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Final Score Prediction

Titans 27, Texans 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Matt Schaub Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4 Arian Foster Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 57 Derrick Ward Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 1 Andre Johnson Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 52 Jacoby Jones Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 59 Kevin Walter Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 7 Owen Daniels Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 14 Neil Rackers FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 28 Defense / ST  
 
Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Kerry Collins Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6 Chris Johnson Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 12 Kenny Britt Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 30 Nate Washington Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 65 Randy Moss Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 18 Bo Scaife Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 8 Rob Bironas FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 23 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Texans Club has won 3 of past 4 against Titans... With 393 passing yards last week, QB Matt Schaub (13,536) surpassed DAVID CARR (13,391) for most career passing yards in franchise history. Had single-game club-record 62 pass attempts vs. Ravens. In past 3 vs. Ten., Schaub has 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 112.0 rating... With 100 rushing yards vs. Bal., RB Arian Foster (1,330) surpassed Steve Slaton (1,282 in '08) for most rush yards in season in Texans history. Aims to become 2nd undrafted player since 1967 to lead NFL in rushing yards (PRIEST HOLMES - 1,555 w/ KC in '01). Leads NFL w/ 13 rush TDs & needs rush TD to surpass DOMANICK WILLIAMS (13 in '04) for most in season in club history. Foster had 143 rush yards in last mtg... WR Andre Johnson aims for 5th consecutive game w/ TD rec. vs. Titans. Johnson is averaging 135.8 receiving yards per game in past 9 in Dec. (1,222 total)... CB Glover Quin had club-record 3 INTs in last game vs. Ten... DE Mario Williams (8.5) needs 1.5 sacks for 3rd season w/ 10+.

Titans Club is 5-1 vs. Texans in Dec... QB Kerry Collins (39,669) needs 331 passing yards to become 12th QB in NFL history w/ 40,000 career. In last start vs. Hou. (9/20/09), Collins completed 21 of 33 passes (63.6 pct.) for 216 yards w/ 2 TDs vs. 1 INT & 90.0 passer rating. Tied season-best w/ 3 TD passes last week (3 vs. Phi. on 10/24/10) & now has 200 career... RB Chris Johnson averages 8.5 yards per carry against Texans at home (32 att., 271 yards). In 15 career games vs. AFC South, Johnson averages 97.3 rush yards per game (1,459 total). Johnson (950) needs 50 receiving yards to reach 1,000 career... WR Randy Moss (14,840) needs 95 rec. yards to surpass TIM BROWN (14,934) for 4th-most in NFL history. WR Kenny Britt has 7 TD rec. in 9 games in '10... TE Bo Scaife had career-high 2 TD receptions last week.... DE Jason Babin had sack in only meeting vs. former team Hou. Has career-best 10 sacks this season... Rookie PR-WR Marc Mariani (7th round, No. 222) leads NFL w/ 15.2 PR avg. in '10 (21 att., 319 yards).


Results and Schedule
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 L 17-31 -14
16 2010-12-26 DEN A    
17 2011-01-02 JAC H    
   
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 L 6-17 -11
14 2010-12-09 IND H L 28-30 -2
15 2010-12-19 HOU H W 31-17 +14
16 2010-12-26 KC A    
17 2011-01-02 IND A    

Injury Report
Houston Texans
Probable  OLB Xavier Adibi (Hamstring)
 MLB Brian Cushing (Knee)
 TE Owen Daniels (Hamstring)
 TE Joel Dreessen (Hand)
 RB Arian Foster (Hip)
 WR Andre Johnson (Ankle)
 CB Glover Quin (Hand)
 K Neil Rackers (Right Hamstring)
 QB Matt Schaub (Left Arm)
 OLB Darryl Sharpton (Neck)
 WR Kevin Walter (Knee)
 OT Eric Winston (Shoulder)
IR  WR David Anderson (Shoulder)
 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)
 DE Mario Williams (Sports Hernia)
   
Tennessee Titans
Questionable  DT Jovan Haye (Concussion)
 DT Sen'Derrick Marks (Ankle)
 SS Donnie Nickey (Back)
IR  OLB Colin Allred (Neck)
 OC Eugene Amano (Shoulder)
 DE Dave Ball (Concussion, Hip)
 DT Tony Brown (Knee)
 CB Roderick Hood (Knee ACL)
 DE Derrick Morgan (Left Knee ACL)
 CB Ryan Mouton (Hamstring)
 OLB Jamie Winborn (Shoulder)
 QB Vince Young (Right Thumb)

Offense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Offense 
TEN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 24.5 13.0 22.6 HOU
Rushing yards 114.0 104.3 116.6 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.32 4.83 4.28 TEN
Completion % 60.9% 55.8% 60.9% HOU
Passing yards 283.5 174.3 225.1 HOU
Passing yards per completion 11.93 9.68 10.98 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 7.26 5.40 6.69 HOU
Interceptions 0.5 1.3 1.0 HOU
Fumbles lost 0.5 1.0 0.6 HOU
Sacks allowed 1.8 1.0 2.2 TEN
3rd down conversions 44.4% 30.0% 38.7% HOU
4th down conversions 55.6% 33.3% 51.2% HOU
Time of possession 29:57 24:28 30:13 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Defense 
TEN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 31.0 22.7 22.6 TEN
Rushing yards 89.5 127.7 116.6 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 3.46 3.89 4.28 HOU
Completion % 65.6% 67.0% 60.9% HOU
Passing yards 269.8 262.0 225.1 TEN
Passing yards per completion 12.44 10.70 10.98 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 8.16 7.18 6.69 TEN
INT return 0.8 0.3 1.0 HOU
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.0 0.6 HOU
Sacks 1.8 1.3 2.2 HOU
3rd down conversions 43.8% 49.4% 38.7% HOU
4th down conversions 100.0% 57.1% 51.2% TEN
Time of possession 30:50 35:06 30:13 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   HOU   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.2 22.1 9.3 TEN
Yards per kick return 18.0 23.9 22.1 TEN
Yards allowed per punt return 10.0 5.0 9.3 TEN
Yards allowed per kick return 26.0 23.5 22.1 TEN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   HOU   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.5 6.7 5.9 HOU
Penalty yards 39.0 54.7 48.8 HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Houston Texans vs. Tennessee Titans
 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

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.