NFL Game Preview: Houston Texans at Chicago Bears - Week 10

Fantasy Football Today - fantasy football rankings, cheatsheets, and information

A Fantasy Football Community!

Create An Account | Advertise | Contact

Free Newsletter!

Houston Texans at Chicago Bears - Week 10

Game Preview Fantasy \| Game Notes \| Results & Schedule \| Injury Report \| Stat Comparisons \| Weather \| Team vs. Team History

IND JAC	27 10
Pre	Post

ATL NO	27 31
Pre	Post

SD TB	24 34
Pre	Post

OAK BAL	20 55
Pre	Post

NYG CIN	13 31
Pre	Post

TEN MIA	37 3
Pre	Post

DET MIN	24 34
Pre	Post

DEN CAR	36 14
Pre	Post

BUF NE	31 37
Pre	Post

NYJ SEA	7 28
Pre	Post

DAL PHI	38 23
Pre	Post

STL SF	24 24
Pre	Post

HOU CHI	13 6
Pre	Post

KC PIT	13 16
Pre	Post

Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 17, Bears 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Houston Texans
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 24	Matt Schaub	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3	Arian Foster	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 42	Justin Forsett	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 17	Andre Johnson	Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 57	Kevin Walter	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 24	Owen Daniels	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 26	James Casey	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 14	Shayne Graham	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 4	Defense / ST

View all Week 10 Rankings or Projections

Chicago Bears
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 22	Jay Cutler	Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 10	Matt Forte	Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 46	Michael Bush	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 12	Brandon Marshall	Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 53	Earl Bennett	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 76	Devin Hester	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 32	Kellen Davis	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 10	Robbie Gould	FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 1	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Texans Aim for 1st 8-1 start in team history. Are 3-0 on road... In past 12, QB Matt Schaub is 11-1 with 17 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 100.4 rating. Schaub (19,854) needs 146 pass yards to reach 20,000 career. In only start vs. Chi. (12/28/08), completed 27 of 36 passes (75 pct.) for 328 yards with 2 TDs & 121.1 rating... RB Arian Foster aims for 11th in row with TD. Since '10, Foster leads NFL in total TDs (41; 36 rush, 5 rec.), scrim. yards per game (132.6) & rush yards per game (97.6). Has reached 10+ rush TDs for 3rd season in row... WR Andre Johnson had 40th game with 100+ rec yards last week. Since entering NFL in '03, avg. NFL-best in rec. yards per game (78.6) & rec/game (5.8). Had 10 rec for 148 yards with 2 TDs in last meeting... TE Owen Daniels has 5 TDs, tied for most in career (5 in '06 & '09)... Defense allows AFC-low 17.1 pts/game... DE J.J. Watt has 0.5+ sack in 7 of 8... Rookie LB Whitney Mercilus has sack in each of past 2.

Bears QB Jay Cutler had 3 TDs & 138.1 rating last week. Incl. playoffs, when he has 100+ rating, his teams are 26-0... RB Matt Forte aims for 3rd in row with rush TD... WR Brandon Marshall had 9 catches for 122 yards & 3 TDs last week. Has 43 catches for 583 yards (116.6 per game) & 6 TDs in past 5... Defense has 7 INT-TDs, most in NFL history through 1st 8 games. Bears have INT-TD in 5 of past 6 & are 1st team since 1961 SD with INT-TD in 5 games during 6-game span. LB Brian Urlacher had 46-yard INT-TD last week. Has 22 INTs & tied HOFer DICK BUTKUS for 2nd most by Bears LB. CB Charles Tillman had 4 FFs last week. Leads NFL with 7 FFs & is tied for NFL lead with LB Lance Briggs with 2 INT-TDs. CB Tim Jennings has 7 INTs in past 9 & leads NFL with 6 INTs. DE Corey Wootton had sack & 5-yard blocked punt TD last week. DE Julius Peppers has 2.5 sacks in past 3.

