Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Houston Texans Rank  Player Projections QB 24 Matt Schaub Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 RB 15 Arian Foster Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 RB 23 Ben Tate Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 WR 4 Andre Johnson Rec: 8-100, 1 TD WR 64 DeAndre Hopkins Rec: 2-30, 0 TD  WR 88 Keshawn Martin Rec: 2-30, 0 TD TE 13 Owen Daniels Rec: 3-40, 0 TD TE 36 Garrett Graham Rec: 1-10, 0 TD K 3 Randy Bullock FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3 DEF 9 Defense / ST   View all Week 1 Rankings or Projections		San Diego Chargers Rank  Player Projections QB 16 Philip Rivers Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 RB 27 Ryan Mathews Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 RB 39 Danny Woodhead Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 WR 31 Vincent Brown Rec: 5-60, 1 TD WR 50 Malcom Floyd Rec: 4-50, 0 TD WR 82 Eddie Royal Rec: 2-30, 0 TD WR 101 Keenan Allen Rec: 1-10, 0 TD TE 8 Antonio Gates Rec: 4-50, 1 TD K 23 Nick Novak FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 DEF 28 Defense / ST

Texans Have won 4 straight road openers... Registered most wins in single season in franchise history (12) last year... QB Matt Schaub has passed for 4,000+ yards 3 times in career (4,770 in 2009; 4,370 in 2010; 4,008 in 2012)... Since '10, RB Arian Foster leads NFL in total TDs (47). Had 7 games with 100+ rush yards in '12 (Hou. was 7-0 in such games). In past 4 on MNF, Foster is averaging 100 rush yards per game (400 total). Attended Mission Bay HS in SD. Totaled 197 scrimmage yards (127 rush, 70 receiving) in only meeting against Chargers... WR Andre Johnson (3), HOFer JERRY RICE (4) & MARVIN HARRISON (3) are only players in NFL history to register at least 3 seasons with 1,500 receiving yards... TE Owen Daniels had career-best 6 TD receptions in '12... DE J.J. Watt had NFL-best 20.5 sacks in '12, tied for 6th-most since sacks became official stat in '82. Posted 16 passes defensed in 2012, most among NFL defensive linemen... S Ed Reed has 61 career INTs, most among active players.

Chargers Have won 13 of past 20 home openers... QB Philip Rivers is 1st Charger ever with 5 straight seasons with 3,500+ passing yards. Rivers is 2-0 as starter vs. Texans & has 7 TDs vs. 1 INT & 140.3 passer rating. Rivers is 7-4 on MNF with 98.8 rating. Has 40-16 (.714) career record at home as starter... Club is 4-1 when RB Ryan Mathews has 100+ rush yards in game. RB Ronnie Brown had career-high 49 receptions in '12... TE Antonio Gates (82) has most TD catches in team history. Rivers & Gates have combined for 56 career TD receptions, most in NFL history among QB-TE tandems. For career, WR Malcom Floyd averages 17.1 yards per catch (233 catches, 3,984 receiving yards)... LB Dwight Freeney has 107.5 career sacks, 5th-most among active players. Freeney has 17.5 career sacks vs. Texans, most against any opponent... DE Corey Liuget had career-best 7 sacks in 2012... S Eric Weddle led team with 111 tackles last season. Since 2011, Weddle (10) is tied for 3rd-most INTs in NFL.