NFL Game Preview: Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles - Week 13

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Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles - Week 13

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HOU PHI	24 34
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WAS NYG	7 31
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SF GB	16 34
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NO CIN	34 30
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JAC TEN	17 6
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DEN KC	6 10
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CLE MIA	13 10
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CHI DET	24 20
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BUF MIN	14 38
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OAK SD	28 13
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STL ARI	19 6
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DAL IND	38 35
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CAR SEA	14 31
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ATL TB	28 24
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PIT BAL	13 10
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NYJ NE	3 45
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Eagles 30, Texans 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Houston Texans
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 19	Matt Schaub	Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2	Arian Foster	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 53	Derrick Ward	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 7	Andre Johnson	Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 66	Jacoby Jones	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 81	Kevin Walter	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 20	Joel Dreessen	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 17	Neil Rackers	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 29	Defense / ST

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Philadelphia Eagles
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 1	Michael Vick	Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 40, 1
RB 20	LeSean McCoy	Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
WR 5	DeSean Jackson	Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 12	Jeremy Maclin	Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 71	Jason Avant	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 23	Brent Celek	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 2	David Akers	FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 11	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Texans Aim for 3rd straight road win vs. NFC... QB Matt Schaub (12,806) needs 194 passing yards to become 2nd Texans QB to reach 13,000 career w/ Hou. (DAVID CARR, 13,391). Aims for 3rd straight game w/ 100+ rating on road vs. NFC (107.0, 114.0)... RB Arian Foster (1,147) needs 136 rush yards for most rush yards in season in Texans history (Steve Slaton, 1,282; DOMANICK WILLIAMS, 1,188). Leads NFL w/ 12 rush TDs & needs 2 to surpass Domanick Williams (13 in '04) for most in season in Hou. history... WR Andre Johnson had 101 rec. yards in only meeting vs. Eagles (9/10/06). Has 65 catches in '10 & is 1st player ever to record at least 60 rec. in each of 1st 8 seasons... TE Joel Dreessen aims for 3rd straight game w/ TD rec... CB Glover Quin had club-record 3 INTs vs. Ten... DE Mario Williams (8.5) needs 1.5 sacks for 3rd season w/ 10+.

Eagles Have won 10 of past 11 in Dec... QB Michael Vick is 9-2 (.818) as starter in past 11 vs. AFC... RB LeSean McCoy has 502 scrimmage yards (125.5 per game) in past 4 at home. Leads NFL RBs with 59 catches... In past 6 vs. AFC, WR-PR DeSean Jackson has 36 catches for 629 yards (104.8 per game) & 4 TDs. Has scored 22 TDs (16 rec., 3 rush, 3 PR) in career & averages 45.7 yards per TD (1,006 yards). WR Jeremy Maclin has 20 catches for 327 yards (109 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3 at home. WR Jason Avant tied career-high with 8 catches in Week 12. TE Brent Celek had 30-yard TD catch last week... DE Trent Cole had 2 sacks in only meeting. Has 11.5 sacks in past 11 vs. AFC & has 0.5+ sack in 10 of those 11. DE Juqua Parker had sack in last game vs. Hou. CB Asante Samuel had INT in last meeting. Has 5 INTs in past 3 at home & aims for 4th home game in row with INT. Since start of 2006, has 36 INTs, most in NFL.

Results and Schedule

Houston Texans
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	IND	H	W 34-24	+10
2	2010-09-19	WAS	A	W 30-27	+3
3	2010-09-26	DAL	H	L 13-27	-14
4	2010-10-03	OAK	A	W 31-24	+7
5	2010-10-10	NYG	H	L 10-34	-24
6	2010-10-17	KC	H	W 35-31	+4
7		Bye
8	2010-11-01	IND	A	L 17-30	-13
9	2010-11-07	SD	H	L 23-29	-6
10	2010-11-14	JAC	A	L 24-31	-7
11	2010-11-21	NYJ	A	L 27-30	-3
12	2010-11-28	TEN	H	W 20-0	+20
13	2010-12-02	PHI	A	L 24-34	-10
14	2010-12-13	BAL	H
15	2010-12-19	TEN	A
16	2010-12-26	DEN	A
17	2011-01-02	JAC	H

