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Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans - Week 5
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
MIN		 10
 34
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SEA
NYG		 36
 25
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PHI
BUF		 24
 31
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OAK
HOU		 25
 20
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TEN
PIT		 17
 38
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NO
CAR		 30
 27
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KC
IND		 28
 24
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CIN
JAC		 30
 20
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TB
SF		 3
 48
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SD
DEN		 29
 24
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NYJ
NE		 21
 30
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GB
ATL		 25
 14
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CHI
DET		 Mon
 8:30
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 23, Raiders 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Jason Campbell Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2 Darren McFadden Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 6-50, 0
RB 35 Michael Bush Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 48 Marcel Reece Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 32 Denarius Moore Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
WR 51 Jacoby Ford Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 54 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 18 Kevin Boss Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 11 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
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Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Matt Schaub Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 43 Ben Tate Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 34 Jacoby Jones Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 41 Kevin Walter Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 78 Bryant Johnson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 5 Owen Daniels Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 1 Neil Rackers FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 10 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders Have won 2 of past 3 road games... .In past 5 starts on road, QB Jason Campbell has completed 82 of 126 passes (65.1 pct.) for 1,024 yards with 7 TDs vs. 1 INT & 105.4 passer rating... Raiders average NFL-best 178.8 rush yards per game in '11 & have league-high 9 rush TDs this season... Since '10, RB Darren McFadden ranks 2nd in NFL with 95.6 rush yards per game (Arian Foster, 100.2). McFadden is tied for 1st in NFL with 3 rushes of 40+ yards this season (MATT FORTÉ, 3). RB Michael Bush aims for 4th straight game with rush TD... WR Darrius Heyward-Bey had career-high 115 rec. yards last week... Rookie WR Denarius Moore (5th round, No. 148) has 2 TD catches in past 3 games... TE Kevin Boss is averaging 19 yards per catch in 2 games with Oak (6 rec., 114 yards)... Defense tied for 2nd in AFC with 11 sacks (HOUSTON, 12)... DE Lamarr Houston & S Michael Huff attended Texas.

Texans Club has 2-0 record against Raiders at Reliant Stadium... In past 2 against Raiders, QB Matt Schaub has completed 27 of 51 passes (52.9 pct.) for 416 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 91.6 passer rating... In last meeting vs. Oak, RB Arian Foster had 189 scrimmage yards with 2 TDs (1 rushing, 1 receiving). Foster had 155 rush yards with 30 att. last week & became 1st player in NFL to average at least 5 yards on 30 or more carries in 1 game this season. Since '10, Foster leads NFL in rush yards (1,804) & rush TDs (17)... WR Kevin Walter & TE Owen Daniels each have 20 TD rec. with Texans, tied for 2nd-most in franchise history (Andre Johnson, 52)... Daniels seeks TD catch in 4th consecutive game. Had 111 receiving yards against Oak on 12/21/08... Defense leads AFC with 12 sacks this season... DEs Antonio Smith & Mario Williams each had 2 sacks in last game vs. Raiders. Williams posted 2nd game of season with 2 sacks last week... CB Johnathan Joseph had INT in last game vs. Oak. (11/22/09). Since '10, CB Jason Allen has 7 INTs, tied for 3rd-most in NFL (ED REED, 10; ASANTE SAMUEL, 8).


Results and Schedule
Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-12 DEN A W 23-20 +3
2 2011-09-18 BUF A L 35-38 -3
3 2011-09-25 NYJ H W 34-24 +10
4 2011-10-02 NE H L 19-31 -12
5 2011-10-09 HOU A W 25-20 +5
6 2011-10-16 CLE H    
7 2011-10-23 KC H    
8   Bye      
9 2011-11-06 DEN H    
10 2011-11-10 SD A    
11 2011-11-20 MIN A    
12 2011-11-27 CHI H    
13 2011-12-04 MIA A    
14 2011-12-11 GB A    
15 2011-12-18 DET H    
16 2011-12-24 KC A    
17 2012-01-01 SD H    
   
