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Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 14
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

CLE
PIT		 3
 14
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ATL
CAR		 31
 23
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PHI
MIA		 26
 10
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OAK
GB		 16
 46
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NO
TEN		 22
 17
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NE
WAS		 34
 27
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MIN
DET		 28
 34
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KC
NYJ		 10
 37
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IND
BAL		 10
 24
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HOU
CIN		 20
 19
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TB
JAC		 14
 41
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CHI
DEN		 10
 13
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SF
ARI		 19
 21
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BUF
SD		 10
 37
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NYG
DAL		 37
 34
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STL
SEA		 13
 30
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 20, Bengals 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 T.J. Yates Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 5 Arian Foster Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 42 Ben Tate Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 39 Kevin Walter Rec: 3-50, 1 TD
WR 60 Jacoby Jones Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 17 Owen Daniels Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 30 Joel Dreessen Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 13 Neil Rackers FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 5 Defense / ST  
View all Week 14 Rankings or Projections
  
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Andy Dalton Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 31 Cedric Benson Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 39 Bernard Scott Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 13 A.J. Green Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 47 Jerome Simpson Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 79 Andre Caldwell Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 15 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 22 Mike Nugent FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 12 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Texans Club has best record (9-3) through 12 games in franchise history... Hou. has won 6 straight games, longest win streak in AFC... Rookie QB T.J. Yates (5th round, No. 152) connected with TE Joel Dreessen on 3-yard TD pass for 1st career score last week... Texans rank 1st in AFC & 2nd in NFL with 15 rush TDs in '11 (Panthers, 19)... RB Arian Foster has rush TD in 6 straight games, tied for longest streak in franchise history (DOMANICK WILLIAMS, 6). Since '10, Foster has NFL-best 24 rush TDs. Foster (916) needs 84 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 2nd consecutive season (1,616 in '10)... WR Kevin Walter spent 3 seasons with Bengals (2003-05)... TE Owen Daniels tied career-high with 2 TD rec. in last game against Bengals. TE Dreessen aims for 3rd straight game with TD catch... Defense is tied for AFC-best with 17 INTs... Hou. (35) needs 3 sacks to surpass franchise record of 37 in '05... LB Connor Barwin attended Univ. of Cin... LB Brian Cushing had INT & registered 2 FFs in only meeting vs. Cin.

Bengals Club has won 3 of past 4 at home... Rookie QB Andy Dalton (2nd round, No. 35) has most TD passes (17) & passing yards (2,644) by rookie in club annals. Dalton is native of Katy, TX... RB Cedric Benson (3,901) needs 99 rush yards to become 5th Bengal RB to reach 4,000 career rush yards. Had rush TD in last meeting vs. Hou... Rookie WR A.J. Green leads NFL rookies in rec. yards (832) & TD catches (7). Green is tied for NFL-best among rookies with 50 catches (GREG LITTLE). Green can challenge CRIS COLLINSWORTH (67 rec., 1,009 yards in '81) for most catches & rec. yards by rookie in club history. Dalton-Green have connected on 6 TDs, 4th-most touchdowns among rookie QB-WR duos since '70... TE Jermaine Gresham has career-best 5 TD rec. in '11. Gresham (92) needs 8 catches to reach 100 career... DT Geno Atkins has 3 sacks in past 4 games... LB Thomas Howard posted 1st sack with Bengals last week. Howard leads club with 66 tackles... PR-CB Adam Jones (w/ Titans) has 2 career PR-TDs vs. Texans (52, 53).


Results and Schedule
Houston Texans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 IND H W 34-7 +27
2 2011-09-18 MIA A W 23-13 +10
3 2011-09-25 NO A L 33-40 -7
4 2011-10-02 PIT H W 17-10 +7
5 2011-10-09 OAK H L 20-25 -5
6 2011-10-16 BAL A L 14-29 -15
7 2011-10-23 TEN A W 41-7 +34
8 2011-10-30 JAC H W 24-14 +10
9 2011-11-06 CLE H W 30-12 +18
10 2011-11-13 TB A W 37-9 +28
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 JAC A W 20-13 +7
13 2011-12-04 ATL H W 17-10 +7
14 2011-12-11 CIN A W 20-19 +1
15 2011-12-18 CAR H    
16 2011-12-22 IND A    
17 2012-01-01 TEN H    
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 CLE A W 27-17 +10
2 2011-09-18 DEN A L 22-24 -2
3 2011-09-25 SF H L 8-13 -5
4 2011-10-02 BUF H W 23-20 +3
5 2011-10-09 JAC A W 30-20 +10
6 2011-10-16 IND H W 27-17 +10
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 SEA A W 34-12 +22
9 2011-11-06 TEN A W 24-17 +7
10 2011-11-13 PIT H L 17-24 -7
11 2011-11-20 BAL A L 24-31 -7
12 2011-11-27 CLE H W 23-20 +3
13 2011-12-04 PIT A L 7-35 -28
14 2011-12-11 HOU H L 19-20 -1
15 2011-12-18 STL A    
16 2011-12-24 ARI H    
17 2012-01-01 BAL H    

