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Final Score Prediction

Texans 30, Titans 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Jake Locker Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 15 Chris Johnson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 53 Jackie Battle Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 43 Kenny Britt Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 47 Nate Washington Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 83 Kendall Wright Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 27 Delanie Walker Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 26 Rob Bironas FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 28 Defense / ST  
 
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Matt Schaub Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 12 Arian Foster Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 23 Ben Tate Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 8 Andre Johnson Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 55 DeAndre Hopkins Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 97 Keshawn Martin Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 10 Owen Daniels Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 30 Garrett Graham Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 2 Randy Bullock FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 5 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Titans Club is 7-4 all-time at Hou... QB Jake Locker registered 309 passing yards in last meeting vs. Texans, 2nd-most in single-game in career. Ten. has 3-0 record when Locker has 90+ rating as starter... For career, RB Chris Johnson averages 89.3 rush yards per game vs. Hou. Rushed for 141 yards in last game at Texans. Titans are 24-9 (.727) when Johnson has 100+ rush yards in game. RB Jackie Battle had rush TD in Titans debut last week... WR Nate Washington has reception in 79 consecutive games. Had 3 rec. for 96 yards (32 avg.) in last game vs. Hou. WR Kenny Britt registered 100-yard receiving game (128) vs. Texans on 12/19/10... Defense posted 5 sacks last week, tied for 3rd-most in NFL... LB Zach Brown & DT Jurrell Casey each posted 2 sacks last week... S Bernard Pollard spent 2 seasons with Texans (2009-10). S Michael Griffin has 3 career INTs vs. Hou... CB Alterraun Verner posted 7th INT of career last week... Since '05, K Rob Bironas had made 2nd-most FGs (217) in NFL (DAVID AKERS, 230).

Texans GARY KUBIAK registered 60th career regular-season win as Texans head coach last week... In past 8 starts vs. Ten, QB Matt Schaub has 6-2 record with 17 TDs vs. 1 INT & 105.6 passer rating. Registered 26th career game with 300+ passing yards (346) last week... Since '10, RB Arian Foster averages 125.9 scrimmage yards per game, best in NFL. Has 4 rush TDs in past 3 against Ten. Posted career-best 119 receiving yards, incl. 78-yard TD catch vs. Titans on 10/23/11. RB Ben Tate averages 5.9 yards per carry vs. Ten. (39 att., 230 yards)... WR Andre Johnson posted 18th career game with at least 10 rec. & 100 receiving yards (12 catches, 146 receiving yards), most in NFL history. Averages 82 receiving yards per game, best in NFL history (min. 100 games)... TE Owen Daniels tied career-best with 2 TD rec. last week... DE J.J. Watt has 2 sacks in each of past 2 vs. Titans... LB Brian Cushing had 18-yard INT-return TD last week. LB Whitney Mercilus tied career-best with 2 sacks vs. Ten.


Results and Schedule
Tennessee Titans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 PIT A W 16-9 +7
2 2013-09-15 HOU A L 24-30 -6
3 2013-09-22 SD H    
4 2013-09-29 NYJ H    
5 2013-10-06 KC H    
6 2013-10-13 SEA A    
7 2013-10-20 SF H    
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 STL A    
10 2013-11-10 JAC H    
11 2013-11-14 IND H    
12 2013-11-24 OAK A    
13 2013-12-01 IND A    
14 2013-12-08 DEN A    
15 2013-12-15 ARI H    
16 2013-12-22 JAC A    
17 2013-12-29 HOU 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    
4 2013-09-29 SEA H    
5 2013-10-06 SF A    
6 2013-10-13 STL H    
7 2013-10-20 KC A    
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 IND H    
10 2013-11-10 ARI A    
11 2013-11-17 OAK H    
12 2013-11-24 JAC H    
13 2013-12-01 NE H    
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
Tennessee Titans
Questionable  WLB Zaviar Gooden (ankle)
 RB Shonn Greene (knee)
 WR Damian Williams (hamstring)
IR  FB Quinn Johnson (quadriceps, 9/7/2013)
PUP  WR Kevin Walter (back)
   
