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Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys - Week 5
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MIN
GB		 10
 42
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TB
NO		 31
 37
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STL
PHI		 28
 34
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PIT
JAC		 17
 9
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HOU
DAL		 17
 20
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CLE
TEN		 29
 28
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CHI
CAR		 24
 31
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BUF
DET		 17
 14
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BAL
IND		 13
 20
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ATL
NYG		 20
 30
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ARI
DEN		 20
 41
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KC
SF		 17
 22
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NYJ
SD		 0
 31
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CIN
NE		 17
 43
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SEA
WAS		 27
 17
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Cowboys 24, Texans 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Ryan Fitzpatrick Pass: 245, 1 TD Rush: 15, 0
RB 14 Arian Foster Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 3-25, 0
RB 37 Alfred Blue Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 28 DeAndre Hopkins Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 35 Andre Johnson Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
TE 19 Garrett Graham Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 12 Randy Bullock FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
 
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Tony Romo Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 1 DeMarco Murray Rush: 105, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 62 Joseph Randle Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 63 Lance Dunbar Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 6 Dez Bryant Rec: 6-85, 1 TD
WR 32 Terrance Williams Rec: 5-65, 1 TD
WR 68 Cole Beasley Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 11 Jason Witten Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 9 Dan Bailey FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Texans QB Ryan Fitzpatrick passed for 268 yards last week & aims for 3rd in row with 250+... RB Arian Foster rushed for 106 yards in only career meeting. Since 2010, leads AFC with 5,053 rush yards. Last week, led team with 7 rec. for 55 yards... For career, WR Andre Johnson averages 6 catches per game, best in NFL history (min. 100 games). Johnson (949) needs 3 rec. to surpass HOFer ANDRE REED (951) for No. 11 all-time. Needs 77 rec. yards to become 15th player in history to reach 13,000. WR DeAndre Hopkins had 35-yard TD catch last week. Aims for 5th in row with TD or 100+ rec. yards. Has 3 TD catches in 2014, tied for 3rd among AFC WRs... DE J.J. Watt had 80-yard INT-TD vs. Buf. & is only player in history with 35+ sacks (38.5), INT-TD & TD catch in 1st 4 seasons. Aims for 4th in row with sack vs. NFC. Since 2012, leads NFL with 33 sacks. DE Jared Crick had 1.5 sacks last week, 1st of career. LB Brian Cushing leads team with 37 tackles. CB DARYL MORRIS posted 1st career INT vs. Buf.

Cowboys Won 500th game (incl. playoffs) last week... QB Tony Romo has won only start vs. Hou. & had 127.6 rating. In past 6 vs. AFC, has completed 154 of 218 (70.6 pct.) for 1,792 yards with 12 TDs vs. 1 INT for 111.6 rating. Had 137.4 rating last week with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs... RB DeMarco Murray leads NFL with 534 rush yards & 5 rush TDs. Is 1 of 4 in NFL history with 100+ rush yards & 1+ rush TD in each of team's 1st 4 games. Has 5 rush TDs in past 3 vs. AFC. Has 10 rush TDs in past 9 at home... WR Dez Bryant aims for 10th game in row vs. AFC with TD catch. In past 9 vs. AFC, has 12 rec. TDs & 876 rec. yards (97.3 per game). Has 26 rec. TDs in past 28. Since 2011, has 37 rec. TDs, most by NFL WR. Since 2007, TE Jason Witten has 642 catches & 7,117 yards, both are most by TE. Is 2nd all-time in rec. (894) by NFL TE. WR Terrance Williams had 2 TDs last week... LB Justin Durant had INT & FF last week. DT Henry Melton had sack in Week 4. LB Bruce Carter leads team with 24 tackles. S Barry Church is 2nd with 22.


