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Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens - Week 3
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

KC
PHI		 26
 16
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ARI
NO		 7
 31
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STL
DAL		 7
 31
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SD
TEN		 17
 20
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NYG
CAR		 0
 38
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TB
NE		 3
 23
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HOU
BAL		 9
 30
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GB
CIN		 30
 34
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DET
WAS		 27
 20
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CLE
MIN		 31
 27
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ATL
MIA		 23
 27
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JAC
SEA		 17
 45
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BUF
NYJ		 20
 27
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IND
SF		 27
 7
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CHI
PIT		 40
 23
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OAK
DEN		 21
 37
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 23, Ravens 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Matt Schaub Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11 Arian Foster Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 25 Ben Tate Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 9 Andre Johnson Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 38 DeAndre Hopkins Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
WR 97 Keshawn Martin Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 4 Owen Daniels Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
TE 31 Garrett Graham Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 10 Randy Bullock FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 7 Defense / ST  
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Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Joe Flacco Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 13 Bernard Pierce Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
 RB 63 Ray Rice Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 19 Torrey Smith Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 54 Marlon Brown Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 70 Brandon Stokley Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 23 Dallas Clark Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 30 Ed Dickson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 16 Justin Tucker FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 12 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Texans 1st team since 1970 merger to win each of its 1st 2 games of season on final play... Have won 6 consecutive games in Sept... In past 2 games in 2nd half/OT, QB Matt Schaub has completed 40 of 61 passes (65.6 pct.) for 445 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 102.2 rating. Averages 322 passing yards per game in 2013. In past 2 vs. Bal., Schaub has 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 91.9 rating... Incl. postseason, RB Arian Foster averages 94.7 rush yards per game vs. Bal. RB Ben Tate is averaging 8.2 yards per carry in '13... WR Andre Johnson averages 82 receiving yards per game, best in NFL history (min. 100 games). In past 3 vs. Bal. (incl. postseason), has 26 catches for 337 yards with 2 TDs. Rookie WR DeAndre Hopkins is 1st NFL rookie WR to catch TD pass in OT since SANTONIO HOLMES (12/31/06). Had 2nd-most rec. yards in game by rookie in club annals (Johnson, 122 on 11/16/03)... TE Owen Daniels & TE Garrett Graham aim for 3rd straight game w/ TD... DE J.J. Watt posted 8th career game with 2+ sacks last week... LB Brian Cushing had career-best 2 sacks vs. Ten...S Ed Reed spent 11 seasons (2002-12) with Ravens. Selected No. 24 overall in '02 NFL Draft by Bal.

Ravens Club is 3-0 at home vs. Hou. (incl. postseason)... Have won 13 consecutive home games in Sept... Ravens are 34-7 (.829) at home under head coach JOHN HARBAUGH... For career (incl. postseason), QB Joe Flacco is 4-1 as starter vs. Texans & has 7 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 84.6 rating. Has 55 TDs vs. 24 INTs & 92.2 rating at home in reg. sea... RB Ray Rice rushed for 101 yards in last reg.-sea. home game vs. Hou. Leads NFL RBs in rec. (322) since entering NFL in '08... WR Torrey Smith is averaging 88.5 receiving yards per game in '13. Rookie WR Marlon Brown (undrafted) aims for 3rd straight game with TD rec... TE Dallas Clark had career-best 14 receptions vs. Texans on 11/8/09... LB Terrell Suggs has 5 sacks in 5 career regular-season games vs. Hou. Aims for 3rd-straight game with sack. LB Daryl Smith led team in tackles (11) & sacks (1.5) last week.


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    
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    
   
Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-05 DEN A L 27-49 -22
2 2013-09-15 CLE H W 14-6 +8
3 2013-09-22 HOU H W 30-9 +21
4 2013-09-29 BUF A    
5 2013-10-06 MIA A    
6 2013-10-13 GB H    
7 2013-10-20 PIT A    
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 CLE A    
10 2013-11-10 CIN H    
11 2013-11-17 CHI A    
12 2013-11-24 NYJ H    
13 2013-11-28 PIT H    
14 2013-12-08 MIN H    
15 2013-12-16 DET A    
16 2013-12-22 NE H    
17 2013-12-29 CIN A    

Injury Report
Houston Texans
Questionable  TE Garrett Graham (groin)
 FS Ed Reed (hip)
Probable  ILB Brian Cushing (knee)
 RB Arian Foster (calf)
 WR Andre Johnson (head)
 ILB Joe Mays (quadriceps)
 CB Brice McCain (knee)
 WR DeVier Posey (foot)
 ILB Darryl Sharpton (hip)
 RB Ben Tate (shoulder)
IR  WR Alan Bonner (hamstring, 8/30/2013)
 OLB Trevardo Williams (leg, 8/31/2013)
   
Baltimore Ravens
Out  WR Jacoby Jones (knee)
 DE Kapron Lewis-Moore (knee)
Doubtful  ILB Arthur Brown (chest)
 DE Chris Canty (thigh)
 RB Ray Rice (hip)
 WR Deonte Thompson (foot)
 NT Brandon Williams (toe)
Questionable  CB Chykie Brown (knee)
IR  WR Aaron Mellette (knee, 9/12/2013)
 TE Dennis Pitta (hip, 9/4/2013)
PUP  ILB Jameel McClain (back)

Offense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Offense 		 BAL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 30.5 20.5 22.3 HOU
Rushing yards 146.0 78.5 98.4 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 5.21 2.75 3.80 HOU
Completion % 64.5% 58.9% 62.2% HOU
Passing yards 304.5 266.0 255.5 HOU
Passing yards per completion 10.15 9.50 10.97 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 6.55 5.60 6.82 HOU
Interceptions 1.5 1.0 0.9 BAL
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.5 0.7 HOU
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.0 2.5 HOU
3rd down conversions 40.0% 42.1% 39.0% BAL
4th down conversions 50.0% 0.0% 45.5% HOU
Time of possession 34:53 32:12 30:04 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Defense 		 BAL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 26.0 27.5 22.3 HOU
Rushing yards 99.5 65.0 98.4 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.75 3.02 3.80 BAL
Completion % 52.5% 62.0% 62.2% HOU
Passing yards 156.0 319.5 255.5 HOU
Passing yards per completion 10.06 13.04 10.97 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 5.29 8.09 6.82 HOU
INT return 0.5 0.0 0.9 HOU
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.0 0.7 BAL
Sacks 3.0 4.0 2.5 BAL
3rd down conversions 36.7% 40.0% 39.0% HOU
4th down conversions 50.0% 0.0% 45.5% BAL
Time of possession 27:22 27:49 30:04 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   HOU   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.8 14.0 8.1 BAL
Yards per kick return 27.5 0.0 23.9 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 4.6 8.2 8.1 HOU
Yards allowed per kick return 42.0 22.0 23.9 BAL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   HOU   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 5.0 6.5 BAL
Penalty yards 56.5 47.0 56.0 BAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2013 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 15 2002-12-15 BAL HOU 23-19 BAL
2005 13 2005-12-04 HOU BAL 15-16 BAL
2008 10 2008-11-09 BAL HOU 41-13 BAL
2010 14 2010-12-13 BAL HOU 34-28 BAL
2011 6 2011-10-16 HOU BAL 14-29 BAL
2011 DP 2012-01-15 HOU BAL 13-20 BAL
2012 7 2012-10-21 BAL HOU 13-43 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. DP = Divisional Playoff