Houston Texans
Questionable  FS Ed Reed (hip)
Probable  ILB Brian Cushing (knee)
 TE Owen Daniels (groin)
 RB Arian Foster (calf)
 TE Garrett Graham (hip)
 DE Tim Jamison (foot)
 SS Shiloh Keo (achilles-tendon)
 CB Brice McCain (knee)
 WR DeVier Posey (achilles-tendon)
 OLB Brooks Reed (back)
 ILB Darryl Sharpton (concussion)
 DE Antonio Smith (other-excused)
 RB Ben Tate (shoulder)
 DE J.J. Watt (quadriceps)
IR  WR Alan Bonner (hamstring, 8/30/2013)
 OLB Trevardo Williams (leg, 8/31/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  TEN
 Offense 
HOU
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 16.0 31.0 23.2 HOU
Rushing yards 112.0 120.0 93.1 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 2.67 4.29 3.62 HOU
Completion % 55.0% 75.6% 63.2% HOU
Passing yards 117.0 329.0 254.5 HOU
Passing yards per completion 10.64 9.68 10.89 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 5.85 7.31 6.88 HOU
Interceptions 0.0 1.0 1.1 TEN
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.8 -
Sacks allowed 1.0 2.0 2.5 TEN
3rd down conversions 40.0% 46.2% 41.0% HOU
4th down conversions 100.0% 50.0% 50.0% TEN
Time of possession 34:01 36:31 30:00 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  TEN
 Defense 
HOU
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 9.0 28.0 23.2 TEN
Rushing yards 32.0 80.0 93.1 TEN
Rushing yards per attempt 2.13 4.00 3.62 TEN
Completion % 63.6% 48.3% 63.2% HOU
Passing yards 163.0 183.0 254.5 TEN
Passing yards per completion 7.76 13.07 10.89 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 4.94 6.31 6.88 TEN
INT return 1.0 1.0 1.1 -
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.0 0.8 TEN
Sacks 5.0 2.0 2.5 TEN
3rd down conversions 30.8% 50.0% 41.0% TEN
4th down conversions 100.0% 100.0% 50.0% -
Time of possession 25:59 23:29 30:00 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   TEN   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.6 7.0 8.2 TEN
Yards per kick return -1.0 29.0 21.5 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 1.0 5.0 8.2 TEN
Yards allowed per kick return 19.5 42.0 21.5 TEN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   TEN   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 7.0 6.8 TEN
Penalty yards 60.0 73.0 58.6 TEN

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2013 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 10 2002-11-10 HOU TEN 10-17 TEN
2002 17 2002-12-29 TEN HOU 13-3 TEN
2003 6 2003-10-12 HOU TEN 17-38 TEN
2003 16 2003-12-21 TEN HOU 27-24 TEN
2004 6 2004-10-17 HOU TEN 20-10 HOU
2004 12 2004-11-28 TEN HOU 21-31 HOU
2005 5 2005-10-09 TEN HOU 34-20 TEN
2005 14 2005-12-11 HOU TEN 10-13 TEN
2006 8 2006-10-29 HOU TEN 22-28 TEN
2006 14 2006-12-10 TEN HOU 26-20 TEN
2007 7 2007-10-21 TEN HOU 38-36 TEN
2007 13 2007-12-02 HOU TEN 20-28 TEN
2008 3 2008-09-21 HOU TEN 12-31 TEN
2008 15 2008-12-14 TEN HOU 12-13 HOU
2009 2 2009-09-20 HOU TEN 34-31 HOU
2009 11 2009-11-23 TEN HOU 20-17 TEN
2010 12 2010-11-28 TEN HOU 0-20 HOU
2010 15 2010-12-19 HOU TEN 17-31 TEN
2011 7 2011-10-23 HOU TEN 41-7 HOU
2011 17 2012-01-01 TEN HOU 23-22 TEN
2012 4 2012-09-30 TEN HOU 14-38 HOU
2012 13 2012-12-02 HOU TEN 24-10 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.