NFL Game Preview: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars - Week 14

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Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars - Week 14

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HOU JAC	20 27
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KC WAS	45 10
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MIN BAL	26 29
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IND CIN	28 42
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DET PHI	20 34
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OAK NYJ	27 37
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CLE NE	26 27
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CAR NO	13 31
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BUF TB	6 27
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MIA PIT	34 28
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TEN DEN	28 51
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NYG SD	14 37
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SEA SF	17 19
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STL ARI	10 30
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ATL GB	21 22
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DAL CHI	28 45
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Prediction: Jaguars 24, Texans 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Houston Texans
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 27	Case Keenum	Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 22	Ben Tate	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 48	Dennis Johnson	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 18	Andre Johnson	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 52	DeAndre Hopkins	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 18	Garrett Graham	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 8	Randy Bullock	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 18	Defense / ST

Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 30	Chad Henne	Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23	Maurice Jones-Drew	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 19	Cecil Shorts	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 43	Ace Sanders	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 76	Mike Brown	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 30	Marcedes Lewis	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 27	Josh Scobee	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 19	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Texans Aim for 3rd straight win at Jax... QB Case Keenum has 4 TDs vs. 0 INT & 84.9 rating in 2 career starts on road. Posted 1st rush TD of career last week... RB Ben Tate had 97 scrimmage yards with 2 rush TDs in last game at Jax. Tied franchise-record with 3 rush TDs last week & registered 1st 100-yard rush game of season (102)... Rookie RB Dennis Johnson had career-best 74 rush yards in last game vs. Jax. Last week, WR Andre Johnson reached 900 career catches in 2nd fewest games (150) in NFL history. Has 19 career games with at least 10 catches & 100+ rec. yards, most in NFL history. For career, Johnson averages 6 receptions per game, best in NFL history (min. 100 games). Johnson averages 81.7 receiving yards per game vs. Jax. WR DeAndre Hopkins had career-long 66-yard reception last week. Is 2nd among NFL rookies in rec. yards (631)... Since 2012, DE J.J. Watt leads NFL w/ 30 sacks. Has 5.5 sacks in past 4 vs. Jax.

Jaguars Club has won 3 of past 4 games... In past 3 vs. Hou., QB Chad Henne has completed 41 of 67 passes (61.2 pct.) for 616 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 111.3 rating. Henne had season-best 71.9 completion pct. (23 of 32) in last game vs. Texans... In past 10 vs. Hou., RB Maurice Jones-Drew is averaging 80.7 rush yards per game with 9 rush TDs. Had season-best 144 scrimmage yards (84 rushing, 60 receiving) in last meeting vs. Hou. Has 68 rush TDs, most in club annals & 2nd-most among active players (ADRIAN PETERSON, 86). Has 81 total TDs (68 rush, 11 rec. 2 return), most in Jaguars history... WR Cecil Shorts had game-winning 20-yard TD catch last week... TE Marcedes Lewis posted 22nd TD rec. of career last week, 3rd-most in Jaguar annals... LB Paul Posluszny (113) reached 100+ tackles for 6th consecutive season... DE Jason Babin has 2.5 sacks in past 3.

Results and Schedule

Houston Texans
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2013-09-09	SD	A	W 31-28	+3
2	2013-09-15	TEN	H	W 30-24	+6
3	2013-09-22	BAL	A	L 9-30	-21
4	2013-09-29	SEA	H	L 20-23	-3
5	2013-10-06	SF	A	L 3-34	-31
6	2013-10-13	STL	H	L 13-38	-25
7	2013-10-20	KC	A	L 16-17	-1
8		Bye
9	2013-11-03	IND	H	L 24-27	-3
10	2013-11-10	ARI	A	L 24-27	-3
11	2013-11-17	OAK	H	L 23-28	-5
12	2013-11-24	JAC	H	L 6-13	-7
13	2013-12-01	NE	H	L 31-34	-3
14	2013-12-05	JAC	A	L 20-27	-7
15	2013-12-15	IND	A
16	2013-12-22	DEN	H
17	2013-12-29	TEN	A

