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New England Patriots at Houston Texans - Week 13
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Fantasy | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

GB
DET		 10
 40
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OAK
DAL		 24
 31
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PIT
BAL		 20
 22
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ARI
PHI		 21
 24
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TB
CAR		 6
 27
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TEN
IND		 14
 22
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MIA
NYJ		 23
 3
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JAC
CLE		 32
 28
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DEN
KC		 35
 28
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CHI
MIN		 20
 23
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STL
SF		 13
 23
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ATL
BUF		 34
 31
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CIN
SD		 17
 10
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NE
HOU		 34
 31
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NYG
WAS		 24
 17
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NO
SEA		 7
 34
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Patriots 27, Texans 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Tom Brady Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Shane Vereen Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 6-50, 0
RB 43 Stevan Ridley Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 49 LeGarrette Blount Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 50 Brandon Bolden Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 36 Danny Amendola Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
WR 45 Julian Edelman Rec: 6-50, 0 TD
WR 87 Kenbrell Thompkins Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 1 Rob Gronkowski Rec: 8-90, 1 TD
K 2 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 4 Defense / ST  
 
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Case Keenum Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 27 Ben Tate Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 41 Dennis Johnson Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 24 Andre Johnson Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 59 DeAndre Hopkins Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 11 Garrett Graham Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 29 Randy Bullock FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  

Results and Schedule

New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 BUF A W 23-21 +2
2 2013-09-12 NYJ H W 13-10 +3
3 2013-09-22 TB H W 23-3 +20
4 2013-09-29 ATL A W 30-23 +7
5 2013-10-06 CIN A L 6-13 -7
6 2013-10-13 NO H W 30-27 +3
7 2013-10-20 NYJ A L 27-30 -3
8 2013-10-27 MIA H W 27-17 +10
9 2013-11-03 PIT H W 55-31 +24
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-18 CAR A L 20-24 -4
12 2013-11-24 DEN H W 34-31 +3
13 2013-12-01 HOU A W 34-31 +3
14 2013-12-08 CLE H    
15 2013-12-15 MIA A    
16 2013-12-22 BAL A    
17 2013-12-29 BUF H    
   

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    
15 2013-12-15 IND A    
16 2013-12-22 DEN H    
17 2013-12-29 TEN A    

Injury Report

New England Patriots
Questionable  CB Kyle Arrington (groin)
 CB Alfonzo Dennard (knee)
 WR Aaron Dobson (undisclosed)
 SS Steve Gregory (fingers)
 TE Michael Hoomanawanui (knee)
 CB Aqib Talib (hip)
 WLB Chris White (back)
Probable  WR Danny Amendola (groin)
 QB Tom Brady (shoulder)
 TE Rob Gronkowski (hamstring)
 WR Matt Slater (wrist)
 MLB Brandon Spikes (knee)
 RB Shane Vereen (wrist)
IR  DT Tommy Kelly (knee, 11/2/2013)
 WLB Jerod Mayo (shoulder, 10/16/2013)
 DT Vince Wilfork (achilles-tendon, 10/3/2013)
 SS Adrian Wilson (hamstring, 8/31/2013)
   

Houston Texans
Questionable  ILB Darryl Sharpton (back)
Probable  CB Kareem Jackson (ribs)
 SS Shiloh Keo (neck)
 ILB Joe Mays (knee)
 RB Ben Tate (ribs)
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)

Offense Stats Comparison

  NE
 Offense 		 HOU
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 29.3 21.0 23.7 NE
Rushing yards 125.0 81.0 114.7 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.47 3.83 4.19 NE
Completion % 63.4% 54.1% 60.8% NE
Passing yards 270.7 228.0 231.9 NE
Passing yards per completion 10.95 11.65 10.80 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 6.94 6.30 6.57 NE
Interceptions 0.7 0.3 0.9 HOU
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.7 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 3.0 2.3 2.6 HOU
3rd down conversions 36.2% 30.1% 37.9% NE
4th down conversions 60.0% 0.0% 47.4% NE
Time of possession 28:07 28:13 30:27 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NE
 Defense 		 HOU
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 28.3 23.7 23.7 HOU
Rushing yards 147.0 113.7 114.7 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.74 4.29 4.19 HOU
Completion % 56.1% 59.6% 60.8% NE
Passing yards 182.7 227.0 231.9 NE
Passing yards per completion 10.01 10.80 10.80 NE
Passing yards per attempt 5.62 6.44 6.57 NE
INT return 1.3 0.3 0.9 NE
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.3 0.6 NE
Sacks 4.0 2.7 2.6 NE
3rd down conversions 51.3% 35.6% 37.9% HOU
4th down conversions 40.0% 50.0% 47.4% NE
Time of possession 34:52 31:47 30:27 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NE   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.8 11.8 9.9 NE
Yards per kick return 20.1 23.1 22.9 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 9.9 10.2 9.9 NE
Yards allowed per kick return 17.9 27.8 22.9 NE
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NE   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 5.3 6.2 NE
Penalty yards 40.3 47.7 53.1 NE

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

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

New England Patriots vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 12 2003-11-23 NE HOU 23-20 NE
2006 15 2006-12-17 HOU NE 7-40 NE
2009 17 2010-01-03 NE HOU 27-34 HOU
2012 14 2012-12-10 HOU NE 14-42 NE
2012 DP 2013-01-13 HOU NE 28-41 NE

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. DP = Divisional Playoff