Prediction: Texans 23, Eagles 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 5 |
Nick Foles |
Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 16 |
LeSean McCoy |
Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 41 |
Darren Sproles  |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 5 |
Jeremy Maclin |
Rec: 6-85, 1 TD |
| WR 40 |
Riley Cooper |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 51 |
Jordan Matthews |
Rec: 3-45, 0 TD |
| TE 12 |
Zach Ertz |
Rec: 5-50, 0 TD |
| TE 31 |
Brent Celek |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 5 |
Cody Parkey |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 10 |
Defense / ST |
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| Houston Texans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 20 |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
Pass: 235, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 2 |
Arian Foster |
Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 3-25, 0 |
| RB 46 |
Alfred Blue |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 12 |
DeAndre Hopkins |
Rec: 6-75, 1 TD |
| WR 18 |
Andre Johnson |
Rec: 6-75, 0 TD |
| WR 72 |
Damaris Johnson |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| TE 26 |
Garrett Graham |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 35 |
C.J. Fiedorowicz |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 7 |
Randy Bullock |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 6 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Eagles QB Nick Foles has won past 3 starts vs. AFC & has 118 rating (10 TDs, 2 INTs). Last week, had team-record 36 comp. & passed for 411 yards, his 3rd career 400-yard game... RB LeSean McCoy had 130 scrimmage yards (86 rec., 44 rush) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in only meeting. Since 2011, RB Darren Sproles leads NFL RBs with 248 rec., 2,179 rec. yards & 16 rec. TDs... WR Jeremy Maclin has 12 catches for career-best 187 yards with 2 TDs (21 & 54 yards) last week. Has 6 50+ rec. TDs in career (incl. playoffs) with 2 in 2014. Has TD in 7 of past 9 games. WR Riley Cooper has 5 TDs in past 7 vs. AFC. TE Zach Ertz has TD in 2 of past 3 vs. AFC... LB DeMeco Ryans played 1st 6 seasons in Hou. (2006-11) & was selected to 2 Pro Bowls. Leads team with 39 tackles. In 9/10/06 meeting, LB Trent Cole had 2 sacks. CB Cary Williams had sack in last game vs. Hou. (10/21/12 with Bal.). In past 6 vs. AFC, S Malcolm Jenkins has 2 INTs (55-yard TD) & 1.5 sacks. LB Connor Barwin has 6 sacks in past 4.
 Texans In last meeting (10/9/11 with Buf.), QB Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 21 of 27 (77.8 pct.) for 193 yards & 1 TD for 93.4 rating... In only career meeting, RB Arian Foster had 109 scrimmage yards (83 rush, 26 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.). Rushed for 151 yards & 2 TDs last week, tying PRIEST HOLMES (31) for most 100-yard games ever by undrafted player. Has rushed for 100+ in 6 of past 7. Since 2010, leads NFL with 49 rush TDs & has 5,572 rush yards, most in AFC... In 2 career meetings, WR Andre Johnson has 12 catches for 250 yards (125/game). For career, averages 6 rec./game, best in NFL history (min. 100 games). Had 55 rec. yards last week & now how 13,212 career, surpassing HOFer ANDRE REED (13,198) for No. 13 all-time. WR DeAndre Hopkins has 11 catches for 203 yards in past 2... DE J.J. Watt had 2 sacks last week & is 1 of 2 NFL players (ADALIUS THOMAS) with 7+ sacks & 3+ total TDs in season since 1982. Since 2012, leads NFL with 38 sacks. S D.J. Swearinger had 1st INT of season last week.
Results and Schedule
| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
JAC |
H |
W 34-17 |
+17 |
| 2 |
2014-09-15 |
IND |
A |
W 30-27 |
+3 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
WAS |
H |
W 37-34 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
SF |
A |
L 21-26 |
-5 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
STL |
H |
W 34-28 |
+6 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
NYG |
H |
W 27-0 |
+27 |
| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
ARI |
A |
L 20-24 |
-4 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
HOU |
A |
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| 10 |
2014-11-10 |
CAR |
H |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
GB |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
TEN |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-27 |
DAL |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
SEA |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
DAL |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-20 |
WAS |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
NYG |
A |
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| Houston Texans |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
WAS |
H |
W 17-6 |
+11 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
OAK |
A |
W 30-14 |
+16 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
NYG |
A |
L 17-30 |
-13 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
BUF |
H |
W 23-17 |
+6 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
DAL |
A |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
| 6 |
2014-10-09 |
IND |
H |
L 28-33 |
-5 |
| 7 |
2014-10-20 |
PIT |
A |
L 23-30 |
-7 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
TEN |
A |
W 30-16 |
+14 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
PHI |
H |
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| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
CLE |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
CIN |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
TEN |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
JAC |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
IND |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
BAL |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
JAC |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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PHI
Offense |
HOU
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
27.3 |
22.8 |
23.9 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards |
103.0 |
140.8 |
110.4 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.02 |
4.67 |
4.12 |
HOU |
| Completion % |
59.6% |
62.6% |
63.4% |
HOU |
| Passing yards |
259.0 |
228.5 |
249.4 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.61 |
11.62 |
11.16 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.33 |
7.27 |
7.08 |
HOU |
| Interceptions |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
HOU |
| Fumbles lost |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
HOU |
| Sacks allowed |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
PHI |
| 3rd down conversions |
41.7% |
30.7% |
41.3% |
PHI |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
66.7% |
45.6% |
HOU |
| Time of possession |
27:51 |
29:14 |
30:14 |
HOU |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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PHI
Defense |
HOU
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
26.0 |
24.3 |
23.9 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards |
98.0 |
101.3 |
110.4 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.19 |
3.71 |
4.12 |
HOU |
| Completion % |
57.4% |
62.9% |
63.4% |
PHI |
| Passing yards |
286.3 |
271.0 |
249.4 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.87 |
11.42 |
11.16 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.38 |
7.19 |
7.08 |
HOU |
| INT return |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
HOU |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
HOU |
| Sacks |
2.7 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
PHI |
| 3rd down conversions |
40.5% |
38.1% |
41.3% |
HOU |
| 4th down conversions |
25.0% |
33.3% |
45.6% |
PHI |
| Time of possession |
32:09 |
32:35 |
30:14 |
PHI |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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PHI |
HOU |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
18.2 |
6.3 |
8.6 |
PHI |
| Yards per kick return |
32.4 |
20.9 |
23.9 |
PHI |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
5.0 |
13.7 |
8.6 |
PHI |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
22.5 |
22.1 |
23.9 |
HOU |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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PHI |
HOU |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.7 |
4.8 |
6.9 |
HOU |
| Penalty yards |
59.7 |
44.0 |
57.5 |
HOU |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2014 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.
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Team vs. Team History
| Philadelphia Eagles vs. Houston Texans |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
4 |
2002-09-29 |
HOU |
PHI |
17-35 |
PHI |
| 2006 |
1 |
2006-09-10 |
PHI |
HOU |
24-10 |
PHI |
| 2010 |
13 |
2010-12-02 |
HOU |
PHI |
24-34 |
PHI |
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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.
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