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Denver Broncos at Houston Texans - Week 16
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TEN
JAC		 20
 16
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TB
STL		 13
 23
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NO
CAR		 13
 17
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MIN
CIN		 14
 42
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MIA
BUF		 0
 19
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IND
KC		 23
 7
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DEN
HOU		 37
 13
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DAL
WAS		 24
 23
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CLE
NYJ		 13
 24
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CHI
PHI		 11
 54
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NYG
DET		 23
 20
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ARI
SEA		 17
 10
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OAK
SD		 13
 26
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PIT
GB		 38
 31
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NE
BAL		 41
 7
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ATL
SF		 24
 34
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Broncos 31, Texans 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Peyton Manning Pass: 330, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6 Knowshon Moreno Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 43 Montee Ball Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 4 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 13 Eric Decker Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 70 Andre Caldwell Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 3 Julius Thomas Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 4 Matt Prater FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 6 Defense / ST  
 
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 24 Matt Schaub Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23 Dennis Johnson Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 58 Deji Karim Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 11 Andre Johnson Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 41 DeAndre Hopkins Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 18 Ryan Griffin Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 30 Randy Bullock FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 29 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Broncos Have scored 535 points, 8th-most by team in season in NFL history (NE, 589)... QB Peyton Manning has passed for 4,811 yards, most ever through 1st 14 games of season. Manning's 47 TD passes are 4th-most in single-season in NFL history. For career, Manning is 16-3 vs. Hou. with 44 TDs vs. 8 INTs & 108.5 rating... RB Knowshon Moreno (939) needs 61 rush yards to register 1st 1,000-yard rush season... Since 2012, WRs Eric Decker & Demaryius Thomas have 21 TD catches apiece, tied for most in AFC. Decker had 8 catches for 136 yards (17 avg.) in last game vs. Hou. WR Andre Caldwell had career-best 2 TD rec. last week. WR Wes Welker had 8 catches for 131 yards (16.4 avg.) in Div. playoffs vs. Hou. (w/ NE on 1/13/13). TE Julius Thomas (11) has most TD rec. by Broncos TE in season in franchise history. Den. is 1st team in NFL history to have 4 players score at least 10 TDs in same season... DE Shaun Phillips (10) needs 2 sacks to surpass career-best of 11.5 in '06... LB Von Miller attended Texas A&M.

Texans QB Case Keenum has 80.7 passer rating in 4 career home starts... RB Ben Tate rushed for season-best 102 yards in last game at home. Needs rush TD to surpass career-high of 4 in 2011... WR Andre Johnson (99) needs catch to reach 100 receptions for 5th time in career. 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). Had 60-yard TD catch in last game vs. Broncos. WR DeAndre Hopkins is averaging 25.6 yards per catch in Dec. (8 catches, 205 yards). Is 2nd among NFL rookies in receiving yards (759)... Rookie TE Ryan Griffin had career-best in catches (6) & rec. yards (62) last week... Since 2012, DE J.J. Watt leads NFL w/ 30 sacks. Watt had 2.5 sacks in last game at Den... CB Johnathan Joseph has INT in 2 of past 3 games... LB Brooks Reed aims for 3rd straight game with sack. LB Joe Mays spent 3 seasons w/ Den. (2010-12).


Results and Schedule

Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-05 BAL H W 49-27 +22
2 2013-09-15 NYG A W 41-23 +18
3 2013-09-23 OAK H W 37-21 +16
4 2013-09-29 PHI H W 52-20 +32
5 2013-10-06 DAL A W 51-48 +3
6 2013-10-13 JAC H W 35-19 +16
7 2013-10-20 IND A L 33-39 -6
8 2013-10-27 WAS H W 45-21 +24
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 SD A W 28-20 +8
11 2013-11-17 KC H W 27-17 +10
12 2013-11-24 NE A L 31-34 -3
13 2013-12-01 KC A W 35-28 +7
14 2013-12-08 TEN H W 51-28 +23
15 2013-12-12 SD H L 20-27 -7
16 2013-12-22 HOU A    
17 2013-12-29 OAK A    
   

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    
17 2013-12-29 TEN A    

Injury Report

Denver Broncos
Out  CB Kayvon Webster (thumb)
Questionable  RB C.J. Anderson (other-illness)
 CB Champ Bailey (foot)
 WR Wes Welker (concussion)
 DE Derek Wolfe (knee)
IR  MLB Stewart Bradley (wrist, 8/31/2013)
 SS Quinton Carter (knee, 8/27/2013)
 SS Rahim Moore (leg, 11/18/2013)
 DE Quanterus Smith (knee, 8/31/2013)
 DT Kevin Vickerson (hip, 11/26/2013)
   

Houston Texans
Out  QB Case Keenum (thumb)
Questionable  TE Garrett Graham (hamstring)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (groin)
 WR DeVier Posey (ankle)
 DE Antonio Smith (knee)
 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)
 SS Danieal Manning (fibula, 10/16/2013)
 RB Ben Tate (ribs, 12/18/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  DEN
 Offense 		 HOU
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 30.3 18.3 24.3 DEN
Rushing yards 118.5 89.3 115.7 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.29 4.10 4.22 DEN
Completion % 63.2% 52.8% 61.2% DEN
Passing yards 327.5 217.0 234.4 DEN
Passing yards per completion 11.83 10.10 10.93 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 7.47 5.33 6.68 DEN
Interceptions 0.5 1.3 0.9 DEN
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.3 0.6 HOU
Sacks allowed 0.8 2.5 2.4 DEN
3rd down conversions 42.3% 33.3% 38.3% DEN
4th down conversions 100.0% 14.3% 50.6% DEN
Time of possession 29:36 27:31 30:22 DEN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  DEN
 Defense 		 HOU
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 25.8 26.8 24.3 DEN
Rushing yards 137.5 129.0 115.7 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.52 4.30 4.22 HOU
Completion % 59.5% 61.6% 61.2% DEN
Passing yards 212.8 201.3 234.4 HOU
Passing yards per completion 10.66 10.67 10.93 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.35 6.58 6.68 DEN
INT return 0.3 0.5 0.9 HOU
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.0 0.6 DEN
Sacks 2.5 1.3 2.4 DEN
3rd down conversions 39.0% 33.7% 38.3% HOU
4th down conversions 50.0% 50.0% 50.6% -
Time of possession 33:40 32:29 30:22 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   DEN   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.3 10.8 9.6 HOU
Yards per kick return 23.0 23.1 22.6 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 7.5 11.6 9.6 DEN
Yards allowed per kick return 37.0 24.3 22.6 HOU
  Misc Stats Comparison

   DEN   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 8.0 8.0 6.2 -
Penalty yards 65.0 60.5 52.2 HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Denver Broncos vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 9 2004-11-07 HOU DEN 13-31 DEN
2007 15 2007-12-13 DEN HOU 13-31 HOU
2010 16 2010-12-26 HOU DEN 23-24 DEN
2012 3 2012-09-23 HOU DEN 31-25 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.