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Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans - Week 12
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NE
DET		 45
 24
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NO
DAL		 30
 27
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CIN
NYJ		 10
 26
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PIT
BUF		 19
 16
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CAR
CLE		 23
 24
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MIN
WAS		 17
 13
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TEN
HOU		 0
 20
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JAC
NYG		 20
 24
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GB
ATL		 17
 20
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MIA
OAK		 33
 17
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KC
SEA		 42
 24
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PHI
CHI		 26
 31
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STL
DEN		 36
 33
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TB
BAL		 10
 17
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SD
IND		 36
 14
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SF
ARI		 27
 6
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 24, Titans 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 31 Rusty Smith Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 Chris Johnson Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 28 Nate Washington Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 56 Randy Moss Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 90 Justin Gage Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 17 Bo Scaife Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 25 Rob Bironas FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  
View all Week 12 Rankings or Projections
  
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Matt Schaub Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 Arian Foster Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 50 Derrick Ward Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 7 Andre Johnson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 49 Jacoby Jones Rec: 3-50, 1 TD
WR 74 Kevin Walter Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 18 Joel Dreessen Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 15 Neil Rackers FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Titans Club has 6-2 record at Hou... Rookie QB Rusty Smith (6th round, No. 176) will make 1st NFL start. Smith was 1st player drafted from Florida Atlantic in school history... RB Chris Johnson (8) needs 100+ rush yards to tie Pro Football HOFer EARL CAMPBELL (9) for most consecutive 100-yard rush games in Nov. in NFL history. Johnson (968) needs 32 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 3rd consecutive season. Johnson aims for 3rd consecutive game w/ 100+ rush yards vs. Texans (197, 151). For career, Johnson averages 6.6 rush yards per carry vs. Hou. Since '09, Johnson averages 110.8 rush yards per game on road (1,441 total)... WR Randy Moss (949) needs 3 catches to surpass ANDRE REED (951) for 8th-most rec. in NFL history. WR Nate Washington has 100+ receiving yards in 2 of past 3 (SD, 32; Pit., 30)... Defense leads AFC & tied for 2nd in NFL w/ 15 INTs + ties for 2nd in NFL w/ 30 sacks this season... DT Tony Brown had 2 sacks in last game vs. Hou... LB Will Witherspoon had 1st INT with Titans last week... Rookie WR Marc Mariani (7th round, No. 222) had 87-yard PR-TD last week, tied with BILLY JOHNSON for 2nd-longest in franchise history (ADAM JONES, 90 on 11/19/06). Leads NFL w/ 17.1 PR avg.

Texans In past 2 against Titans, QB Matt Schaub has completed 50 of 78 passes (64.1 pct.) for 662 yards w/ 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 116.5 passer rating... Texans have 15 rush TDs in '10, most in NFL... RB Arian Foster leads NFL with 12 rush TDs & needs 2 to surpass DOMANICK WILLIAMS (13 in '04) for most in season in franchise history. Foster leads NFL w/ 1,382 scrimmage yards (1,004 rush, 378 rec.)... WR Andre Johnson has 7 TD receptions against Titans, most vs. any opponent. In past 3 vs. Ten., Johnson averages 144.7 receiving yards per game (434 total). Johnson ranks 2nd in AFC & 3rd in NFL w/ 90.3 receiving yards per game this season. TE Owen Daniels has 30 receptions vs. Titans, most vs. any team. TE Joel Dreessen had career-best 106 receiving yards last week, incl. 43-yard TD rec... S Bernard Pollard leads team w/ 80 tackles... DE Mario Williams has 2.5 sacks in past 3 games.


Results and Schedule
Tennessee Titans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 OAK H W 38-13 +25
2 2010-09-19 PIT H L 11-19 -8
3 2010-09-26 NYG A W 29-10 +19
4 2010-10-03 DEN H L 20-26 -6
5 2010-10-10 DAL A W 34-27 +7
6 2010-10-18 JAC A W 30-3 +27
7 2010-10-24 PHI H W 37-19 +18
8 2010-10-31 SD A L 25-33 -8
9   Bye      
10 2010-11-14 MIA A L 17-29 -12
11 2010-11-21 WAS H L 16-19 -3
12 2010-11-28 HOU A L 0-20 -20
13 2010-12-05 JAC H    
14 2010-12-09 IND H    
15 2010-12-19 HOU H    
16 2010-12-26 KC A    
17 2011-01-02 IND A    
   
