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Houston Texans at New York Jets - Week 5
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
STL		 3
 17
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PHI
PIT		 14
 16
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MIA
CIN		 17
 13
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GB
IND		 27
 30
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CLE
NYG		 27
 41
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BAL
KC		 9
 6
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ATL
WAS		 24
 17
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TEN
MIN		 7
 30
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CHI
JAC		 41
 3
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SEA
CAR		 16
 12
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DEN
NE		 21
 31
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BUF
SF		 3
 45
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SD
NO		 24
 31
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HOU
NYJ		 23
 17
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 27, Jets 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Matt Schaub Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
 RB 38 Ben Tate Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 13 Andre Johnson Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 57 Kevin Walter Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 12 Owen Daniels Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 33 James Casey Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 9 Shayne Graham FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  
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New York Jets
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Mark Sanchez Pass: 140, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
QB 29 Tim Tebow Pass: 80, 0 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 33 Bilal Powell Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 35 Shonn Greene Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 35 Jeremy Kerley Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
 WR 49 Chaz Schilens Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 20 Jeff Cumberland Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 26 Nick Folk FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 18 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Texans Started 4-0 for 1st time in team history... QB Matt Schaub ranks 2nd in AFC with 105.3 rating. In past 8 starts, Schaub is 8-0 & has completed 142 of 215 passes (66.0 pct.) for 1,835 yards with 12 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 107.4 rating... RB Arian Foster aims for 3rd consecutive MNF gm with 100+ rush yards (102, 100). Had 143 scrimmage yards (84 rush, 59 rec.) with 2 TDs in only gm vs. NYJ on 11/21/10. Since '10, Foster averages NFL-best 97.6 rush yards per game... WR Andre Johnson (9,924) needs 76 rec. yards to reach 10,000 career. Since '03, Johnson averages NFL-best 78.8 rec. yards per game (9,924 yards in 126 games)... TE Owen Daniels aims for 3rd straight gm with TD rec... Defense allows AFC-low in pts. per gm (14), yards per game (273) & pass yards per gm (182.8)... DE J.J. Watt became 1st player to record at least 1.5 sacks in each of team's 1st 4 games since KEVIN GREENE in '98 last week... CB Kareem Jackson (63) & S Danieal Manning (55) each had INT-return TDs last week... LB Brian Cushing attended Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) HS.

Jets Club has won past 2 at home on MNF... Jets have won 6 of past 9 in Oct... QB Mark Sanchez is 2-0 against Texans & has 587 yards with 4 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 93.1 passer rating. Club has 8-2 record when Sanchez has 100+ passer rating... Club is 4-0 when RB Shonn Greene has 100+ rush yards... WR Jeremy Kerley averages 19.7 yards per catch in '12 (10 receptions, 197 yards)... WR Chaz Schilens aims for 3rd straight game with TD catch against Texans. TE Dustin Keller has registered 9 of 15 career TD receptions at home... CB Antonio Cromartie had 2 INTs, incl. 91-yard INT-return TD against Texans on 10/28/07... LB David Harris leads team with 37 tackles... LB Calvin Pace posted 40th career sack last week. Pace has 3.5 sacks in past 3 on MNF... Since '11, KR Joe McKnight has 30.5 KR avg., 2nd-highest in NFL (PERCY HARVIN, 34.6 avg.).


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    
7 2012-10-21 BAL H    
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 BUF H    
10 2012-11-11 CHI A    
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    
   
New York Jets
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 BUF H W 48-28 +20
2 2012-09-16 PIT A L 10-27 -17
3 2012-09-23 MIA A W 23-20 +3
4 2012-09-30 SF H L 0-34 -34
5 2012-10-08 HOU H L 17-23 -6
6 2012-10-14 IND H    
7 2012-10-21 NE A    
8 2012-10-28 MIA H    
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 SEA A    
11 2012-11-18 STL A    
12 2012-11-22 NE H    
13 2012-12-02 ARI H    
14 2012-12-09 JAC A    
15 2012-12-17 TEN A    
16 2012-12-23 SD H    
17 2012-12-30 BUF A    

