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Final Score Prediction

Texans 17, Bears 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Matt Schaub Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 Arian Foster Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 42 Justin Forsett Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 WR 17 Andre Johnson Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 57 Kevin Walter Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 TE 24 Owen Daniels Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
 TE 26 James Casey Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 14 Shayne Graham FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 4 Defense / ST  
 
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Jay Cutler Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 10 Matt Forte Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 46 Michael Bush Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 12 Brandon Marshall Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 53 Earl Bennett Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 76 Devin Hester Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 32 Kellen Davis Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 10 Robbie Gould FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 1 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Texans Aim for 1st 8-1 start in team history. Are 3-0 on road... In past 12, QB Matt Schaub is 11-1 with 17 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 100.4 rating. Schaub (19,854) needs 146 pass yards to reach 20,000 career. In only start vs. Chi. (12/28/08), completed 27 of 36 passes (75 pct.) for 328 yards with 2 TDs & 121.1 rating... RB Arian Foster aims for 11th in row with TD. Since '10, Foster leads NFL in total TDs (41; 36 rush, 5 rec.), scrim. yards per game (132.6) & rush yards per game (97.6). Has reached 10+ rush TDs for 3rd season in row... WR Andre Johnson had 40th game with 100+ rec yards last week. Since entering NFL in '03, avg. NFL-best in rec. yards per game (78.6) & rec/game (5.8). Had 10 rec for 148 yards with 2 TDs in last meeting... TE Owen Daniels has 5 TDs, tied for most in career (5 in '06 & '09)... Defense allows AFC-low 17.1 pts/game... DE J.J. Watt has 0.5+ sack in 7 of 8... Rookie LB Whitney Mercilus has sack in each of past 2.

Bears QB Jay Cutler had 3 TDs & 138.1 rating last week. Incl. playoffs, when he has 100+ rating, his teams are 26-0... RB Matt Forte aims for 3rd in row with rush TD... WR Brandon Marshall had 9 catches for 122 yards & 3 TDs last week. Has 43 catches for 583 yards (116.6 per game) & 6 TDs in past 5... Defense has 7 INT-TDs, most in NFL history through 1st 8 games. Bears have INT-TD in 5 of past 6 & are 1st team since 1961 SD with INT-TD in 5 games during 6-game span. LB Brian Urlacher had 46-yard INT-TD last week. Has 22 INTs & tied HOFer DICK BUTKUS for 2nd most by Bears LB. CB Charles Tillman had 4 FFs last week. Leads NFL with 7 FFs & is tied for NFL lead with LB Lance Briggs with 2 INT-TDs. CB Tim Jennings has 7 INTs in past 9 & leads NFL with 6 INTs. DE Corey Wootton had sack & 5-yard blocked punt TD last week. DE Julius Peppers has 2.5 sacks in past 3.


Results and Schedule
Houston Texans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 MIA H W 30-10 +20
2 2012-09-16 JAC A W 27-7 +20
3 2012-09-23 DEN A W 31-25 +6
4 2012-09-30 TEN H W 38-14 +24
5 2012-10-08 NYJ A W 23-17 +6
6 2012-10-14 GB H L 24-42 -18
7 2012-10-21 BAL H W 43-13 +30
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 BUF H W 21-9 +12
10 2012-11-11 CHI A W 13-6 +7
11 2012-11-18 JAC H    
12 2012-11-22 DET A    
13 2012-12-02 TEN A    
14 2012-12-10 NE A    
15 2012-12-16 IND H    
16 2012-12-23 MIN H    
17 2012-12-30 IND A    
   
Chicago Bears
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 IND H W 41-21 +20
2 2012-09-13 GB A L 10-23 -13
3 2012-09-23 STL H W 23-6 +17
4 2012-10-01 DAL A W 34-18 +16
5 2012-10-07 JAC A W 41-3 +38
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-22 DET H W 13-7 +6
8 2012-10-28 CAR H W 23-22 +1
9 2012-11-04 TEN A W 51-20 +31
10 2012-11-11 HOU H L 6-13 -7
11 2012-11-19 SF A    
12 2012-11-25 MIN H    
13 2012-12-02 SEA H    
14 2012-12-09 MIN A    
15 2012-12-16 GB H    
16 2012-12-23 ARI A    
17 2012-12-30 DET A    

Injury Report
Houston Texans
Out  NT Shaun Cody (other-excused)
 RB Ben Tate (hamstring)
Questionable  TE Owen Daniels (hip)
Probable  TE James Casey (other-illness)
 SS Quintin Demps (forearm)
 WR Lestar Jean (knee)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (wrist)
 SS Shiloh Keo (neck)
 CB Brice McCain (knee)
 NT Earl Mitchell (ankle)
 DE Antonio Smith (ankle)
 WR Kevin Walter (groin)
 QB T.J. Yates (elbow)
IR  K Randy Bullock (groin, 8/26)
 ILB Brian Cushing (knee, 10/10)
 OLB Keyaron Fox (knee, 8/9)
 DE Tim Jamison (achilles-tendon, 10/16)
PUP  ILB Darryl Sharpton (hip)
   
Chicago Bears
Out  WR Alshon Jeffery (hand)
Doubtful  DT Matt Toeaina (back)
Probable  DE Israel Idonije (leg)
 DT Henry Melton (back)
 CB Charles Tillman (other-excused)
IR  RB Lorenzo Booker (head, 9/8)
 S Brandon Hardin (neck, 8/25)
PUP  WR Johnny Knox (back)

Offense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Offense 
CHI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 28.3 32.7 22.3 CHI
Rushing yards 127.3 141.3 117.3 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.01 4.84 4.37 CHI
Completion % 62.0% 64.4% 61.9% CHI
Passing yards 226.3 198.7 238.0 HOU
Passing yards per completion 11.60 10.50 10.88 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 7.20 6.77 6.74 HOU
Interceptions 0.3 0.3 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.7 0.7 HOU
Sacks allowed 1.3 3.3 2.2 HOU
3rd down conversions 43.3% 45.6% 38.8% CHI
4th down conversions 50.0% 50.0% 55.0% -
Time of possession 33:41 33:36 29:49 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Defense 
CHI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 14.7 15.0 22.3 HOU
Rushing yards 82.0 92.7 117.3 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.14 4.64 4.37 HOU
Completion % 57.1% 60.7% 61.9% HOU
Passing yards 204.7 237.3 238.0 HOU
Passing yards per completion 10.52 9.84 10.88 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 6.01 5.97 6.74 CHI
INT return 1.3 1.7 0.9 CHI
Fumble recoveries 0.3 1.3 0.7 CHI
Sacks 3.3 2.3 2.2 HOU
3rd down conversions 28.8% 39.7% 38.8% HOU
4th down conversions 66.7% 60.0% 55.0% CHI
Time of possession 26:19 26:24 29:49 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   HOU   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.3 7.4 8.1 HOU
Yards per kick return 17.9 12.5 24.1 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 6.4 1.2 8.1 CHI
Yards allowed per kick return 25.3 21.6 24.1 CHI
  Misc Stats Comparison
   HOU   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 6.3 6.2 -
Penalty yards 50.7 42.0 51.7 CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2012 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 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Houston Texans vs. Chicago Bears
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 15 2004-12-18 HOU CHI 24-5 HOU
2008 17 2008-12-28 CHI HOU 24-31 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.