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Prediction: Titans 30, Texans 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Matt Schaub Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 27 Jonathan Grimes Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 10 Andre Johnson Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 50 DeAndre Hopkins Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 9 Ryan Griffin Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 23 Randy Bullock FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 29 Defense / ST  
 
Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Ryan Fitzpatrick Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 11 Chris Johnson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 45 Shonn Greene Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 24 Kendall Wright Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
WR 53 Nate Washington Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 68 Justin Hunter Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 5 Delanie Walker Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 3 Rob Bironas FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 9 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Texans QB Case Keenum has 80+ passer rating in 2 of past 4 on road. In past 4 at Ten., QB Matt Schaub has completed 99 of 151 passes (65.6 pct.) for 1,185 yards with 10 TDs vs. 1 INT & 108.7 rating... RB Deji Karim averaged 5.3 yards per carry in last game vs. AFC opponent (12/15/13 at Ind.)... Last week, WR Andre Johnson (103) reached 100 receptions for 5th time in career, tied for most in NFL history. Johnson (10) is tied with HOFer JERRY RICE for most games with 10 catches for 150+ rec. yards in NFL history. For career, Johnson averages 6 receptions per game, best in NFL history (min. 100 games). WR DeAndre Hopkins is averaging 23.7 yards per catch in Dec. Is 2nd among NFL rookies in rec. yards (767). In last game vs. Ten., Hopkins had 7 catches for 117 yards (16.7 avg.), incl. game-winning 3-yard TD rec.... Rookie TE Ryan Griffin had career-best 66 rec. yards last week... Since 2012, DE J.J. Watt leads NFL w/ 30 sacks. Has 2 sacks in each of past 3 vs. Ten... LB Whitney Mercilus has career-best 7 sacks in 2013.

Titans QB Ryan Fitzpatrick had career-best in passing yards (402) & tied career-high in TD passes (4) in last game at home. In 1st NFL appearance, Fitzpatrick passed for 310 yards with 3 TDs & 117.4 rating vs. Hou. on 11/27/05... RB Chris Johnson (950) needs 50 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 6th consecutive season. Johnson (49) needs rush TD to join HOFer EARL CAMPBELL (73) & EDDIE GEORGE (64) as only RBs in club history to reach 50 career. For career, averages 89.9 rush yards per game vs. Hou. RB Shonn Greene had season-best 91 rush yards last week... WR Kendall Wright (89) needs 1 rec. to become 5th different player to reach 90 rec. in club history. Has 29 3rd-down rec., tied for 3rd-most in NFL. Has 2 TD catches in 3 career games vs. Hou... TE Delanie Walker has career-highs in catches (57), rec. yards (542) & TD rec. (6)... DT Jurrell Casey has career-best 10.5 sacks this season, tied for most among NFL DTs... CB Alterraun Verner had 23-yard INT-return TD in last game vs. Hou.


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 L 3-25 -22
16 2013-12-22 DEN H L 13-37 -24
17 2013-12-29 TEN A    
   

Tennessee Titans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 PIT A W 16-9 +7
2 2013-09-15 HOU A L 24-30 -6
3 2013-09-22 SD H W 20-17 +3
4 2013-09-29 NYJ H W 38-13 +25
5 2013-10-06 KC H L 17-26 -9
6 2013-10-13 SEA A L 13-20 -7
7 2013-10-20 SF H L 17-31 -14
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 STL A W 28-21 +7
10 2013-11-10 JAC H L 27-29 -2
11 2013-11-14 IND H L 27-30 -3
12 2013-11-24 OAK A W 23-19 +4
13 2013-12-01 IND A L 14-22 -8
14 2013-12-08 DEN A L 28-51 -23
15 2013-12-15 ARI H L 34-37 -3
16 2013-12-22 JAC A W 20-16 +4
17 2013-12-29 HOU H    

Injury Report

Houston Texans
Out  TE Garrett Graham (hamstring)
Doubtful  RB Dennis Johnson (hip)
Questionable  TE Ryan Griffin (knee)
 FB Greg Jones (knee)
 ILB Joe Mays (knee)
 WR DeVier Posey (ankle)
 ILB Darryl Sharpton (knee)
 DE Antonio Smith (knee)
Probable  WR DeAndre Hopkins (ankle)
 WR Andre Johnson (wrist)
 QB Case Keenum (thumb)
 OLB Brooks Reed (thumb)
 FS D.J. Swearinger (foot)
 QB T.J. Yates (back)
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)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (foot, 12/24/2013)
 RB Deji Karim (collarbone, 12/24/2013)
 SS Danieal Manning (fibula, 10/16/2013)
 RB Ben Tate (ribs, 12/18/2013)
   

Tennessee Titans
Questionable  WLB Zach Brown (other-illness)
 DT Jurrell Casey (knee)
Probable  DE Keyunta Dawson (calf)
IR  QB Jake Locker (foot, 11/12/2013)
 CB Coty Sensabaugh (foot, 12/18/2013)
PUP  WR Kevin Walter (back)

Offense Stats Comparison

  HOU
 Offense 
TEN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 15.5 24.5 24.1 TEN
Rushing yards 91.8 123.5 117.0 TEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.04 4.26 4.26 TEN
Completion % 52.5% 64.7% 61.1% TEN
Passing yards 215.5 219.8 231.6 TEN
Passing yards per completion 10.37 10.30 10.84 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 5.44 6.66 6.62 TEN
Interceptions 1.5 1.0 1.0 TEN
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.8 0.6 HOU
Sacks allowed 2.5 2.3 2.4 TEN
3rd down conversions 33.3% 42.5% 37.8% TEN
4th down conversions 16.7% 75.0% 50.8% TEN
Time of possession 28:05 32:51 30:20 TEN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  HOU
 Defense 
TEN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 28.5 27.0 24.1 TEN
Rushing yards 133.3 119.8 117.0 TEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.68 4.12 4.26 TEN
Completion % 61.8% 63.7% 61.1% HOU
Passing yards 233.8 232.5 231.6 TEN
Passing yards per completion 10.93 10.47 10.84 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.75 6.67 6.62 TEN
INT return 0.3 0.5 1.0 TEN
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks 1.3 1.3 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 32.2% 35.6% 37.8% HOU
4th down conversions 33.3% 71.4% 50.8% HOU
Time of possession 31:55 28:20 30:20 TEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   HOU   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 12.0 9.1 9.4 HOU
Yards per kick return 22.9 26.1 22.7 TEN
Yards allowed per punt return 9.3 7.8 9.4 TEN
Yards allowed per kick return 25.0 23.5 22.7 TEN
  Misc Stats Comparison

   HOU   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 5.3 6.2 TEN
Penalty yards 61.5 47.5 52.1 TEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 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 11 to 16 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
2012 13 2012-12-02 HOU TEN 24-10 HOU
2013 2 2013-09-15 TEN HOU 24-30 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.