Injury Report
Houston Texans
Out  WR Andre Johnson (Hamstring)
Questionable  DE Tim Bulman (Calf)
 FB Lawrence Vickers (Hamstring)
 WR Kevin Walter (Illness)
Probable  CB Jason Allen (Thumb)
 OG Mike Brisiel (Ankle)
 TE James Casey (Chest)
 ILB Brian Cushing (Ribs)
 QB Jake Delhomme (Calf)
 TE Joel Dreessen (Groin)
 CB Brandon Harris (Hip)
 CB Brice McCain (Shoulder)
 FS Glover Quin (Elbow)
 DE Antonio Smith (Shoulder)
 OT Eric Winston (Knee)
IR  SS Dominique Barber (Knee)
 OT Rashad Butler (Triceps)
 CB Rashad Carmichael (Shoulder)
 QB Matt Leinart (Fractured Left Collarbone)
 QB Matt Schaub (Foot)
 ILB Darryl Sharpton (Quadriceps)
 OG Shelley Smith (Ankle)
 OG Kasey Studdard (Ankle)
 OLB Mario Williams (Torn Pectoral)
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Out  OLB Dontay Moch (Illness)
Doubtful  DE Carlos Dunlap (Hamstring)
Questionable  CB Nate Clements (Hamstring)
 RB Brian Leonard (Knee)
 OT Andre Smith (Ankle)
Probable  RB Cedric Benson (Foot)
 OC Kyle Cook (Shoulder)
 SS Chris Crocker (Knee)
 OLB Brandon Johnson (Knee)
 TE Donald Lee (Foot)
IR  CB Leon Hall (Achilles)
 MLB Roddrick Muckelroy (Achilles)
 TE Bo Scaife (Neck)
 WR Jordan Shipley (Left Knee)
 DT Pat Sims (Ankle)
Non-Football Related  OLB Keith Rivers (Undisclosed)

Offense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Offense 		 CIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 24.7 22.0 21.3 HOU
Rushing yards 167.7 110.3 116.3 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.30 3.98 4.18 HOU
Completion % 58.7% 55.6% 60.0% HOU
Passing yards 168.0 199.3 222.9 CIN
Passing yards per completion 12.08 11.31 11.11 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 7.09 6.29 6.66 HOU
Interceptions 0.0 1.3 1.0 HOU
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.3 0.5 CIN
Sacks allowed 1.0 1.5 2.3 HOU
3rd down conversions 44.6% 38.3% 37.6% HOU
4th down conversions 66.7% 33.3% 45.7% HOU
Time of possession 35:02 30:48 30:15 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Defense 		 CIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 11.7 23.0 21.3 HOU
Rushing yards 81.3 105.5 116.3 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 3.71 3.84 4.18 HOU
Completion % 45.1% 57.6% 60.0% HOU
Passing yards 139.7 225.0 222.9 HOU
Passing yards per completion 9.82 11.78 11.11 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 4.43 6.78 6.66 HOU
INT return 1.7 0.8 1.0 HOU
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.3 0.5 -
Sacks 3.0 2.8 2.3 HOU
3rd down conversions 32.4% 35.0% 37.6% HOU
4th down conversions 42.9% 50.0% 45.7% HOU
Time of possession 24:58 29:12 30:15 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   HOU   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.6 8.8 10.0 HOU
Yards per kick return 20.8 23.5 23.6 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 6.8 8.8 10.0 HOU
Yards allowed per kick return 21.8 23.5 23.6 HOU
  Misc Stats Comparison
   HOU   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 6.8 6.4 HOU
Penalty yards 49.7 57.5 54.0 HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2011 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

Team vs. Team History
Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 9 2002-11-03 CIN HOU 38-3 CIN
2003 10 2003-11-09 HOU CIN 27-34 CIN
2005 4 2005-10-02 HOU CIN 10-16 CIN
2008 8 2008-10-26 CIN HOU 6-35 HOU
2009 6 2009-10-18 HOU CIN 28-17 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.