Injury Report
Houston Texans
Out  SS Quintin Demps (ankle)
Questionable  NT Shaun Cody (back)
 TE Owen Daniels (thigh)
 WR Lestar Jean (knee)
 SS Shiloh Keo (neck)
 DE Antonio Smith (ankle)
 RB Ben Tate (foot)
Probable  ILB Tim Dobbins (hamstring)
 RB Arian Foster (hamstring)
 ILB Bradie James (thigh)
 WR Andre Johnson (groin)
IR  K Randy Bullock (groin, 8/26)
 OLB Keyaron Fox (knee, 8/9)
PUP  ILB Darryl Sharpton (hip)
   
New York Jets
Out  NT Sione Pouha (back)
 CB Darrelle Revis (knee)
Doubtful  WR Stephen Hill (hamstring)
 TE Dustin Keller (hamstring)
Questionable  FB John Conner (knee)
 SS LaRon Landry (heel)
 ILB Bart Scott (toe)
 FS Eric Smith (knee)
 OLB Bryan Thomas (hamstring)
Probable  FS Yeremiah Bell (shoulder)
 FS Josh Bush (shoulder)
 CB Antonio Cromartie (shoulder)
 TE Jeff Cumberland (ribs)
 DE Mike Devito (neck)
 WR Jeremy Kerley (fingers)
 OLB Calvin Pace (achilles-tendon)
 QB Mark Sanchez (back)
IR  WR Santonio Holmes (foot, 10/3)

Offense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Offense 		 NYJ
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 31.5 20.3 23.7 HOU
Rushing yards 136.5 85.3 109.9 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 3.69 3.16 4.09 HOU
Completion % 66.9% 49.6% 62.2% HOU
Passing yards 233.8 198.8 243.5 HOU
Passing yards per completion 11.27 12.42 11.06 NYJ
Passing yards per attempt 7.54 6.16 6.88 HOU
Interceptions 0.3 1.0 0.9 HOU
Fumbles lost 0.3 1.0 0.7 HOU
Sacks allowed 0.8 1.5 2.3 HOU
3rd down conversions 45.2% 39.3% 37.9% HOU
4th down conversions 100.0% 100.0% 60.9% -
Time of possession 35:32 28:17 30:18 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Defense 		 NYJ
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 14.0 27.3 23.7 HOU
Rushing yards 90.3 172.8 109.9 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.35 4.90 4.09 HOU
Completion % 52.9% 57.9% 62.2% HOU
Passing yards 182.8 197.5 243.5 HOU
Passing yards per completion 10.15 11.29 11.06 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 5.38 6.53 6.88 HOU
INT return 1.3 1.0 0.9 HOU
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.5 0.7 HOU
Sacks 3.3 1.3 2.3 HOU
3rd down conversions 25.0% 50.9% 37.9% HOU
4th down conversions 25.0% 100.0% 60.9% HOU
Time of possession 24:28 33:57 30:18 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   HOU   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.6 17.0 10.6 NYJ
Yards per kick return 20.1 27.1 24.7 NYJ
Yards allowed per punt return 12.2 10.9 10.6 NYJ
Yards allowed per kick return 23.6 23.3 24.7 NYJ
  Misc Stats Comparison
   HOU   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 6.3 6.5 HOU
Penalty yards 42.8 58.8 57.5 HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2012 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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Team vs. Team History
Houston Texans vs. New York Jets
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 7 2003-10-19 NYJ HOU 19-14 NYJ
2004 13 2004-12-05 HOU NYJ 7-29 NYJ
2006 12 2006-11-26 HOU NYJ 11-26 NYJ
2009 1 2009-09-13 NYJ HOU 24-7 NYJ
2010 11 2010-11-21 HOU NYJ 27-30 NYJ

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.