Jacksonville Jaguars
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2013-09-08	KC	H	L 2-28	-26
2	2013-09-15	OAK	A	L 9-19	-10
3	2013-09-22	SEA	A	L 17-45	-28
4	2013-09-29	IND	H	L 3-37	-34
5	2013-10-06	STL	A	L 20-34	-14
6	2013-10-13	DEN	A	L 19-35	-16
7	2013-10-20	SD	H	L 6-24	-18
8	2013-10-27	SF	H	L 10-42	-32
9		Bye
10	2013-11-10	TEN	A	W 29-27	+2
11	2013-11-17	ARI	H	L 14-27	-13
12	2013-11-24	HOU	A	W 13-6	+7
13	2013-12-01	CLE	A	W 32-28	+4
14	2013-12-05	HOU	H	W 27-20	+7
15	2013-12-15	BUF	H
16	2013-12-22	TEN	H
17	2013-12-29	IND	A

Injury Report

Houston Texans
IR	WR Alan Bonner (hamstring, 8/30/2013) ILB Brian Cushing (knee, 10/28/2013) TE Owen Daniels (fibula, 10/9/2013) RB Arian Foster (back, 11/12/2013) SS Danieal Manning (fibula, 10/16/2013)

Jacksonville Jaguars
Out	RB Justin Forsett (foot)
Questionable	CB Alan Ball (neck) WR Stephen Burton (concussion) FS Josh Evans (shoulder) RB Maurice Jones-Drew (hamstring) SS Chris Prosinski (head) RB Jordan Todman (leg)
IR	TE Allen Reisner (knee, 10/8/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

	HOU Offense	JAC Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	23.7	18.7	23.6	HOU
Rushing yards	96.0	85.3	118.5	HOU
Rushing yards per attempt	4.09	3.17	4.29	HOU
Completion %	52.6%	63.0%	61.1%	JAC
Passing yards	242.3	215.0	233.1	HOU
Passing yards per completion	12.08	9.03	10.88	HOU
Passing yards per attempt	6.36	5.69	6.65	HOU
Interceptions	0.7	1.0	0.9	HOU
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.0	0.6	JAC
Sacks allowed	1.7	2.3	2.5	HOU
3rd down conversions	31.9%	31.5%	38.1%	HOU
4th down conversions	0.0%	66.7%	48.4%	JAC
Time of possession	27:42	30:26	30:29	JAC

Defense Stats Comparison

	HOU Defense	JAC Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	27.3	27.3	23.6	-
Rushing yards	101.0	85.7	118.5	JAC
Rushing yards per attempt	4.16	3.51	4.29	JAC
Completion %	60.7%	62.3%	61.1%	HOU
Passing yards	231.7	266.0	233.1	HOU
Passing yards per completion	11.44	12.30	10.88	HOU
Passing yards per attempt	6.94	7.66	6.65	HOU
INT return	0.3	0.7	0.9	JAC
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.7	0.6	JAC
Sacks	2.3	2.0	2.5	HOU
3rd down conversions	34.3%	43.7%	38.1%	HOU
4th down conversions	100.0%	75.0%	48.4%	JAC
Time of possession	32:18	29:34	30:29	JAC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	HOU	JAC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	11.8	7.0	9.5	HOU
Yards per kick return	24.6	26.7	22.9	JAC
Yards allowed per punt return	10.9	7.8	9.5	JAC
Yards allowed per kick return	25.8	20.4	22.9	JAC

Misc Stats Comparison

	HOU	JAC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.7	5.7	6.0	HOU
Penalty yards	42.7	46.0	51.1	HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2013 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
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
2011	8	2011-10-30	JAC	HOU	14-24	HOU
2011	12	2011-11-27	HOU	JAC	20-13	HOU
2012	2	2012-09-16	HOU	JAC	27-7	HOU
2012	11	2012-11-18	JAC	HOU	37-43	HOU
2013	12	2013-11-24	JAC	HOU	13-6	JAC

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.