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San Diego Chargers at Houston Texans - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
MIN		 24
 27
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SD
HOU		 29
 23
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NYJ
DET		 23
 20
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NO
CAR		 34
 3
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NE
CLE		 14
 34
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MIA
BAL		 10
 26
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CHI
BUF		 22
 19
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TB
ATL		 21
 27
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NYG
SEA		 41
 7
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KC
OAK		 20
 23
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IND
PHI		 24
 26
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DAL
GB		 7
 45
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PIT
CIN		 27
 21
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Chargers 27, Texans 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Philip Rivers Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 16 Mike Tolbert Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 26 Ryan Mathews Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 38 Darren Sproles Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 9 Patrick Crayton Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 50 Seyi Ajirotutu Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 TE 14 Randy McMichael Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 7 Kris Brown FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
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Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Matt Schaub Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 Arian Foster Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 44 Derrick Ward Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 6 Andre Johnson Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 47 Jacoby Jones Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 56 Kevin Walter Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
 TE 22 Owen Daniels Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 3 Neil Rackers FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 25 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chargers Club seeks 6th consecutive win in November... QB Philip Rivers aims for 22nd consecutive game w/ TD pass - longest active streak in NFL. Rivers has 2,649 passing yards this season, most passing yards through team's 1st 8 games of season in NFL history. Rivers posted 5th 300-yard passing game of season last week (334, 455, 431, 336, 305)... RB Mike Tolbert aims for 6th consecutive game w/ rush TD. Rookie RB Ryan Mathews (1st round, No. 12) had 2nd career rush TD last game. RB-KR Darren Sproles totaled 191 yards last week (100 KR, 41 rush, 36 rec., 14 PR)... TE Antonio Gates leads NFL w/ 9 TDs in '10. Gates has TD reception in 11 of past 12 games. Posted 3rd 100-yard receiving game of season last week (109, 144, 123). Gates averages 107.5 receiving yards per game vs. Hou. (215 total)... WR Malcom Floyd averages 21.4 yards per catch in '10 (24 rec., 513 yards)... Defense allows league-low in yards per game (260.0) & passing yards per game (176.9)... LB Stephen Cooper & S Eric Weddle each had INT in last game vs. Hou.

Texans Club aims for 4th consecutive win vs. AFC opponent at home... QB Matt Schaub (12,826) needs 174 passing yards to reach 13,000 career. Schaub has 14-8 (.636) record as starter at home w/ Texans & 95.9 passer rating. Club is 15-4 (.789) when Schaub has 100+ passer rating... RB Arian Foster posted 4th 100-yard rush game of season last week (231, 106, 133, 102). Aims for 3rd consecutive game w/ rush TD. Tied for 1st in AFC & 4th in NFL among RBs w/ 28 rec. in '10. RB Derrick Ward has 3 rush TDs in past 4... WR Andre Johnson seeks 3rd straight game w/ 100+ receiving yards (138, 106) & TD reception. Since '08, Johnson leads NFL w/ 3,738 receiving yards... TE Joel Dreessen had 28-yard TD reception in last game vs. SD... DE Mark Anderson registered 1st sack w/ Hou. last week... S Bernard Pollard leads team w/ 65 tackles.


Results and Schedule
San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-13 KC A L 14-21 -7
2 2010-09-19 JAC H W 38-13 +25
3 2010-09-26 SEA A L 20-27 -7
4 2010-10-03 ARI H W 41-10 +31
5 2010-10-10 OAK A L 27-35 -8
6 2010-10-17 STL A L 17-20 -3
7 2010-10-24 NE H L 20-23 -3
8 2010-10-31 TEN H W 33-25 +8
9 2010-11-07 HOU A W 29-23 +6
10   Bye      
11 2010-11-22 DEN H    
12 2010-11-28 IND A    
13 2010-12-05 OAK H    
14 2010-12-12 KC H    
15 2010-12-16 SF H    
16 2010-12-26 CIN A    
17 2011-01-02 DEN A    
   