Results and Schedule

Houston Texans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 WAS H W 17-6 +11
2 2014-09-14 OAK A W 30-14 +16
3 2014-09-21 NYG A L 17-30 -13
4 2014-09-28 BUF H W 23-17 +6
5 2014-10-05 DAL A    
6 2014-10-09 IND H    
7 2014-10-20 PIT A    
8 2014-10-26 TEN A    
9 2014-11-02 PHI H    
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 CLE A    
12 2014-11-23 CIN H    
13 2014-11-30 TEN H    
14 2014-12-07 JAC A    
15 2014-12-14 IND A    
16 2014-12-21 BAL H    
17 2014-12-28 JAC H    
   

Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 SF H L 17-28 -11
2 2014-09-14 TEN A W 26-10 +16
3 2014-09-21 STL A W 34-31 +3
4 2014-09-28 NO H W 38-17 +21
5 2014-10-05 HOU H    
6 2014-10-12 SEA A    
7 2014-10-19 NYG H    
8 2014-10-27 WAS H    
9 2014-11-02 ARI H    
10 2014-11-09 JAC A    
11   Bye      
12 2014-11-23 NYG A    
13 2014-11-27 PHI H    
14 2014-12-04 CHI A    
15 2014-12-14 PHI A    
16 2014-12-21 IND H    
17 2014-12-28 WAS A    

Injury Report

Houston Texans
Out  OLB Jadeveon Clowney (knee)
 DB Darryl Morris (ankle)
Questionable  DE Tim Jamison (groin)
 WR Andre Johnson (ankle)
Probable  ILB Brian Cushing (knee)
 RB Arian Foster (hamstring)
 WR Damaris Johnson (foot)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (knee)
 SS D.J. Swearinger (elbow)
 DE J.J. Watt (thigh)
IR  SS Lonnie Ballentine (hamstring, 8/25/2014)
 WR Alan Bonner (foot, 7/28/2014)
 NT Louis Nix III (knee, 9/24/2014)
   

Dallas Cowboys
Out  SLB Bruce Carter (thigh)
Questionable  DT Henry Melton (hamstring)
 DE Anthony Spencer (knee)
Probable  WR Dez Bryant (shoulder)
 MLB Rolando McClain (groin)
 QB Tony Romo (back)
IR  CB Morris Claiborne (knee, 10/4/2014)
 DE Ben Gardner (shoulder, 8/26/2014)
 DE Demarcus Lawrence (foot, 9/2/2014)
 MLB Sean Lee (knee, 7/1/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  HOU
 Offense 		 DAL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 21.8 28.8 23.1 DAL
Rushing yards 114.8 165.0 113.5 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.59 5.08 4.18 DAL
Completion % 65.5% 69.5% 64.4% DAL
Passing yards 224.0 218.8 241.7 HOU
Passing yards per completion 12.11 10.67 10.71 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 7.93 7.42 6.90 HOU
Interceptions 1.3 1.0 0.8 DAL
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.8 0.6 HOU
Sacks allowed 1.3 2.0 2.0 HOU
3rd down conversions 41.8% 55.1% 43.2% DAL
4th down conversions 50.0% 100.0% 46.2% DAL
Time of possession 31:31 33:38 30:06 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison

  HOU
 Defense 		 DAL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 16.8 21.5 23.1 HOU
Rushing yards 130.3 107.8 113.5 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.96 5.01 4.18 HOU
Completion % 64.9% 67.1% 64.4% HOU
Passing yards 237.5 271.3 241.7 HOU
Passing yards per completion 9.69 11.30 10.71 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 6.29 7.59 6.90 HOU
INT return 1.0 1.3 0.8 DAL
Fumble recoveries 1.3 0.8 0.6 HOU
Sacks 1.5 1.3 2.0 HOU
3rd down conversions 28.6% 46.7% 43.2% HOU
4th down conversions 50.0% 40.0% 46.2% DAL
Time of possession 28:29 26:23 30:06 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   HOU   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.3 5.0 8.5 HOU
Yards per kick return 22.7 27.0 23.6 DAL
Yards allowed per punt return 10.3 7.3 8.5 DAL
Yards allowed per kick return 25.8 17.3 23.6 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   HOU   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 5.8 6.9 DAL
Penalty yards 65.0 40.5 59.5 DAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2014 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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Team vs. Team History

Houston Texans vs. Dallas Cowboys
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 1 2002-09-08 DAL HOU 10-19 HOU
2006 6 2006-10-15 HOU DAL 6-34 DAL
2010 3 2010-09-26 DAL HOU 27-13 DAL

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.