Final Score Prediction
Texans 27, Dolphins 10
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Miami Dolphins |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 32 |
Ryan Tannehill |
Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 24 |
Reggie Bush |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 47 |
Daniel Thomas |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 58 |
Charles Clay |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 46 |
Davone Bess |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 78 |
Legedu Naanee |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 19 |
Anthony Fasano |
Rec: 4-40, 1 TD |
| K 32 |
Dan Carpenter |
FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1 |
| DEF 24 |
Defense / ST |
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| Houston Texans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 19 |
Matt Schaub |
Pass: 210, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 1 |
Arian Foster  |
Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 34 |
Ben Tate |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 10 |
Andre Johnson |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 55 |
Kevin Walter |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 20 |
Owen Daniels |
Rec: 3-30, 1 TD |
| TE 41 |
James Casey |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 12 |
Shayne Graham |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 1 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Dolphins JOE PHILBIN will make debut as head coach... Club has 24-21-1 (.533) record on Kickoff Weekend... QB Ryan Tannehill (No. 8 overall) will be 1st Dolphins rookie QB to start season opener in club history. Registered last collegiate start at Reliant Stadium in Meineke Car Care Bowl & completed 27 of 40 passes for 329 yards with 1 TD in Texas A&M 33-22 win over Northwestern... RB Reggie Bush (1,086) reached 1,000 rush yards for 1st time in career last season & tied career-best with 6 rush TDs (6 in '06). Dating back to 12/4/11, Bush aims for 5th consecutive 100-yard rush game. Posted career-high 12 catches vs. Texans on 11/18/07 (w/Saints). RB Daniel Thomas had career-high 107 rush yards on 18 carries (5.9 avg.) in last meeting vs. Hou... Since '08, WR Davone Bess leads Dolphins in receptions (260) & receiving yards (2,669)... TE Anthony Fasano ranked 2nd on team with 5 TD catches in '11... DE Cameron Wake led team in sacks for 2nd consecutive season last year (14 in '10; 8.5 in '11).
 Texans Won AFC South title for 1st time in '11 & clinched 1st playoff berth in club history... Club aims for 7th consecutive win vs. Mia... For career, QB Matt Schaub is 4-0 as starter vs. Dolphins. Schaub (98) needs 2 TD passes to reach 100 career... RB Arian Foster averaged NFL-best 141.6 scrimmage yards per game (1,841 total in 13 games) in '11. Since '10, Foster leads NFL with 26 rush TDs. Foster (1,224) & RB Ben Tate (942) were only NFL RB duo with 900+ rush yards apiece in '11. Tate rushed for 103 yards in only meeting vs. Dolphins... In 5 career games vs. Mia., WR Andre Johnson averages 103.8 rec. yards & has 4 TD catches. Since '03, Johnson ranks 2nd in NFL with 9,656 rec. yards (REGGIE WAYNE, 10,647)... TE Owen Daniels (299) needs 1 catch to join Johnson as only players in franchise history to reach 300 career... Defense set club season record in sacks (44) in '11... LB Connor Barwin had career-best 11.5 sacks in '11, 3rd-most sacks in season in club history (MARIO WILLIAMS, 14 in '07; 12 in '08)... LB Brian Cushing led team with 114 tackles last year. LB Brooks Reed (6) & DE J.J. Watt (5.5) combined for 11.5 sacks as rookies last season.
Results and Schedule
| Miami Dolphins |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
HOU |
A |
L 10-30 |
-20 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
OAK |
H |
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| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
ARI |
A |
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| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
CIN |
A |
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| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
STL |
H |
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| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
NYJ |
A |
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
IND |
A |
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| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
TEN |
H |
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| 11 |
2012-11-15 |
BUF |
A |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
SEA |
H |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
NE |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
SF |
A |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
JAC |
H |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
BUF |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
NE |
A |
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| 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 |
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| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
DEN |
A |
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| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
TEN |
H |
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| 5 |
2012-10-08 |
NYJ |
A |
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| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
GB |
H |
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| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
BAL |
H |
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| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
BUF |
H |
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| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
CHI |
A |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
JAC |
H |
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| 12 |
2012-11-22 |
DET |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
TEN |
A |
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| 14 |
2012-12-10 |
NE |
A |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
IND |
H |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
MIN |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
IND |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
MIA
Offense |
HOU
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
23.0 |
18.3 |
22.4 |
MIA |
| Rushing yards |
132.0 |
152.0 |
121.7 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.62 |
4.59 |
4.37 |
MIA |
| Completion % |
57.1% |
62.9% |
60.0% |
HOU |
| Passing yards |
182.0 |
186.3 |
225.9 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.20 |
10.23 |
11.25 |
MIA |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.39 |
6.43 |
6.75 |
HOU |
| Interceptions |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
HOU |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
- |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.6% |
34.1% |
37.1% |
MIA |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
50.0% |
40.2% |
HOU |
| Time of possession |
30:07 |
30:17 |
30:12 |
HOU |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
MIA
Defense |
HOU
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
21.5 |
18.5 |
22.4 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards |
92.0 |
96.8 |
121.7 |
MIA |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.72 |
3.92 |
4.37 |
MIA |
| Completion % |
59.3% |
53.7% |
60.0% |
HOU |
| Passing yards |
250.5 |
206.5 |
225.9 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.81 |
10.88 |
11.25 |
MIA |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.41 |
5.85 |
6.75 |
HOU |
| INT return |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
MIA |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
HOU |
| Sacks |
2.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
MIA |
| 3rd down conversions |
27.0% |
42.2% |
37.1% |
MIA |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
25.0% |
40.2% |
HOU |
| Time of possession |
29:53 |
29:41 |
30:12 |
HOU |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
| |
MIA |
HOU |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
13.0 |
9.6 |
9.2 |
MIA |
| Yards per kick return |
28.0 |
23.6 |
23.6 |
MIA |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
7.8 |
7.5 |
9.2 |
HOU |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
24.9 |
21.0 |
23.6 |
HOU |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
MIA |
HOU |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.0 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
MIA |
| Penalty yards |
58.8 |
61.3 |
51.9 |
MIA |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2011 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.
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Team vs. Team History
| Miami Dolphins vs. Houston Texans |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2003 |
1 |
2003-09-07 |
HOU |
MIA |
21-20 |
HOU |
| 2006 |
4 |
2006-10-01 |
MIA |
HOU |
15-17 |
HOU |
| 2007 |
5 |
2007-10-07 |
MIA |
HOU |
19-22 |
HOU |
| 2008 |
6 |
2008-10-12 |
MIA |
HOU |
28-29 |
HOU |
| 2009 |
16 |
2009-12-27 |
HOU |
MIA |
27-20 |
HOU |
| 2011 |
2 |
2011-09-18 |
HOU |
MIA |
23-13 |
HOU |
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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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