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    
11 2010-11-21 NYJ A    
12 2010-11-28 TEN H    
13 2010-12-02 PHI A    
14 2010-12-13 BAL H    
15 2010-12-19 TEN A    
16 2010-12-26 DEN A    
17 2011-01-02 JAC H    

Injury Report
San Diego Chargers
Out  K Nate Kaeding (Groin)
Doubtful  WR Malcom Floyd (Hamstring)
 TE Antonio Gates (Toe)
 WR Legedu Naanee (Hamstring)
 ILB Brandon Siler (Foot)
Questionable  OLB Larry English (Foot)
Probable  ILB Kevin Burnett (Shoulder)
 OG Kris Dielman (Neck)
 CB Quentin Jammer (Not Injury Related)
IR  LS Ian Beckles (Knee)
 LS David Binn (Hamstring)
 ILB Donald Butler (Achilles)
 WR Craig Davis (Groin)
 LS James Dearth (Foot)
 OLB Jyles Tucker (Pectoral)
   
Houston Texans
Questionable  OLB Xavier Adibi (Hamstring)
 DT Shaun Cody (Knee)
 TE Owen Daniels (Hamstring)
 DT Earl Mitchell (Ankle)
 DE Jesse Nading (Ankle)
Probable  OLB Kevin Bentley (Knee)
 WR Andre Johnson (Ankle)
 CB Karl Paymah (Wrist)
 OLB Darryl Sharpton (Ankle)
 DE Mario Williams (Hip)
IR  DE Connor Barwin (Right Ankle)
 SS Darnell Bing (Neck)
 DE Tim Bulman (Shoulder)
 WR Andre' Davis (Hip)
 WR Trindon Holliday (Thumb)
 MLB DeMeco Ryans (Torn Left Achilles)
 RB Ben Tate (Ankle)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Offense 		 HOU
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 25.0 20.3 22.3 SD
Rushing yards 103.8 121.3 115.1 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.08 5.64 4.28 HOU
Completion % 64.9% 61.4% 60.8% SD
Passing yards 319.8 197.0 225.9 SD
Passing yards per completion 12.36 10.30 10.81 SD
Passing yards per attempt 8.02 6.33 6.57 SD
Interceptions 0.8 0.7 1.0 HOU
Fumbles lost 1.8 0.7 0.7 HOU
Sacks allowed 2.5 2.7 2.2 SD
3rd down conversions 48.1% 37.0% 38.3% SD
4th down conversions 25.0% 33.3% 51.3% HOU
Time of possession 34:39 25:48 30:21 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SD
 Defense 		 HOU
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 23.8 29.3 22.3 SD
Rushing yards 73.8 114.0 115.1 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 3.26 4.47 4.28 SD
Completion % 56.0% 64.9% 60.8% SD
Passing yards 170.5 262.7 225.9 SD
Passing yards per completion 10.43 10.62 10.81 SD
Passing yards per attempt 5.84 6.89 6.57 SD
INT return 0.3 0.7 1.0 HOU
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.0 0.7 SD
Sacks 3.3 0.7 2.2 SD
3rd down conversions 36.6% 44.1% 38.3% SD
4th down conversions 50.0% 66.7% 51.3% SD
Time of possession 25:21 34:12 30:21 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SD   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.4 5.6 9.9 SD
Yards per kick return 25.1 21.1 23.4 SD
Yards allowed per punt return 19.6 7.1 9.9 HOU
Yards allowed per kick return 25.4 23.1 23.4 HOU
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SD   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.8 5.0 6.5 HOU
Penalty yards 57.0 38.3 55.2 HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
San Diego Chargers vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 2 2002-09-15 HOU SD 3-24 SD
2004 1 2004-09-12 SD HOU 27-20 SD
2007 8 2007-10-28 HOU SD 10-35 SD

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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