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    
7 2011-10-23 TEN A    
8 2011-10-30 JAC H    
9 2011-11-06 CLE H    
10 2011-11-13 TB A    
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 JAC A    
13 2011-12-04 ATL H    
14 2011-12-11 CIN A    
15 2011-12-18 CAR H    
16 2011-12-22 IND A    
17 2012-01-01 TEN H    

Injury Report
Oakland Raiders
Out  WR Richard Gordon (Hand)
 CB Chris Johnson (Hamstring)
 DE Matt Shaughnessy (Shoulder)
Questionable  MLB Ricky Brown (Concussion)
 CB Chimdi Chekwa (Hamstring)
 FS Michael Huff (Ankle)
 WR Louis Murphy (Groin)
 FB Marcel Reece (Ankle)
Probable  SS Tyvon Branch (Knee)
 RB Michael Bush (Ankle)
 QB Jason Campbell (Foot)
 RB Taiwan Jones (Calf)
 SS Mike Mitchell (Knee)
 DE Jarvis Moss (Chest)
Suspended  QB Terrelle Pryor (NFL Policy, 2011 games 1-5)
IR  FS Hiram Eugene (Dislocated Hip)
 MLB Travis Goethel (Knee)
   
Houston Texans
Out  WR Andre Johnson (Hamstring)
Doubtful  ILB Tim Dobbins (Hamstring)
Questionable  CB Kareem Jackson (Knee)
 WR Bryant Johnson (Hamstring)
 CB Sherrick McManis (Hamstring)
 ILB DeMeco Ryans (Elbow)
 RB Ben Tate (Groin)
 RB Derrick Ward (Ankle)
Probable  CB Jason Allen (Knee)
 OG Thomas Austin (Knee)
 RB Arian Foster (Hip)
 WR Jacoby Jones (Knee)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (Hamstring)
 CB Brice McCain (Groin)
 OC Chris Myers (Elbow)
 DE Antonio Smith (Ankle)
 OLB Mario Williams (Elbow)
IR  OT Rashad Butler (Triceps)
 CB Rashad Carmichael (Shoulder)
 OG Shelley Smith (Ankle)
 OG Kasey Studdard (Ankle)

Offense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Offense 		 HOU
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 27.8 26.8 22.8 OAK
Rushing yards 178.8 148.5 108.5 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 5.59 4.34 4.16 OAK
Completion % 65.3% 65.5% 61.0% HOU
Passing yards 228.8 231.5 245.7 HOU
Passing yards per completion 11.58 12.51 11.44 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 7.56 8.19 6.98 HOU
Interceptions 0.8 0.8 1.0 -
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.3 0.6 HOU
Sacks allowed 0.5 1.5 2.3 OAK
3rd down conversions 44.7% 42.3% 38.5% OAK
4th down conversions 50.0% 50.0% 45.4% -
Time of possession 30:29 33:10 30:01 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Defense 		 HOU
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 28.3 17.5 22.8 HOU
Rushing yards 136.0 108.8 108.5 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 5.91 4.94 4.16 HOU
Completion % 57.6% 55.6% 61.0% HOU
Passing yards 273.8 214.3 245.7 HOU
Passing yards per completion 11.53 11.43 11.44 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 6.64 6.35 6.98 HOU
INT return 0.8 1.0 1.0 HOU
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.8 0.6 -
Sacks 2.8 3.0 2.3 HOU
3rd down conversions 42.6% 39.1% 38.5% HOU
4th down conversions 40.0% 0.0% 45.4% HOU
Time of possession 29:31 26:50 30:01 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   OAK   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.7 14.9 10.4 HOU
Yards per kick return 15.9 30.0 24.4 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 19.9 12.6 10.4 HOU
Yards allowed per kick return 22.8 24.2 24.4 OAK
  Misc Stats Comparison
   OAK   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 9.8 6.0 6.5 HOU
Penalty yards 89.0 56.5 53.9 HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2011 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 4 2004-10-03 OAK HOU 17-30 HOU
2006 13 2006-12-03 HOU OAK 23-14 HOU
2007 9 2007-11-04 HOU OAK 24-17 HOU
2008 16 2008-12-21 HOU OAK 16-27 OAK
2009 4 2009-10-04 OAK HOU 6-29 HOU
2010 4 2010-10-03 HOU OAK 31-24 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.