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St. Louis Rams at Houston Texans - Week 6
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NYG
CHI		 21
 27
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PIT
NYJ		 19
 6
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CAR
MIN		 35
 10
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CIN
BUF		 27
 24
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DET
CLE		 31
 17
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GB
BAL		 19
 17
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PHI
TB		 31
 20
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OAK
KC		 7
 24
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STL
HOU		 38
 13
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JAC
DEN		 19
 35
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TEN
SEA		 13
 20
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ARI
SF		 20
 32
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NO
NE		 27
 30
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WAS
DAL		 16
 31
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IND
SD		 9
 19
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 24, Rams 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Sam Bradford Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 27 Zac Stacy Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 44 Daryl Richardson Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 38 Austin Pettis Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 52 Chris Givens Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 65 Tavon Austin Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 22 Jared Cook Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 30 Lance Kendricks Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 19 Greg Zuerlein FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 21 Defense / ST  
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Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Matt Schaub Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 33 Ben Tate Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 7 Andre Johnson Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 45 DeAndre Hopkins Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 87 Keshawn Martin Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 9 Garrett Graham Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 23 Randy Bullock FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Rams QB Sam Bradford passed for 222 yards, 3 TDs & 0 INTs for 105.3 rating last week. Rams are 7-1-1 when he starts & has 100+ rating... Rookie RB Zac Stacy rushed for career-high 78 yards in 1st NFL start last week. RB Daryl Richardson leads team with 162 rush yards... TE Jared Cook leads club with 266 rec. yards. WR Chris Givens has 5 career catches of 50+ yards. Has 3 career rec. TDs & avgs. 46 yards per TD (138 yards). WR Austin Pettis had 2 TDs last week & has 4 TDs in past 4. WR Tavon Austin leads NFL rookies with 23 catches & ties for NFC rookie lead with 2 TDs. TE Lance Kendricks aims for 3rd in row with TD... DE Robert Quinn ties for lead in NFC with 5 sacks. Has 6 sacks in past 6. DE Chris Long has 5.5 sacks in past 7. Has 11.5 sacks in past 12 vs. AFC. LB James Laurinaitis had INT last week. Since entering NFL in 2009, is 1 of 3 LBs with 8.5+ sacks (8.5) & 8+ INTs (8). CB Janoris Jenkins has 4 career TDs (3 INTs, FR). Rookie LB Alec Ogletree leads team with 37 tackles. S MATT GIORDANO had 82-yard INT-TD last week, his 2nd career INT-TD. DT Michael Brockers has 1.5 sacks in past 2...

Texans Since '11, QB Matt Schaub is 21-10 (.677) as starter & has completed 663 of 1,048 passes (63.3 pct.) for 7,853 yards with 45 TDs vs. 27 INTs & 89.6 rating. With Hou., Schaub has 13 TDs vs. 8 INTs & 92.6 rating vs. NFC at home... RB Arian Foster (4,911) needs 89 rush yards to reach 5,000. Is avg. 100 rush yards per game in past 2. Has 5 100-yard rush games in past 8 vs. NFC. Texans are 17-7 (.708) when Foster has 100+ rush yards... WR Andre Johnson averages 81.5 rec. yards per game, best in NFL history (min. 100 games). Has 21 rec. for 355 yards (16.9 avg.) with TD in 2 career games vs. Rams. WR DeAndre Hopkins leads NFL rookies in rec. yards (293)... DE J.J. Watt has 8 sacks in 10 games vs. NFC. LB Whitney Mercilus has 3.5 sacks in past 2... LB Brian Cushing leads team with 39 tackles...S Ed Reed leads active players with 61 INTs. Has 2 INTs in 3 career games vs. Rams.


Results and Schedule
St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 ARI H W 27-24 +3
2 2013-09-15 ATL A L 24-31 -7
3 2013-09-22 DAL A L 7-31 -24
4 2013-09-26 SF H L 11-35 -24
5 2013-10-06 JAC H W 34-20 +14
6 2013-10-13 HOU A    
7 2013-10-20 CAR A    
8 2013-10-28 SEA H    
9 2013-11-03 TEN H    
10 2013-11-10 IND A    
11   Bye      
12 2013-11-24 CHI H    
13 2013-12-01 SF A    
14 2013-12-08 ARI A    
15 2013-12-15 NO H    
16 2013-12-22 TB H    
17 2013-12-29 SEA 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    
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
St. Louis Rams
Questionable  CB Cortland Finnegan (thigh)
 DE William Hayes (knee)
 RB Zac Stacy (ribs)
IR  DB Matt Daniels (ankle, 9/16/2013)
 SS T.J. McDonald (leg, 9/27/2013)
   
Houston Texans
Doubtful  ILB Tim Dobbins (hamstring)
Questionable  LB Bryan Braman (knee)
 WR Andre Johnson (shin)
 WR Keshawn Martin (shoulder)
 ILB Darryl Sharpton (foot)
Probable  ILB Brian Cushing (knee)
 RB Arian Foster (other-excused)
 CB Brice McCain (knee)
 WR DeVier Posey (achilles-tendon)
 FS Ed Reed (knee)
 DE Antonio Smith (quadriceps)
 RB Ben Tate (elbow)
 DE J.J. Watt (nose)
IR  WR Alan Bonner (hamstring, 8/30/2013)
 TE Owen Daniels (fibula, 10/9/2013)
 OLB Trevardo Williams (leg, 8/31/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Offense 		 HOU
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 20.7 19.7 23.2 STL
Rushing yards 57.0 134.0 106.9 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 3.05 4.64 4.07 HOU
Completion % 58.1% 63.6% 61.7% HOU
Passing yards 234.7 262.3 249.0 HOU
Passing yards per completion 9.73 9.32 11.05 STL
Passing yards per attempt 5.65 5.93 6.82 HOU
Interceptions 0.7 1.7 1.0 STL
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.3 0.7 HOU
Sacks allowed 2.3 2.3 2.7 -
3rd down conversions 29.9% 36.0% 37.7% HOU
4th down conversions 62.5% 50.0% 42.1% STL
Time of possession 28:48 34:42 30:06 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Defense 		 HOU
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 28.7 27.3 23.2 HOU
Rushing yards 125.0 125.3 106.9 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.47 4.20 4.07 HOU
Completion % 66.0% 53.7% 61.7% HOU
Passing yards 258.0 132.3 249.0 HOU
Passing yards per completion 11.98 10.32 11.05 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 7.91 5.55 6.82 HOU
INT return 0.3 0.3 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.0 0.7 STL
Sacks 2.0 2.7 2.7 HOU
3rd down conversions 43.1% 36.6% 37.7% HOU
4th down conversions 33.3% 50.0% 42.1% STL
Time of possession 31:12 29:01 30:06 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   STL   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.4 4.9 8.8 HOU
Yards per kick return 22.1 25.9 23.8 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 2.2 15.7 8.8 STL
Yards allowed per kick return 22.6 25.6 23.8 STL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   STL   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.7 6.7 6.4 -
Penalty yards 55.0 70.3 56.0 STL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
St. Louis Rams vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2005 12 2005-11-27 STL HOU 33-27 STL
2009 15 2009-12-20 HOU STL 16-13 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.