Prediction: Texans 27, Jaguars 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 26 |
Chad Henne |
Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 22 |
Maurice Jones-Drew |
Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 57 |
Denard Robinson |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 23 |
Cecil Shorts  |
Rec: 5-70, 0 TD |
 WR 42 |
Ace Sanders |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
 WR 49 |
Mike Brown  |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 32 |
Marcedes Lewis |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 28 |
Josh Scobee |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 25 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Jaguars In last game at Hou., QB Chad Henne passed for 354 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 126.8 rating. In career vs. Hou., Henne has 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 87.1 rating. Had season-long 62-yard TD pass to TE DANNY NOBLE vs. Ari... RB Maurice Jones-Drew aims for 3rd straight game with rush TD. Has 80 TDs (67 rush, 11 rec., 2 return), tied for 5th-most among active players. Has 67 career rush TDs, most in club annals. Has 10 rush TDs vs. Texans, tied for most vs. any opponent... WR Cecil Shorts had 3 rec. for 81 yards, incl. 67-yard TD rec. in last game vs. Hou. Shorts (50) needs 6 rec. to surpass career-best of 55 in '12. Rookie WR Ace Sanders had career-high 8 rec. last week. WR Mike Brown is averaging 17 yards per catch in 2013 (17 rec. for 289 yards)...TE Marcedes Lewis tied career-best with 2 TD rec. in last game vs. Hou... DE Jason Babin was selected No. 27 overall by Hou. in 2004 NFL Draft. Spent 3 seasons with Texans. Has 3 sacks in 2 career games vs. Hou... LB Paul Posluszny leads team w/ 88 tackles. Had INT & FF in last game vs. Hou... DE Jason Babin aims for 3rd straight game with sack.
 Texans QB Case Keenum has 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 102.7 rating in 2 career starts at home... RB Ben Tate averages 6.5 yards per carry vs. Jaguars (22 att., 142 yards)... WR Andre Johnson posted 19th career game with at least 10 catches & 100+ rec. yards, most in NFL history. Averages 123.8 rec. yards per game at home this season (619 total). Had career-best in rec. (14) & rec. yards (273) in last game vs. Jax. Johnson (890) needs 10 catches to become 15th player in NFL history to reach 900 career. For career, Johnson averages 82.6 rec. yards per game, 2nd-best in NFL history (min. 100 games). WR DeAndre Hopkins is 2nd among NFL rookies in receiving yards (546)... TE Garrett Graham had 136 rec. yards last week, most by TE in game in Texans history... Defense allows NFL-low 286.1 yards per game... DE J.J. Watt aims for 5th straight game with sack. Since 2012, Watt leads NFL w/ 29 sacks. Watt has 4.5 sacks in past 3 games vs. Jax. Posted 9th career game with 2+ sacks last week... PR Keshawn Martin had career-long 87-yard PR-TD vs. Oak.
Results and Schedule
| 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 |
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Bye |
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| 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 |
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| 14 |
2013-12-05 |
HOU |
H |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
BUF |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
TEN |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
IND |
A |
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| 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 |
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Bye |
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| 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 |
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| 14 |
2013-12-05 |
JAC |
A |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
IND |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
DEN |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
TEN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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JAC
Offense |
HOU
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
14.3 |
21.0 |
23.7 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards |
67.7 |
103.0 |
114.3 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
2.83 |
4.15 |
4.17 |
HOU |
| Completion % |
63.8% |
57.7% |
60.7% |
JAC |
| Passing yards |
248.3 |
264.0 |
231.8 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.97 |
11.84 |
10.87 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.36 |
6.83 |
6.61 |
HOU |
| Interceptions |
1.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
HOU |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
JAC |
| Sacks allowed |
2.3 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
JAC |
| 3rd down conversions |
26.2% |
33.3% |
38.4% |
HOU |
| 4th down conversions |
42.9% |
33.3% |
48.8% |
JAC |
| Time of possession |
28:16 |
30:50 |
50:22 |
HOU |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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JAC
Defense |
HOU
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
29.7 |
27.3 |
23.7 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards |
117.7 |
107.3 |
114.3 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.72 |
4.24 |
4.17 |
JAC |
| Completion % |
69.2% |
59.1% |
60.7% |
HOU |
| Passing yards |
283.3 |
214.0 |
231.8 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.21 |
11.03 |
10.87 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per attempt |
8.46 |
6.52 |
6.61 |
HOU |
| INT return |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
JAC |
| Sacks |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
HOU |
| 3rd down conversions |
51.5% |
34.9% |
38.4% |
HOU |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
0.0% |
48.8% |
HOU |
| Time of possession |
31:44 |
29:10 |
50:22 |
HOU |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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JAC |
HOU |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
6.0 |
11.7 |
9.7 |
HOU |
| Yards per kick return |
27.2 |
23.9 |
23.1 |
JAC |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
5.3 |
11.3 |
9.7 |
JAC |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
21.5 |
26.5 |
23.1 |
JAC |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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JAC |
HOU |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.0 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
JAC |
| Penalty yards |
49.0 |
63.0 |
52.7 |
JAC |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 6 to 11 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.
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Team vs. Team History
| Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans |
| 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 |
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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.
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