Philadelphia Eagles
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	GB	H	L 20-27	-7
2	2010-09-19	DET	A	W 35-32	+3
3	2010-09-26	JAC	A	W 28-3	+25
4	2010-10-03	WAS	H	L 12-17	-5
5	2010-10-10	SF	A	W 27-24	+3
6	2010-10-17	ATL	H	W 31-17	+14
7	2010-10-24	TEN	A	L 19-37	-18
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	IND	H	W 26-24	+2
10	2010-11-15	WAS	A	W 59-28	+31
11	2010-11-21	NYG	H	W 27-17	+10
12	2010-11-28	CHI	A	L 26-31	-5
13	2010-12-02	HOU	H	W 34-24	+10
14	2010-12-12	DAL	A
15	2010-12-19	NYG	A
16	2010-12-26	MIN	H
17	2011-01-02	DAL	H

Injury Report

Houston Texans
Out	OLB Xavier Adibi (Hamstring) TE Owen Daniels (Hamstring)
Questionable	WR David Anderson (Hamstring) DE Jesse Nading (Knee) WR Kevin Walter (Calf)
Probable	OLB Kevin Bentley (Knee) MLB Brian Cushing (Knee) TE Joel Dreessen (Knee) WR Jacoby Jones (Illness) CB Glover Quin (Hand) QB Matt Schaub (Knee) DE Mario Williams (Groin) OT Eric Winston (Shoulder)
IR	FS Dominique Barber (Knee) DE Connor Barwin (Right Ankle) SS Darnell Bing (Neck) DE Tim Bulman (Shoulder) WR Andre' Davis (Hip) WR Trindon Holliday (Thumb) CB Karl Paymah (Wrist) MLB DeMeco Ryans (Torn Left Achilles) RB Ben Tate (Ankle)

Philadelphia Eagles
Out	DE Juqua Parker (Hip)
Questionable	WR Riley Cooper (Knee) CB Asante Samuel (Knee)
Probable	CB Jorrick Calvin (Back) OC Nick Cole (Knee) CB Trevard Lindley (Knee) RB LeSean McCoy (Shoulder)
IR	FS Antoine Harris (Foot) CB Ellis Hobbs (Neck) OC Jamaal Jackson (Right Triceps) FS Marlin Jackson (Achilles) OLB Ricky Sapp (Knee) RB Leonard Weaver (Left Knee ACL)
PUP	DE Victor Abiamiri (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	HOU Offense	PHI Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	22.3	26.3	23.6	PHI
Rushing yards	115.0	149.3	112.1	PHI
Rushing yards per attempt	4.45	5.72	4.18	PHI
Completion %	64.1%	62.0%	61.3%	HOU
Passing yards	226.7	254.7	237.1	PHI
Passing yards per completion	10.57	11.23	11.10	PHI
Passing yards per attempt	6.78	6.97	6.80	PHI
Interceptions	0.3	0.3	1.0	-
Fumbles lost	0.7	0.7	0.7	-
Sacks allowed	1.7	2.3	2.1	HOU
3rd down conversions	40.6%	43.8%	38.9%	PHI
4th down conversions	20.0%	100.0%	50.3%	PHI
Time of possession	28:08	33:09	30:21	PHI

Defense Stats Comparison

	HOU Defense	PHI Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	29.7	27.7	23.6	PHI
Rushing yards	95.7	80.7	112.1	PHI
Rushing yards per attempt	3.58	3.95	4.18	HOU
Completion %	63.1%	58.9%	61.3%	PHI
Passing yards	282.3	247.0	237.1	PHI
Passing yards per completion	12.37	11.76	11.10	PHI
Passing yards per attempt	7.80	6.93	6.80	PHI
INT return	0.7	2.3	1.0	PHI
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.3	0.7	-
Sacks	1.3	2.7	2.1	PHI
3rd down conversions	41.0%	31.0%	38.9%	PHI
4th down conversions	100.0%	33.3%	50.3%	PHI
Time of possession	31:52	26:51	30:21	PHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	HOU	PHI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	4.8	9.1	9.9	PHI
Yards per kick return	20.2	20.1	22.2	HOU
Yards allowed per punt return	10.6	8.2	9.9	PHI
Yards allowed per kick return	22.9	20.3	22.2	PHI

Misc Stats Comparison

	HOU	PHI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.0	8.7	6.2	HOU
Penalty yards	36.7	84.7	52.1	HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2010 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Houston Texans vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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