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Houston Texans at New England Patriots - Week 14
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

DEN
OAK		 26
 13
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TEN
IND		 23
 27
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STL
BUF		 15
 12
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SD
PIT		 34
 24
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PHI
TB		 23
 21
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NYJ
JAC		 17
 10
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KC
CLE		 7
 30
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DAL
CIN		 20
 19
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CHI
MIN		 14
 21
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BAL
WAS		 28
 31
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ATL
CAR		 20
 30
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MIA
SF		 13
 27
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NO
NYG		 27
 52
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ARI
SEA		 0
 58
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DET
GB		 20
 27
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HOU
NE		 14
 42
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Patriots 30, Texans 27

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Matt Schaub Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 5 Arian Foster Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 38 Justin Forsett Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 51 Ben Tate Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 6 Andre Johnson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 58 Kevin Walter Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 7 Owen Daniels Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
TE 36 James Casey Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 10 Shayne Graham FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
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New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 6 Tom Brady Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 15 Stevan Ridley Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 45 Shane Vereen Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 60 Danny Woodhead Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 8 Wes Welker Rec: 9-100, 1 TD
WR 50 Brandon Lloyd Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 1 Aaron Hernandez Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
K 1 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 22 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Texans Have most wins in single-season in franchise history (11). Club is 6-0 on road in '12... In past 16, QB Matt Schaub is 15-1 with 26 TDs vs. 10 INTs & 97.4 rating. In 2 career games vs. NE, Schaub has passed 601 yards with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 101.5 rating... RB Arian Foster (1,102) needs 98 rush yards to reach 1,200 for 3rd consecutive season. Has 42 career rush TDs, most by any undrafted player through 4 seasons. Rushed for 119 yards with 2 TDs vs. NE on 1/3/10... WR Andre Johnson is averaging 172.3 rec. yards per game in past 3 (517 total). Has 5 TD rec. in 5 career games on MNF. Rookie WR Lestar Jean posted 1st TD catch of career last week (54 yards). TE Owen Daniels has career-best 6 TD rec. in '12... DE J.J. Watt (15.5) has most sacks in season in Texans history. Rookie LB Whitney Mercilus tied career-high with 2 sacks last week.

Patriots With win, NE can tie Cowboys (1968-72) for 2nd-most consecutive wins (13) in December in NFL history. Average NFL-best in points per game (35.8) & yards per game (426.3)... NE clinched AFC East & QB Tom Brady became 1st starting QB in NFL history to win 10 division titles. Brady has 4-1 career record at home on MNF with 14 TDs vs. 1 INT & 115.5 rating. Has thrown TD pass in 44 consecutive games, 3rd-longest streak in NFL history. In past 6 (all wins), has 15 TDs vs. 1 INT & 108.7 rating. Has 38-5 (.884) record in Dec... RB Stevan Ridley aims for 6th straight game with rush TD. WR Wes Welker posted 16th game of career with 10+ catches & 100+ receiving yards last week, most in NFL history. Posted 17th career game last week with at least 10 catches, tied with HOFer JERRY RICE for most in NFL history... TE Aaron Hernandez had season-best in catches (8) & receiving yards (97) last week... LB Jerod Mayo leads club with 118 tackles.


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 W 43-37 +6
12 2012-11-22 DET A W 34-31 +3
13 2012-12-02 TEN A W 24-10 +14
14 2012-12-10 NE A L 14-42 -28
15 2012-12-16 IND H    
16 2012-12-23 MIN H    
17 2012-12-30 IND A    
   