Houston Texans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 IND H W 34-24 +10
2 2010-09-19 WAS A W 30-27 +3
3 2010-09-26 DAL H L 13-27 -14
4 2010-10-03 OAK A W 31-24 +7
5 2010-10-10 NYG H L 10-34 -24
6 2010-10-17 KC H W 35-31 +4
7   Bye      
8 2010-11-01 IND A L 17-30 -13
9 2010-11-07 SD H L 23-29 -6
10 2010-11-14 JAC A L 24-31 -7
11 2010-11-21 NYJ A L 27-30 -3
12 2010-11-28 TEN H W 20-0 +20
13 2010-12-02 PHI A    
14 2010-12-13 BAL H    
15 2010-12-19 TEN A    
16 2010-12-26 DEN A    
17 2011-01-02 JAC H    

Injury Report
Tennessee Titans
Out  WR Kenny Britt (Hamstring)
Doubtful  DE Dave Ball (Concussion)
Questionable  DT Tony Brown (Toe)
 QB Kerry Collins (Calf)
 DT Jason Jones (Knee)
 TE Craig Stevens (Knee)
Probable  K Rob Bironas (Right Groin)
IR  OLB Colin Allred (Neck)
 CB Roderick Hood (Knee ACL)
 DE Derrick Morgan (Left Knee ACL)
 OLB Jamie Winborn (Shoulder)
 QB Vince Young (Right Thumb)
   
Houston Texans
Out  OLB Xavier Adibi (Hamstring)
 TE Owen Daniels (Hamstring)
 DE Jesse Nading (Knee)
Questionable  WR David Anderson (Hamstring)
 DT Shaun Cody (Illness)
Probable  OLB Kevin Bentley (Shoulder)
 MLB Brian Cushing (Knee)
 OLB Zach Diles (Illness)
 WR Andre Johnson (Ankle)
 CB Glover Quin (Hand)
 QB Matt Schaub (Knee)
 LS Jonathan Weeks (Knee)
 DE Mario Williams (Groin)
IR  FS Dominique Barber (Knee)
 DE Connor Barwin (Right Ankle)
 SS Darnell Bing (Neck)
 DE Tim Bulman (Shoulder)
 WR Andre' Davis (Hip)
 WR Trindon Holliday (Thumb)
 CB Karl Paymah (Wrist)
 MLB DeMeco Ryans (Torn Left Achilles)
 RB Ben Tate (Ankle)

Offense Stats Comparison
  TEN
 Offense 		 HOU
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 24.0 24.7 23.4 HOU
Rushing yards 120.3 112.3 112.1 TEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.32 4.61 4.15 HOU
Completion % 54.3% 64.9% 61.3% HOU
Passing yards 215.3 262.0 236.8 HOU
Passing yards per completion 13.11 11.77 11.06 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 7.12 7.64 6.78 HOU
Interceptions 0.7 0.3 1.0 HOU
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.7 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 1.0 1.7 2.1 TEN
3rd down conversions 35.8% 39.3% 39.1% HOU
4th down conversions 50.0% 25.0% 52.3% TEN
Time of possession 26:41 25:45 30:24 TEN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  TEN
 Defense 		 HOU
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 22.3 30.3 23.4 TEN
Rushing yards 98.0 125.0 112.1 TEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.60 4.28 4.15 TEN
Completion % 61.8% 65.7% 61.3% TEN
Passing yards 281.0 282.3 236.8 TEN
Passing yards per completion 10.73 12.50 11.06 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.64 8.20 6.78 TEN
INT return 1.3 0.3 1.0 TEN
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.3 0.7 -
Sacks 1.3 1.3 2.1 -
3rd down conversions 51.2% 47.0% 39.1% HOU
4th down conversions 40.0% 100.0% 52.3% TEN
Time of possession 34:33 34:15 30:24 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   TEN   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 21.7 4.2 10.3 TEN
Yards per kick return 22.7 20.2 21.9 TEN
Yards allowed per punt return 5.7 9.9 10.3 TEN
Yards allowed per kick return 25.6 22.6 21.9 HOU
  Misc Stats Comparison
   TEN   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 8.0 4.7 6.4 HOU
Penalty yards 64.0 36.7 54.2 HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2010 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.




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