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Final Score Prediction

Texans 34, Titans 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Jake Locker Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 27 Chris Johnson Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 57 Javon Ringer Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 WR 31 Nate Washington Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
 WR 45 Kendall Wright Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
 WR 57 Kenny Britt Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 9 Jared Cook Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 17 Rob Bironas FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 30 Defense / ST  
 
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Matt Schaub Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 24 Ben Tate Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 2 Andre Johnson Rec: 7-110, 1 TD
WR 59 Kevin Walter Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 13 Owen Daniels Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
TE 33 James Casey Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 6 Shayne Graham FG: 2/2 XP: 4/4
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Titans Club has 7-3 all-time record at Hou... QB Jake Locker passed for career-high 378 yards last week. Has completed 12 of 17 passes (70.6 pct.) for 120 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INT & 109.9 passer rating vs. AFC South... In 8 career games vs. Hou., RB Chris Johnson averages 87.6 rush yards per game (701 total)... WR Nate Washington tied career-best with 71-yard TD catch last week. Had 4 rec. for 92 yards (23 avg.) with TD in last game at Hou. Rookie WR Kendall Wright had team & career-high 7 catches last week... TE Jared Cook (98) needs 2 catches to reach 100 career. Since '11, Cook ranks 3rd in AFC among TEs with 923 rec. yards (ROB GRONKOWSKI, 1,483; AARON HERNANDEZ, 969)... LB Akeem Ayers leads team with 36 tackles ... CB Alterraun Verner had 72-yard FR-TD last week... PR-CB Tommie Campbell posted 65-yard PR-TD last game, 2nd career return TD (84-yard KR-TD)... KR DARIUS REYNAUD set franchise record with 105-yard KR-TD last week... S Michael Griffin has 3 career INTs vs. Hou.

Texans Have started 3-0 for 1st time team history. Club has won 6 of past 8 vs. AFC South... In past 5 starts vs. division, QB Matt Schaub is 5-0 & has 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 104.4 passer rating. Tied career-high with 4 TD passes last week (4 vs. Ten. on 9/20/09). In past 6 vs. Titans, Schaub has 13 TDs vs. 1 INT & 105.9 passer rating... RB Arian Foster has 100+ rush yards in past 2 starts vs. Ten. (143, 115). Registered 18th career 100-yard rush game last week. RB Ben Tate averages 6.5 yards per carry in 2 career games vs. Titans (31 att., 201 yards)... WR Andre Johnson has 9 career TD catches vs. Ten., most against any opponent. Since '03, Johnson averages NFL-best 78.9 receiving yards per game (9,868 yards in 125 games)... TE Owen Daniels posted 1st TD catch of season & 21st of career last week... Defense allows AFC-low in pts. per game (14), yds. per game (255.7) & pass yards per game (188)... DE J.J. Watt aims for 4th consecutive game with at least 1.5 sacks. Registered career-best 2.5 sacks last week... DE Antonio Smith posted 2 sacks in last meeting against Ten...S Glover Quin had career-best 3 INTs vs. Titans on 11/28/10.


Results and Schedule
Tennessee Titans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NE H L 13-34 -21
2 2012-09-16 SD A L 10-38 -28
3 2012-09-23 DET H W 44-41 +3
4 2012-09-30 HOU A L 14-38 -24
5 2012-10-07 MIN A    
6 2012-10-11 PIT H    
7 2012-10-21 BUF A    
8 2012-10-28 IND H    
9 2012-11-04 CHI H    
10 2012-11-11 MIA A    
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 JAC A    
13 2012-12-02 HOU H    
14 2012-12-09 IND A    
15 2012-12-17 NYJ H    
16 2012-12-23 GB A    
17 2012-12-30 JAC H    
   
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    
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
Tennessee Titans
Out  MLB Colin McCarthy (ankle)
Questionable  WR Kenny Britt (ankle)
 TE Jared Cook (shoulder)
 DT Mike Martin (foot)
Probable  RB Javon Ringer (elbow)
IR  DE Dave Ball (concussion, 8/31)
 DE Keyunta Dawson (hamstring, 9/26)
 DT Leger Douzable (shoulder, 8/31)
 WR Marc Mariani (leg, 8/27)
 SLB Gerald McRath (knee, 8/23)
PUP  FS Markelle Martin (knee)
   
