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Final Score Prediction

Texans 27, Dolphins 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 32 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 24 Reggie Bush Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 47 Daniel Thomas Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 58 Charles Clay Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 46 Davone Bess Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 78 Legedu Naanee Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 19 Anthony Fasano Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 32 Dan Carpenter FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 24 Defense / ST  
 
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Matt Schaub Pass: 210, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 34 Ben Tate Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 10 Andre Johnson Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 55 Kevin Walter Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 20 Owen Daniels Rec: 3-30, 1 TD
TE 41 James Casey Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 12 Shayne Graham FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 1 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Dolphins JOE PHILBIN will make debut as head coach... Club has 24-21-1 (.533) record on Kickoff Weekend... QB Ryan Tannehill (No. 8 overall) will be 1st Dolphins rookie QB to start season opener in club history. Registered last collegiate start at Reliant Stadium in Meineke Car Care Bowl & completed 27 of 40 passes for 329 yards with 1 TD in Texas A&M 33-22 win over Northwestern... RB Reggie Bush (1,086) reached 1,000 rush yards for 1st time in career last season & tied career-best with 6 rush TDs (6 in '06). Dating back to 12/4/11, Bush aims for 5th consecutive 100-yard rush game. Posted career-high 12 catches vs. Texans on 11/18/07 (w/Saints). RB Daniel Thomas had career-high 107 rush yards on 18 carries (5.9 avg.) in last meeting vs. Hou... Since '08, WR Davone Bess leads Dolphins in receptions (260) & receiving yards (2,669)... TE Anthony Fasano ranked 2nd on team with 5 TD catches in '11... DE Cameron Wake led team in sacks for 2nd consecutive season last year (14 in '10; 8.5 in '11).

Texans Won AFC South title for 1st time in '11 & clinched 1st playoff berth in club history... Club aims for 7th consecutive win vs. Mia... For career, QB Matt Schaub is 4-0 as starter vs. Dolphins. Schaub (98) needs 2 TD passes to reach 100 career... RB Arian Foster averaged NFL-best 141.6 scrimmage yards per game (1,841 total in 13 games) in '11. Since '10, Foster leads NFL with 26 rush TDs. Foster (1,224) & RB Ben Tate (942) were only NFL RB duo with 900+ rush yards apiece in '11. Tate rushed for 103 yards in only meeting vs. Dolphins... In 5 career games vs. Mia., WR Andre Johnson averages 103.8 rec. yards & has 4 TD catches. Since '03, Johnson ranks 2nd in NFL with 9,656 rec. yards (REGGIE WAYNE, 10,647)... TE Owen Daniels (299) needs 1 catch to join Johnson as only players in franchise history to reach 300 career... Defense set club season record in sacks (44) in '11... LB Connor Barwin had career-best 11.5 sacks in '11, 3rd-most sacks in season in club history (MARIO WILLIAMS, 14 in '07; 12 in '08)... LB Brian Cushing led team with 114 tackles last year. LB Brooks Reed (6) & DE J.J. Watt (5.5) combined for 11.5 sacks as rookies last season.


Results and Schedule
Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 HOU A L 10-30 -20
2 2012-09-16 OAK H    
3 2012-09-23 NYJ H    
4 2012-09-30 ARI A    
5 2012-10-07 CIN A    
6 2012-10-14 STL H    
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 NYJ A    
9 2012-11-04 IND A    
10 2012-11-11 TEN H    
11 2012-11-15 BUF A    
12 2012-11-25 SEA H    
13 2012-12-02 NE H    
14 2012-12-09 SF A    
15 2012-12-16 JAC H    
16 2012-12-23 BUF H    
17 2012-12-30 NE 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    
3 2012-09-23 DEN A    
4 2012-09-30 TEN H    
5 2012-10-08 NYJ A    
6 2012-10-14 GB H    
7 2012-10-21 BAL H    
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 BUF H    
10 2012-11-11 CHI A    
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    

Injury Report
Miami Dolphins
   
Houston Texans

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Offense 
HOU
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 23.0 18.3 22.4 MIA
Rushing yards 132.0 152.0 121.7 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.62 4.59 4.37 MIA
Completion % 57.1% 62.9% 60.0% HOU
Passing yards 182.0 186.3 225.9 HOU
Passing yards per completion 11.20 10.23 11.25 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 6.39 6.43 6.75 HOU
Interceptions 0.5 0.3 0.9 HOU
Fumbles lost 1.0 1.0 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 3.0 3.0 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 36.6% 34.1% 37.1% MIA
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 40.2% HOU
Time of possession 30:07 30:17 30:12 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Defense 
HOU
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 21.5 18.5 22.4 HOU
Rushing yards 92.0 96.8 121.7 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.72 3.92 4.37 MIA
Completion % 59.3% 53.7% 60.0% HOU
Passing yards 250.5 206.5 225.9 HOU
Passing yards per completion 10.81 10.88 11.25 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 6.41 5.85 6.75 HOU
INT return 1.8 0.3 0.9 MIA
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.5 0.6 HOU
Sacks 2.8 2.3 2.4 MIA
3rd down conversions 27.0% 42.2% 37.1% MIA
4th down conversions 100.0% 25.0% 40.2% HOU
Time of possession 29:53 29:41 30:12 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIA   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.0 9.6 9.2 MIA
Yards per kick return 28.0 23.6 23.6 MIA
Yards allowed per punt return 7.8 7.5 9.2 HOU
Yards allowed per kick return 24.9 21.0 23.6 HOU
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIA   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 6.3 6.1 MIA
Penalty yards 58.8 61.3 51.9 MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Miami Dolphins vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 1 2003-09-07 HOU MIA 21-20 HOU
2006 4 2006-10-01 MIA HOU 15-17 HOU
2007 5 2007-10-07 MIA HOU 19-22 HOU
2008 6 2008-10-12 MIA HOU 28-29 HOU
2009 16 2009-12-27 HOU MIA 27-20 HOU
2011 2 2011-09-18 HOU MIA 23-13 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.