Results and Schedule

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	W 23-17	+6
6	2012-10-14	GB	H	L 24-42	-18
7	2012-10-21	BAL	H	W 43-13	+30
8		Bye
9	2012-11-04	BUF	H	W 21-9	+12
10	2012-11-11	CHI	A	W 13-6	+7
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

Chicago Bears
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	IND	H	W 41-21	+20
2	2012-09-13	GB	A	L 10-23	-13
3	2012-09-23	STL	H	W 23-6	+17
4	2012-10-01	DAL	A	W 34-18	+16
5	2012-10-07	JAC	A	W 41-3	+38
6		Bye
7	2012-10-22	DET	H	W 13-7	+6
8	2012-10-28	CAR	H	W 23-22	+1
9	2012-11-04	TEN	A	W 51-20	+31
10	2012-11-11	HOU	H	L 6-13	-7
11	2012-11-19	SF	A
12	2012-11-25	MIN	H
13	2012-12-02	SEA	H
14	2012-12-09	MIN	A
15	2012-12-16	GB	H
16	2012-12-23	ARI	A
17	2012-12-30	DET	A

Injury Report

Houston Texans
Out	NT Shaun Cody (other-excused) RB Ben Tate (hamstring)
Questionable	TE Owen Daniels (hip)
Probable	TE James Casey (other-illness) SS Quintin Demps (forearm) WR Lestar Jean (knee) CB Johnathan Joseph (wrist) SS Shiloh Keo (neck) CB Brice McCain (knee) NT Earl Mitchell (ankle) DE Antonio Smith (ankle) WR Kevin Walter (groin) QB T.J. Yates (elbow)
IR	K Randy Bullock (groin, 8/26) ILB Brian Cushing (knee, 10/10) OLB Keyaron Fox (knee, 8/9) DE Tim Jamison (achilles-tendon, 10/16)
PUP	ILB Darryl Sharpton (hip)

Chicago Bears
Out	WR Alshon Jeffery (hand)
Doubtful	DT Matt Toeaina (back)
Probable	DE Israel Idonije (leg) DT Henry Melton (back) CB Charles Tillman (other-excused)
IR	RB Lorenzo Booker (head, 9/8) S Brandon Hardin (neck, 8/25)
PUP	WR Johnny Knox (back)

Offense Stats Comparison

	HOU Offense	CHI Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	28.3	32.7	22.3	CHI
Rushing yards	127.3	141.3	117.3	CHI
Rushing yards per attempt	4.01	4.84	4.37	CHI
Completion %	62.0%	64.4%	61.9%	CHI
Passing yards	226.3	198.7	238.0	HOU
Passing yards per completion	11.60	10.50	10.88	HOU
Passing yards per attempt	7.20	6.77	6.74	HOU
Interceptions	0.3	0.3	0.9	-
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.7	0.7	HOU
Sacks allowed	1.3	3.3	2.2	HOU
3rd down conversions	43.3%	45.6%	38.8%	CHI
4th down conversions	50.0%	50.0%	55.0%	-
Time of possession	33:41	33:36	29:49	HOU

Defense Stats Comparison

	HOU Defense	CHI Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	14.7	15.0	22.3	HOU
Rushing yards	82.0	92.7	117.3	HOU
Rushing yards per attempt	4.14	4.64	4.37	HOU
Completion %	57.1%	60.7%	61.9%	HOU
Passing yards	204.7	237.3	238.0	HOU
Passing yards per completion	10.52	9.84	10.88	CHI
Passing yards per attempt	6.01	5.97	6.74	CHI
INT return	1.3	1.7	0.9	CHI
Fumble recoveries	0.3	1.3	0.7	CHI
Sacks	3.3	2.3	2.2	HOU
3rd down conversions	28.8%	39.7%	38.8%	HOU
4th down conversions	66.7%	60.0%	55.0%	CHI
Time of possession	26:19	26:24	29:49	HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	HOU	CHI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	8.3	7.4	8.1	HOU
Yards per kick return	17.9	12.5	24.1	HOU
Yards allowed per punt return	6.4	1.2	8.1	CHI
Yards allowed per kick return	25.3	21.6	24.1	CHI

Misc Stats Comparison

	HOU	CHI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.3	6.3	6.2	-
Penalty yards	50.7	42.0	51.7	CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2012 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 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Houston Texans vs. Chicago Bears
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	15	2004-12-18	HOU	CHI	24-5	HOU
2008	17	2008-12-28	CHI	HOU	24-31	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.