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Final Score Prediction

Texans 30, Titans 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Matt Schaub Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 56 Justin Forsett Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 61 Ben Tate Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 7 Andre Johnson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 60 Kevin Walter Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 5 Owen Daniels Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
TE 36 Garrett Graham Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 2 Shayne Graham FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 11 Defense / ST  
 
Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Jake Locker Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 18 Chris Johnson Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
WR 33 Nate Washington Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 46 Kendall Wright Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 51 Kenny Britt Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 23 Jared Cook Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 10 Rob Bironas FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 29 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Texans With win, would set single-season record for most wins in Texans history (10 in 2011). Club is 5-0 on road in '12... QB Matt Schaub is averaging 421 passing yards in past 2. In past 15, Schaub is 14-1 with 24 TDs vs. 10 INTs & 97.5 rating. In past 7 vs. Ten., Schaub is 5-2 with 15 TDs vs. 1 INT & 106.9 rating... RB Arian Foster aims for 6th straight game with 90+ rush yards. Foster (1,064) needs 136 rush yards to reach 1,200 for 3rd consecutive season. Posted 22nd 100-yard rush game of career last week. Club is 16-6 (.727) when Foster has 100+ rush yards. Since '10, Foster has 38 rush TDs, most in NFL... WR Andre Johnson has totaled 461 rec. yards in past 2 games, highest total in 2-game span by any player in NFL history. Has 9 career TD rec. vs. Ten., most vs. any opponent. TE Owen Daniels has career-best 6 TD rec. in '12... DE J.J. Watt had career-best 3 sacks last week. Watt (14.5) surpassed MARIO WILLIAMS (14 in 2007) for most sacks in season in Texans history... CB Kareem Jackson & S Danieal Manning each had INT-return TDs in last game vs. Ten.

Titans Are 7-3 at home against Texans... In 2 career starts at home, QB Jake Locker has completed 52 of 74 (70.3 pct.) for 607 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 102.7 passer rating... For career, RB Chris Johnson averages 93.6 rush yards per game against Hou. (842 in 9 games). Johnson (942) needs 58 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 5th consecutive season. Has 24 career games with at least 125 rush yards, 2nd-most in player's 1st 5 seasons in NFL history (ERIC DICKERSON, 27). Has 5 career rush TDs of 80+ yards, most in NFL history. Aims for 7th straight game with 100+ scrimmage yards... WR Kenny Britt had 128 receiving yards in last game vs. Hou. (12/19/10). WR Kendall Wright leads NFL rookies with 48 catches.... Since 2011, TE Jared Cook has 1,211 receiving yards, 3rd-most by AFC TE... Defense posted season-high 7 sacks in Week 12... Rookie LB Zach Brown posted career-best 2 sacks last week... DE Kamerion Wimbley (47) needs 3 sacks to reach 50 career.


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 W 24-10 +14
14 2012-12-10 NE A    
15 2012-12-16 IND H    
16 2012-12-23 MIN H    
17 2012-12-30 IND A    
   
Tennessee Titans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NE H L 13-34 -21
2 2012-09-16 SD A L 10-38 -28
3 2012-09-23 DET H W 44-41 +3
4 2012-09-30 HOU A L 14-38 -24
5 2012-10-07 MIN A L 7-30 -23
6 2012-10-11 PIT H W 26-23 +3
7 2012-10-21 BUF A W 35-34 +1
8 2012-10-28 IND H L 13-19 -6
9 2012-11-04 CHI H L 20-51 -31
10 2012-11-11 MIA A W 37-3 +34
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 JAC A L 19-24 -5
13 2012-12-02 HOU H L 10-24 -14
14 2012-12-09 IND A    
15 2012-12-17 NYJ H    
16 2012-12-23 GB A    
17 2012-12-30 JAC H    

Injury Report
Houston Texans
Out  ILB Bradie James (hamstring)
 OLB Brooks Reed (groin)
Questionable  CB Alan Ball (foot)
 NT Shaun Cody (other-excused)
 ILB Tim Dobbins (shoulder)
Probable  DE Jared Crick (neck)
 TE Owen Daniels (back)
 RB Justin Forsett (knee)
 RB Arian Foster (fingers)
 WR Lestar Jean (knee)
 WR Andre Johnson (groin)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (hamstring)
 CB Brice McCain (knee)
 WR DeVier Posey (knee)
 FS Glover Quin (shoulder)
 ILB Darryl Sharpton (knee)
 DE Antonio Smith (ankle)
 RB Ben Tate (hamstring)
 WR Kevin Walter (shoulder)
 DE J.J. Watt (other-illness)
 QB T.J. Yates (shoulder)
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)
   
Tennessee Titans
Out  MLB Colin McCarthy (concussion)
Questionable  RB Jamie Harper (ankle)
 DE Derrick Morgan (knee)
 WR Damian Williams (hamstring)
Probable  WLB Xavier Adibi (knee)
 SS Al Afalava (ankle)
 WR Kenny Britt (knee)
 WR Lavelle Hawkins (ankle)
 QB Jake Locker (shoulder)
 TE Craig Stevens (hamstring)
IR  DE Dave Ball (concussion, 8/31)
 DE Keyunta Dawson (hamstring, 9/26)
 MLB Zac Diles (leg, 10/24)
 DT Leger Douzable (shoulder, 8/31)
 WR Marc Mariani (leg, 8/27)
 SLB Gerald McRath (knee, 8/23)
 RB Javon Ringer (knee, 10/26)
PUP  FS Markelle Martin (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Offense 
TEN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 32.7 24.7 22.8 HOU
Rushing yards 148.0 149.3 116.3 TEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.59 5.55 4.30 TEN
Completion % 66.3% 60.4% 61.6% HOU
Passing yards 263.7 198.0 230.0 HOU
Passing yards per completion 10.80 10.00 10.76 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 7.17 6.04 6.63 HOU
Interceptions 1.0 0.3 0.8 TEN
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.7 2.3 TEN
3rd down conversions 37.9% 43.1% 38.5% TEN
4th down conversions 50.0% 66.7% 47.5% TEN
Time of possession 35:55 30:28 30:08 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Defense 
TEN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 17.7 25.7 22.8 HOU
Rushing yards 90.0 142.0 116.3 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.27 4.79 4.30 HOU
Completion % 53.8% 68.3% 61.6% HOU
Passing yards 245.3 212.7 230.0 TEN
Passing yards per completion 11.29 10.02 10.76 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.08 6.84 6.63 HOU
INT return 0.7 1.0 0.8 TEN
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.7 0.7 HOU
Sacks 2.7 2.3 2.3 HOU
3rd down conversions 29.6% 43.1% 38.5% HOU
4th down conversions 33.3% 25.0% 47.5% TEN
Time of possession 28:38 31:09 30:08 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   HOU   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.7 12.5 9.1 TEN
Yards per kick return 23.8 20.8 23.1 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 8.6 11.4 9.1 HOU
Yards allowed per kick return 22.9 28.1 23.1 HOU
  Misc Stats Comparison
   HOU   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 6.0 6.1 HOU
Penalty yards 45.7 48.7 51.0 HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Houston Texans vs. Tennessee Titans
 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
2011 17 2012-01-01 TEN HOU 23-22 TEN
2012 4 2012-09-30 TEN HOU 14-38 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.