New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 TEN A W 34-13 +21
2 2012-09-16 ARI H L 18-20 -2
3 2012-09-23 BAL A L 30-31 -1
4 2012-09-30 BUF A W 52-28 +24
5 2012-10-07 DEN H W 31-21 +10
6 2012-10-14 SEA A L 23-24 -1
7 2012-10-21 NYJ H W 29-26 +3
8 2012-10-28 STL A W 45-7 +38
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 BUF H W 37-31 +6
11 2012-11-18 IND H W 59-24 +35
12 2012-11-22 NYJ A W 49-19 +30
13 2012-12-02 MIA A W 23-16 +7
14 2012-12-10 HOU H W 42-14 +28
15 2012-12-16 SF H    
16 2012-12-23 JAC A    
17 2012-12-30 MIA H    

Injury Report
Houston Texans
Out  CB Brice McCain (foot)
 OLB Brooks Reed (groin)
Questionable  CB Alan Ball (foot)
 NT Shaun Cody (other-excused)
 ILB Tim Dobbins (shoulder)
 TE Garrett Graham (concussion)
 ILB Bradie James (hamstring)
 DE Antonio Smith (ankle)
Probable  DE Jared Crick (neck)
 TE Owen Daniels (back)
 WR Lestar Jean (knee)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (hamstring)
 OLB Whitney Mercilus (hip)
 WR DeVier Posey (knee)
 RB Ben Tate (hamstring)
 QB T.J. Yates (shoulder)
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)
   
New England Patriots
Out  TE Rob Gronkowski (forearm)
Questionable  SS Patrick Chung (shoulder)
 DE Chandler Jones (ankle)
 WR Brandon Lloyd (knee)
 DT Kyle Love (knee)
 MLB Brandon Spikes (knee)
 WR Wes Welker (ankle)
Probable  RB Brandon Bolden (knee)
 TE Aaron Hernandez (ankle)
 OLB Jerod Mayo (elbow)
IR  CB Will Allen (undisclosed, 8/27)
 SS Josh Barrett (undisclosed, 8/27)
 CB Ras-I Dowling (quadriceps, 10/26)
 WR Julian Edelman (foot, 12/5)
 MLB Dane Fletcher (knee, 8/15)
 FB Spencer Larsen (undisclosed, 8/27)
 DT Myron Pryor (shoulder, 11/7)

Offense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Offense 		 NE
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 26.3 43.7 22.6 NE
Rushing yards 129.3 128.0 117.4 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.31 4.21 4.30 HOU
Completion % 66.0% 63.1% 60.9% HOU
Passing yards 253.0 291.3 230.4 NE
Passing yards per completion 10.72 12.55 10.88 NE
Passing yards per attempt 7.07 7.92 6.63 NE
Interceptions 1.0 0.0 0.9 NE
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 1.7 0.3 2.2 NE
3rd down conversions 30.9% 60.6% 38.0% NE
4th down conversions 66.7% 100.0% 48.2% NE
Time of possession 34:26 28:22 30:12 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Defense 		 NE
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 16.7 19.7 22.6 HOU
Rushing yards 93.7 115.0 117.4 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.39 4.64 4.30 HOU
Completion % 53.3% 62.2% 60.9% HOU
Passing yards 289.0 274.7 230.4 NE
Passing yards per completion 12.57 11.36 10.88 NE
Passing yards per attempt 6.70 7.07 6.63 HOU
INT return 0.7 1.3 0.9 NE
Fumble recoveries 1.3 1.3 0.6 -
Sacks 2.7 2.3 2.2 HOU
3rd down conversions 29.6% 41.4% 38.0% HOU
4th down conversions 28.6% 44.4% 48.2% HOU
Time of possession 28:47 31:38 30:12 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   HOU   NE  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 17.0 16.7 9.9 HOU
Yards per kick return 23.6 17.7 22.6 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 9.8 3.0 9.9 NE
Yards allowed per kick return 21.2 18.5 22.6 NE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   HOU   NE  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 7.0 6.2 HOU
Penalty yards 47.3 54.0 51.9 HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 12 2003-11-23 NE HOU 23-20 NE
2006 15 2006-12-17 HOU NE 7-40 NE
2009 17 2010-01-03 NE HOU 27-34 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.