Prediction: Jaguars 24, Texans 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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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 |
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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 |
L 31-34 |
-3 |
14 |
2013-12-05 |
JAC |
A |
L 20-27 |
-7 |
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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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 |
W 32-28 |
+4 |
14 |
2013-12-05 |
HOU |
H |
W 27-20 |
+7 |
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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Offense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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HOU Defense |
JAC Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
27.3 |
27.3 |
23.6 |
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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 |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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HOU |
JAC |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
4.7 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
HOU |
Penalty yards |
42.7 |
46.0 |
51.1 |
HOU |
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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.
Weather
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 |
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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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