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Final Score Prediction

Texans 27, Jaguars 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Blaine Gabbert Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 24 Rashad Jennings Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 28 Cecil Shorts Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 46 Laurent Robinson Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 63 Justin Blackmon Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 22 Marcedes Lewis Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 23 Josh Scobee FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
 
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Matt Schaub Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 110, 2 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 48 Justin Forsett Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 15 Andre Johnson Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 56 Kevin Walter Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 6 Owen Daniels Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 28 James Casey Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 6 Shayne Graham FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 1 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Jaguars Club has won 2 of past 3 road games against AFC South opponents... In 4 road games in '12, QB Blaine Gabbert has passed for 828 yards with 5 TDs versus 0 INTs & 91.2 passer rating... RB Rashad Jennings (882) needs 118 rush yards to reach 1,000 career. Jennings rushed for 108 yards with TD last game at Hou. In past 4 starts (1st of career), WR Cecil Shorts is averaging 89 receiving yards per game (356 total). Registered 2nd 100-yard receiving game of season last week (105). Averages 19.3 yards per catch in '12 (29 catches, 561 yards). WR Laurent Robinson had career-high 9 receptions last week. WR MICHEAL SPURLOCK has 11 catches in past 2 games & posted career-high 6 receptions last week... TE Marcedes Lewis ranks 3rd in Jaguars history with 19 career TD catches... LB Paul Posluszny leads team with 70 tackles... S Dawan Landry posted 1st INT of season last week... CB Aaron Ross attended Texas.

Texans Club is 7-3 all-time at home vs. Jaguars. Aim for 1st 9-1 start in team history... Have won 7 of past 9 vs. AFC South... In past 13, QB Matt Schaub is 12-1 with 18 TDs vs. 7 INTs & 96.3 rating. Schaub (19,949) needs 51 pass yards to reach 20,000 career... RB Arian Foster aims for 12th game in row with TD. Since '10, Foster leads NFL in total TDs (42; 36 rush, 6 rec.), scrim. yards per game (132.2) & rush yards per game (97.7). Aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ rush yards. In past 4 vs. Jax., Foster has 467 rush yards with 5 rush TDs. Needs 128 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 3rd straight season... WR Andre Johnson has 90 career rec. vs. Jax., tied for most against any opponent (Ten.). Since entering NFL in '03, avg. NFL-best in rec. yards per game (78.3) & rec/game (5.7)... Defense allows AFC-low 15.9 pts/game... DE J.J. Watt has 0.5+ sack in 7 of 9 this season. Leads NFL defensive lineman with 10 passes defensed in '12... LB Brooks Reed has sack in each of his 3 career games against Jax... S Danieal Manning had INT & FF last week... CB Kareem Jackson has career-best 4 INTs in '12.


Results and Schedule
Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 MIN A L 23-26 -3
2 2012-09-16 HOU H L 7-27 -20
3 2012-09-23 IND A W 22-17 +5
4 2012-09-30 CIN H L 10-27 -17
5 2012-10-07 CHI H L 3-41 -38
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 OAK A L 23-26 -3
8 2012-10-28 GB A L 15-24 -9
9 2012-11-04 DET H L 14-31 -17
10 2012-11-08 IND H L 10-27 -17
11 2012-11-18 HOU A L 37-43 -6
12 2012-11-25 TEN H    
13 2012-12-02 BUF A    
14 2012-12-09 NYJ H    
15 2012-12-16 MIA A    
16 2012-12-23 NE H    
17 2012-12-30 TEN A    
   
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 W 43-37 +6
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    

Injury Report
Jacksonville Jaguars
Out  FB Greg Jones (hip)
 RB Maurice Jones-Drew (foot)
 FS Dwight Lowery (ankle)
 CB Rashean Mathis (groin)
Probable  QB Blaine Gabbert (shoulder)
IR  WR Taylor Price (foot, 8/27)
 SLB Daryl Smith (groin, 10/25)
PUP  WLB Clint Session (concussion)
   
Houston Texans
Out  RB Ben Tate (hamstring)
Questionable  NT Shaun Cody (other-excused)
 ILB Tim Dobbins (shoulder)
 WR Lestar Jean (knee)
 CB Brice McCain (knee)
Probable  CB Alan Ball (ankle)
 TE Owen Daniels (hip)
 SS Quintin Demps (forearm)
 ILB Bradie James (thumb)
 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)

Offense Stats Comparison
  JAC
 Offense 
HOU
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 13.0 22.7 22.5 HOU
Rushing yards 58.7 138.0 117.0 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 2.92 4.10 4.35 HOU
Completion % 58.3% 59.0% 61.9% HOU
Passing yards 216.3 226.3 233.2 HOU
Passing yards per completion 9.29 11.12 10.78 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 5.42 6.56 6.67 HOU
Interceptions 1.3 1.0 0.9 HOU
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.0 0.7 HOU
Sacks allowed 2.7 1.7 2.2 HOU
3rd down conversions 29.9% 38.8% 38.8% HOU
4th down conversions 42.9% 0.0% 53.3% JAC
Time of possession 26:12 33:35 29:52 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  JAC
 Defense 
HOU
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 28.0 13.0 22.5 HOU
Rushing yards 118.7 82.0 117.0 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.08 3.96 4.35 HOU
Completion % 61.7% 55.7% 61.9% HOU
Passing yards 262.7 193.7 233.2 HOU
Passing yards per completion 11.23 10.10 10.78 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 6.93 5.63 6.67 HOU
INT return 0.7 1.3 0.9 HOU
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.3 0.7 JAC
Sacks 1.7 2.7 2.2 HOU
3rd down conversions 45.7% 25.4% 38.8% HOU
4th down conversions 66.7% 42.9% 53.3% HOU
Time of possession 34:10 26:25 29:52 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   JAC   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.0 8.1 8.3 HOU
Yards per kick return 19.3 17.4 23.3 JAC
Yards allowed per punt return 2.4 8.4 8.3 JAC
Yards allowed per kick return 24.9 25.1 23.3 JAC
  Misc Stats Comparison
   JAC   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 6.3 6.3 -
Penalty yards 72.7 50.7 52.1 HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 8 2002-10-27 HOU JAC 21-19 HOU
2002 11 2002-11-17 JAC HOU 24-21 JAC
2003 4 2003-09-28 JAC HOU 20-24 HOU
2003 14 2003-12-07 HOU JAC 0-27 JAC
2004 8 2004-10-31 JAC HOU 6-20 HOU
2004 16 2004-12-26 HOU JAC 21-0 HOU
2005 9 2005-11-06 HOU JAC 14-21 JAC
2005 16 2005-12-24 JAC HOU 38-20 JAC
2006 7 2006-10-22 JAC HOU 7-27 HOU
2006 10 2006-11-12 HOU JAC 13-10 HOU
2007 6 2007-10-14 HOU JAC 17-37 JAC
2007 17 2007-12-30 JAC HOU 28-42 HOU
2008 4 2008-09-28 HOU JAC 27-30 JAC
2008 13 2008-12-01 JAC HOU 17-30 HOU
2009 3 2009-09-27 JAC HOU 31-24 JAC
2009 13 2009-12-06 HOU JAC 18-23 JAC
2010 10 2010-11-14 HOU JAC 24-31 JAC
2010 17 2011-01-02 JAC HOU 17-34 HOU
2011 8 2011-10-30 JAC HOU 14-24 HOU
2011 12 2011-11-27 HOU JAC 20-13 HOU
2012 2 2012-09-16 HOU JAC 27-7 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.