tackles.


Results and Schedule
Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 TEN H W 16-14 +2
2 2011-09-18 NYJ A L 3-32 -29
3 2011-09-25 CAR A L 10-16 -6
4 2011-10-02 NO H L 10-23 -13
5 2011-10-09 CIN H L 20-30 -10
6 2011-10-16 PIT A L 13-17 -4
7 2011-10-24 BAL H W 12-7 +5
8 2011-10-30 HOU A    
9   Bye      
10 2011-11-13 IND A    
11 2011-11-20 CLE A    
12 2011-11-27 HOU H    
13 2011-12-05 SD H    
14 2011-12-11 TB H    
15 2011-12-15 ATL A    
16 2011-12-24 TEN A    
17 2012-01-01 IND H    
   
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    
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    

Injury Report
Jacksonville Jaguars
Out  OT Eben Britton (Back)
 DE John Chick (Abdomen)
 FS Courtney Greene (Hamstring)
Questionable  WR Cecil Shorts (Hamstring)
Probable  WR Jason Hill (Wrist)
 OLB Clint Session (Elbow)
 WR Mike Sims-Walker (Illness)
 OG Jason Spitz (Quadriceps)
IR  CB Rod Issac (Hamstring)
 RB Rashad Jennings (Knee)
 DE Austen Lane (Shoulder)
 TE Zach Miller (Shoulder)
 OLB Aaron Morgan (Shoulder)
 DT D'Anthony Smith (Foot)
   
Houston Texans
Out  WR Andre Johnson (Hamstring)
 SS Danieal Manning (Ankle)
Probable  OG Thomas Austin (Knee)
 OG Mike Brisiel (Leg)
 DE Tim Bulman (Elbow)
 OG Antoine Caldwell (Ankle)
 TE James Casey (Chest)
 ILB Brian Cushing (Illness)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (Neck)
 OC Chris Myers (Knee)
 ILB DeMeco Ryans (Elbow)
 WR Kevin Walter (Knee)
 OT Eric Winston (Ankle)
IR  SS Dominique Barber (Knee)
 OT Rashad Butler (Triceps)
 CB Rashad Carmichael (Shoulder)
 OG Shelley Smith (Ankle)
 OG Kasey Studdard (Ankle)
 OLB Mario Williams (Torn Pectoral)

Offense Stats Comparison
  JAC
 Offense 		 HOU
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 11.3 23.3 22.3 HOU
Rushing yards 119.0 130.0 116.1 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 3.98 4.21 4.33 HOU
Completion % 46.3% 60.0% 60.2% HOU
Passing yards 116.5 266.8 234.8 HOU
Passing yards per completion 9.85 13.40 11.32 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 4.56 8.04 6.81 HOU
Interceptions 0.5 0.3 1.1 HOU
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.0 0.5 HOU
Sacks allowed 3.0 2.0 2.2 HOU
3rd down conversions 25.0% 42.2% 38.8% HOU
4th down conversions 33.3% 14.3% 44.7% JAC
Time of possession 28:22 32:46 30:03 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  JAC
 Defense 		 HOU
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 21.5 19.3 22.3 HOU
Rushing yards 115.5 106.3 116.1 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.03 4.54 4.33 JAC
Completion % 61.2% 53.7% 60.2% HOU
Passing yards 171.8 201.0 234.8 JAC
Passing yards per completion 9.38 11.50 11.32 JAC
Passing yards per attempt 5.74 6.17 6.81 JAC
INT return 1.0 1.3 1.1 HOU
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.5 HOU
Sacks 2.3 2.3 2.2 -
3rd down conversions 37.5% 34.2% 38.8% HOU
4th down conversions 75.0% 50.0% 44.7% HOU
Time of possession 30:53 27:14 30:03 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   JAC   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.7 6.8 9.4 HOU
Yards per kick return 23.4 25.8 23.7 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 7.1 11.2 9.4 JAC
Yards allowed per kick return 26.3 24.1 23.7 HOU
  Misc Stats Comparison
   JAC   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 6.0 6.5 JAC
Penalty yards 36.8 59.5 55.0 JAC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 8 2002-10-27 HOU JAC 21-19 HOU
2002 11 2002-11-17 JAC HOU 24-21 JAC
2003 4 2003-09-28 JAC HOU 20-24 HOU
2003 14 2003-12-07 HOU JAC 0-27 JAC
2004 8 2004-10-31 JAC HOU 6-20 HOU
2004 16 2004-12-26 HOU JAC 21-0 HOU
2005 9 2005-11-06 HOU JAC 14-21 JAC
2005 16 2005-12-24 JAC HOU 38-20 JAC
2006 7 2006-10-22 JAC HOU 7-27 HOU
2006 10 2006-11-12 HOU JAC 13-10 HOU
2007 6 2007-10-14 HOU JAC 17-37 JAC
2007 17 2007-12-30 JAC HOU 28-42 HOU
2008 4 2008-09-28 HOU JAC 27-30 JAC
2008 13 2008-12-01 JAC HOU 17-30 HOU
2009 3 2009-09-27 JAC HOU 31-24 JAC
2009 13 2009-12-06 HOU JAC 18-23 JAC
2010 10 2010-11-14 HOU JAC 24-31 JAC
2010 17 2011-01-02 JAC HOU 17-34 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.