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Final Score Prediction

Texans 23, Ravens 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 11 Joe Flacco Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 12 Ray Rice Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 51 Willis McGahee Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 14 Anquan Boldin Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 49 Derrick Mason Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 69 T.J. Houshmandzadeh Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
 TE 14 Ed Dickson Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 9 Billy Cundiff FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 14 Defense / ST  
 
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Matt Schaub Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2 Arian Foster Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 56 Derrick Ward Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 4 Andre Johnson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 58 Kevin Walter Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 80 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
 TE 23 Owen Daniels Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 3 Neil Rackers FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 22 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens QB Joe Flacco (2,988) needs 12 passing yards to become 1st QB in Ravens history to have 3,000 passing yards in consecutive seasons (3,613 in '09). In past 7, Flacco has completed 151 of 228 passes (66.2 pct.) for 1,872 passing yards w/ 14 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 108.3 passer rating. Had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 118.9 passer rating in only game vs. Hou... RB Ray Rice (160) needs 1 rec. to surpass JAMAL LEWIS (160) for most career rec. by Ravens RB in franchise history... WR Derrick Mason has 47 rec. in '10 & needs 3 catches to become only 7th player in NFL history to record 50+ rec. in 11 consecutive seasons. In 2 career games vs. Hou., WR Anquan Boldin averages 107.5 receiving yards per game (215 total). Posted 3rd 100-yard receiving game of season last week (118)...LB Terrell Suggs had career-high 3 sacks vs. Texans (12/4/05). Suggs (9) needs 1 sack to record 3rd season w/ 10+ sacks. LB Ray Lewis tied career-best w/ 2 INTs in last game vs. Hou...

Texans QB Matt Schaub (13,143) needs 249 passing yards to surpass DAVID CARR (13,391) for most career passing yards in franchise history. Posted 4th game of season w/ 300+ passing yards last week (337). Club has 9-2 record at home when Schaub has 100+ passer rating... RB Arian Foster (1,230) needs 53 rush yards for most rush yards in season in Texans history (Steve Slaton, 1,282 in '08). Leads NFL w/ 13 rush TDs & needs rush TD to surpass Domanick Williams (13 in '04) for most in season in Hou. history. Foster (1,709) needs 68 scrimmage yards to surpass Williams (1,776 in '04) for most in season in franchise history... WR Andre Johnson (8,966) needs 34 receiving yards to reach 9,000 career. Has 3 TD rec. in 3 career games on MNF. Johnson is averaging 135.3 receiving yards per game in past 8 in Dec. (1,082 total)... CB JASON ALLEN had 1st INT w/ Texans last week... DE Mario Williams (8.5) needs 1.5 sacks for 3rd season w/ 10+.


Results and Schedule
Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-13 NYJ A W 10-9 +1
2 2010-09-19 CIN A L 10-15 -5
3 2010-09-26 CLE H W 24-17 +7
4 2010-10-03 PIT A W 17-14 +3
5 2010-10-10 DEN H W 31-17 +14
6 2010-10-17 NE A L 20-23 -3
7 2010-10-24 BUF H W 37-34 +3
8   Bye      
9 2010-11-07 MIA H W 26-10 +16
10 2010-11-11 ATL A L 21-26 -5
11 2010-11-21 CAR A W 37-13 +24
12 2010-11-28 TB H W 17-10 +7
13 2010-12-05 PIT H L 10-13 -3
14 2010-12-13 HOU A W 34-28 +6
15 2010-12-19 NO H    
16 2010-12-26 CLE A    
17 2011-01-02 CIN H    
   
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 L 24-34 -10
14 2010-12-13 BAL H L 28-34 -6
15 2010-12-19 TEN A    
16 2010-12-26 DEN A    
17 2011-01-02 JAC H    

Injury Report
Baltimore Ravens
Did Not Practice  TE Todd Heap (Thigh)
 CB Fabian Washington (Thigh)
Limited Practice  CB Lardarius Webb (Thigh)
Full Practice  FB Le'Ron McClain (Ankle)
IR  CB Domonique Foxworth (Knee ACL)
 OT Jared Gaither (Back)
 OT Ramon Harewood (Knees)
Non-Football Related  OLB Sergio Kindle (Skull Fracture)
   
Houston Texans
Limited Practice  WR Andre Johnson (Ankle)
 DE Mario Williams (Groin)
Full Practice  OLB Xavier Adibi (Hamstring)
 MLB Brian Cushing (Knee)
 TE Owen Daniels (Hamstring)
 TE Joel Dreessen (Ribs)
 CB Glover Quin (Hand)
 QB Matt Schaub (Knee)
 OT Eric Winston (Shoulder)
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)
 DE Jesse Nading (Knee)
 CB Karl Paymah (Wrist)
 MLB DeMeco Ryans (Torn Left Achilles)
 RB Ben Tate (Ankle)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Offense 
HOU
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 21.3 22.8 22.7 HOU
Rushing yards 102.7 113.3 113.8 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 3.63 4.40 4.20 HOU
Completion % 66.9% 63.6% 61.3% BAL
Passing yards 246.3 248.5 231.6 HOU
Passing yards per completion 11.20 11.26 11.07 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 7.49 7.16 6.79 BAL
Interceptions 0.3 0.5 1.0 BAL
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.8 0.6 BAL
Sacks allowed 3.7 1.8 2.1 HOU
3rd down conversions 35.0% 43.2% 38.8% HOU
4th down conversions 50.0% 16.7% 50.6% BAL
Time of possession 30:33 28:09 30:18 BAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Defense 
HOU
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 12.0 30.0 22.7 BAL
Rushing yards 78.0 100.5 113.8 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.74 3.65 4.20 HOU
Completion % 56.7% 63.7% 61.3% BAL
Passing yards 204.0 287.0 231.6 BAL
Passing yards per completion 10.04 12.59 11.07 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 5.69 8.02 6.79 BAL
INT return 1.0 0.8 1.0 BAL
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.6 HOU
Sacks 2.3 1.3 2.1 BAL
3rd down conversions 38.7% 42.5% 38.8% BAL
4th down conversions 100.0% 100.0% 50.6% -
Time of possession 29:14 31:52 30:18 BAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BAL   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.5 4.1 9.7 BAL
Yards per kick return 25.2 19.5 22.0 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 7.7 10.6 9.7 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 27.7 22.8 22.0 HOU
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BAL   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 4.8 6.1 HOU
Penalty yards 40.3 33.8 50.4 HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans
 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

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.