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Final Score Prediction

Texans 27, Lions 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Matt Schaub Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 65 Ben Tate Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 66 Justin Forsett Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 6 Andre Johnson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 60 Kevin Walter Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 4 Owen Daniels Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
TE 29 Garrett Graham Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 37 James Casey Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 4 Shayne Graham FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 9 Defense / ST  
 
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Matthew Stafford Pass: 290, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 16 Mikel Leshoure Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 56 Joique Bell Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 60 Kevin Smith Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 2 Calvin Johnson Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 45 Ryan Broyles Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 57 Mike Thomas Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 18 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 38 Tony Scheffler Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 9 Jason Hanson FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 26 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Texans Aim for 1st 10-1 start in team history. Are 4-0 on road... QB Matt Schaub passed for 527 yards last week, tied for 2nd-most in game in NFL history (WARREN MOON, 12/16/90). In past 14, Schaub is 13-1 with 23 TDs vs. 9 INTs & 99.7 rating. In only career start vs. Det., had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 124.1 rating... RB Arian Foster (949) needs 51 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 3rd straight season... WR Andre Johnson posted career-best 273 receiving yards last week & has 8 career games with at least 10 rec. & 150 receiving yards, 3rd-most behind JERRY RICE (10) & TIM BROWN (9). Needs 130 rec. yards to record 6th 1,000-yard season. Had 11 rec. for 141 yards in last game vs. Det. Rookie WR-KR Keshawn Martin posted 1st TD catch of career last week & had 2 returns of 50+ yards (71-yard PR; 54-yard KR). Attended Mich. St... TE Garrett Graham had career-high 2 TDs last week... DE J.J. Watt has 6 sacks in past 5 on road. Leads NFL DL with 11 PD.

Lions Play 73rd game on Thanksgiving... In past 2 seasons, QB Matthew Stafford is 5-1 vs. AFC with 1,888 yards (314.7 per game), 15 TDs vs. 1 INT & 112.1 rating. When he has 105+ rating, Lions are 10-0... RB Mikel Leshoure has 4 rush TDs in past 3... WR Calvin Johnson has TD in 4 of 5 Thanksgiving games. In past 3, has 24 catches for 479 yards (159.7 per game) & 2 TDs. Has 3 200-yard rec. games in career, tied for 5th most in NFL history. In past 6 vs. AFC, has 39 catches for 763 yards (127.2 per game) & 7 TDs. Aims for 6th in row vs. AFC with 100+ rec. yards. Leads NFL with 1,117 rec. yards. Since 2011, has 2,798 rec. yards, most in NFL, & his 107.6 yards per game avg. during span ranks 1st. Since 2008, has 48 rec. TD, most in NFL. Since 2010, TE Brandon Pettigrew is 3rd among NFL TEs with 200 rec... DE Cliff Avril is 1 of 4 in NFC with 15+ sacks (16.5) & 6+ FFs (6) since 2011. Had sack & FF in last Thanksgiving game. DT Nick Fairley has 3 sacks in past 2 games.


Results and Schedule
Houston Texans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 MIA H W 30-10 +20
2 2012-09-16 JAC A W 27-7 +20
3 2012-09-23 DEN A W 31-25 +6
4 2012-09-30 TEN H W 38-14 +24
5 2012-10-08 NYJ A W 23-17 +6
6 2012-10-14 GB H L 24-42 -18
7 2012-10-21 BAL H W 43-13 +30
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 BUF H W 21-9 +12
10 2012-11-11 CHI A W 13-6 +7
11 2012-11-18 JAC H W 43-37 +6
12 2012-11-22 DET A W 34-31 +3
13 2012-12-02 TEN A    
14 2012-12-10 NE A    
15 2012-12-16 IND H    
16 2012-12-23 MIN H    
17 2012-12-30 IND A    
   
Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 STL H W 27-23 +4
2 2012-09-16 SF A L 19-27 -8
3 2012-09-23 TEN A L 41-44 -3
4 2012-09-30 MIN H L 13-20 -7
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 PHI A W 26-23 +3
7 2012-10-22 CHI A L 7-13 -6
8 2012-10-28 SEA H W 28-24 +4
9 2012-11-04 JAC A W 31-14 +17
10 2012-11-11 MIN A L 24-34 -10
11 2012-11-18 GB H L 20-24 -4
12 2012-11-22 HOU H L 31-34 -3
13 2012-12-02 IND H    
14 2012-12-09 GB A    
15 2012-12-16 ARI A    
16 2012-12-22 ATL H    
17 2012-12-30 CHI H    

Injury Report
Houston Texans
Out  OLB Brooks Reed (groin)
Questionable  NT Shaun Cody (other-excused)
 ILB Tim Dobbins (shoulder)
 ILB Bradie James (hamstring)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (hamstring)
 WR DeVier Posey (knee)
 RB Ben Tate (hamstring)
IR  K Randy Bullock (groin, 8/26)
 ILB Brian Cushing (knee, 10/10)
 OLB Keyaron Fox (knee, 8/9)
 DE Tim Jamison (achilles-tendon, 10/16)
   
Detroit Lions
Questionable  CB Jacob Lacey (foot)
 DT Corey Williams (knee)
Probable  WR Titus Young (other-excused)
IR  CB Dwight Bentley (shoulder, 11/1)
 RB Jahvid Best (concussion, 11/4)
 WR Nate Burleson (leg, 10/24)
 SS Amari Spievey (concussion, 11/18)

Offense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Offense 
DET
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 29.3 24.5 23.0 HOU
Rushing yards 127.0 107.8 115.0 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 3.90 4.48 4.26 DET
Completion % 66.1% 59.4% 61.7% HOU
Passing yards 242.0 289.0 232.6 DET
Passing yards per completion 10.89 11.44 10.78 DET
Passing yards per attempt 7.20 6.80 6.65 HOU
Interceptions 1.3 1.0 0.9 DET
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.8 0.7 HOU
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.0 2.2 -
3rd down conversions 38.1% 43.6% 37.9% DET
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 50.6% -
Time of possession 34:43 30:09 30:02 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Defense 
DET
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 19.7 21.3 23.0 HOU
Rushing yards 87.7 117.5 115.0 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 3.90 4.41 4.26 HOU
Completion % 57.0% 66.7% 61.7% HOU
Passing yards 230.7 221.0 232.6 DET
Passing yards per completion 11.18 9.25 10.78 DET
Passing yards per attempt 6.37 6.17 6.65 DET
INT return 0.7 1.0 0.9 DET
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.3 0.7 HOU
Sacks 2.3 2.0 2.2 HOU
3rd down conversions 25.4% 40.2% 37.9% HOU
4th down conversions 28.6% 66.7% 50.6% HOU
Time of possession 27:37 30:51 30:02 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   HOU   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 15.3 8.9 9.1 HOU
Yards per kick return 23.3 17.4 23.2 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 7.9 5.5 9.1 DET
Yards allowed per kick return 23.5 18.5 23.2 DET
  Misc Stats Comparison
   HOU   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 5.8 6.3 HOU
Penalty yards 45.7 53.8 53.1 HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2012 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Houston Texans vs. Detroit Lions
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 2 2004-09-19 HOU DET 16-28 DET
2008 7 2008-10-19 DET HOU 21-28 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.