Houston Texans
Out  WR Lestar Jean (knee)
Probable  CB Alan Ball (foot)
 OLB Connor Barwin (knee)
 SS Quintin Demps (thumb)
 ILB Tim Dobbins (hamstring)
 RB Arian Foster (knee)
 ILB Bradie James (chest)
 WR Andre Johnson (groin)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (groin)
 SS Shiloh Keo (thumb)
 CB Brice McCain (knee)
 FS Glover Quin (hand)
 OLB Brooks Reed (hip)
 QB Matt Schaub (shoulder)
 DE Antonio Smith (ankle)
IR  K Randy Bullock (groin, 8/26)
 OLB Keyaron Fox (knee, 8/9)
PUP  ILB Darryl Sharpton (hip)

Offense Stats Comparison
  TEN
 Offense 
HOU
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.3 29.3 23.8 HOU
Rushing yards 39.0 150.3 109.7 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 2.60 3.85 4.06 HOU
Completion % 63.5% 65.6% 62.0% HOU
Passing yards 272.0 244.3 239.2 TEN
Passing yards per completion 11.18 11.63 11.00 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 7.10 7.64 6.81 HOU
Interceptions 0.7 0.3 0.9 HOU
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.3 0.6 HOU
Sacks allowed 0.7 1.0 2.2 TEN
3rd down conversions 31.4% 45.8% 39.1% HOU
4th down conversions 50.0% 100.0% 57.8% HOU
Time of possession 24:23 36:34 30:19 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  TEN
 Defense 
HOU
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 37.7 14.0 23.8 HOU
Rushing yards 150.3 67.7 109.7 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.10 3.76 4.06 HOU
Completion % 76.3% 50.5% 62.0% HOU
Passing yards 312.7 188.0 239.2 HOU
Passing yards per completion 10.42 10.25 11.00 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 7.95 5.17 6.81 HOU
INT return 0.3 1.0 0.9 HOU
Fumble recoveries 0.3 1.0 0.6 HOU
Sacks 2.0 3.0 2.2 HOU
3rd down conversions 46.3% 22.2% 39.1% HOU
4th down conversions 50.0% 0.0% 57.8% HOU
Time of possession 38:25 23:26 30:19 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   TEN   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 17.2 10.0 10.8 TEN
Yards per kick return 29.9 17.5 24.1 TEN
Yards allowed per punt return 7.0 15.2 10.8 TEN
Yards allowed per kick return 27.2 24.5 24.1 HOU
  Misc Stats Comparison
   TEN   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.7 7.7 6.8 TEN
Penalty yards 40.3 56.0 59.4 TEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2012 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
Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 10 2002-11-10 HOU TEN 10-17 TEN
2002 17 2002-12-29 TEN HOU 13-3 TEN
2003 6 2003-10-12 HOU TEN 17-38 TEN
2003 16 2003-12-21 TEN HOU 27-24 TEN
2004 6 2004-10-17 HOU TEN 20-10 HOU
2004 12 2004-11-28 TEN HOU 21-31 HOU
2005 5 2005-10-09 TEN HOU 34-20 TEN
2005 14 2005-12-11 HOU TEN 10-13 TEN
2006 8 2006-10-29 HOU TEN 22-28 TEN
2006 14 2006-12-10 TEN HOU 26-20 TEN
2007 7 2007-10-21 TEN HOU 38-36 TEN
2007 13 2007-12-02 HOU TEN 20-28 TEN
2008 3 2008-09-21 HOU TEN 12-31 TEN
2008 15 2008-12-14 TEN HOU 12-13 HOU
2009 2 2009-09-20 HOU TEN 34-31 HOU
2009 11 2009-11-23 TEN HOU 20-17 TEN
2010 12 2010-11-28 TEN HOU 0-20 HOU
2010 15 2010-12-19 HOU TEN 17-31 TEN
2011 7 2011-10-23 HOU TEN 41-7 HOU
2011 17 2012-01-01 TEN HOU 23-22 TEN

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.