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Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans - Week 6
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

PIT
TEN		 23
 26
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STL
MIA		 14
 17
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OAK
ATL		 20
 23
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KC
TB		 10
 38
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IND
NYJ		 9
 35
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DET
PHI		 26
 23
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DAL
BAL		 29
 31
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CIN
CLE		 24
 34
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NE
SEA		 23
 24
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BUF
ARI		 19
 16
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MIN
WAS		 26
 38
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NYG
SF		 26
 3
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GB
HOU		 42
 24
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DEN
SD		 35
 24
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 24, Packers 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Green Bay Packers
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 5 Aaron Rodgers Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 29 Alex Green Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 50 James Starks Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 18 James Jones Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 22 Jordy Nelson Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
 WR 36 Randall Cobb Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
 TE 18 Jermichael Finley Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 8 Mason Crosby FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 12 Defense / ST  
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Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Matt Schaub Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
 RB 45 Ben Tate Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 11 Andre Johnson Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 59 Kevin Walter Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 6 Owen Daniels Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
TE 35 James Casey Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 13 Shayne Graham FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has 113.6 rating in past 5 vs. AFC with 14 TDs vs. 3 INTs. Packers are 23-0 when Rodgers starts & has 115+ rating... RB Alex Green avg. 6.1 yards per carry last week (9 att., 55 yards)... WR James Jones has 4 TDs in past 2 & aims for 3rd in row with 2 TDs. Ties for NFL lead with 5 rec. TDs. WR-PR-KR Randall Cobb is only player in NFL with 300+ KR (300), 200+ rec. (244), 100+ PR (127) & 25+ rush (48) yards. Had TD catch last week. WR Jordy Nelson had TD in last meeting. Has TD in 4 of past 6 vs. AFC (incl. SB). WR Greg Jennings has TD in 4 of his past 5 vs. AFC (incl. SB) & has 5 TDs in those 5... CB Tramon Williams had INT in last meeting. Since 2010 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL with 15 INTs. Since joining GB in 2006, DB Charles Woodson has 38 INTs (2nd in NFL) & 9 INT-TDs (1st in NFL). LB Clay Matthews has sack in 4 of 5 games & is 2nd in NFL with 8 sacks. LB Nick Perry aims for 3rd road game in row with sack.

Texans Are 5-0 for 1st time in team history... In past 9, QB Matt Schaub is 9-0 & with 13 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 103.3 rating. In last game vs. GB, passed for 414 yards, 3rd-most of career (497, 416)... RB Arian Foster had season-best 152 rush yards last week. Since '10, averages NFL-best 99.2 rush yards per game. Aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ rush yards (111, 109) vs. NFC... WR Andre Johnson (9,939) needs 61 rec. yards to reach 10,000. Since entering NFL in '03, Johnson averages NFL-best in rec. yards per game (78.3) & rec. per game (5.7). Had 107 rec. yards in only home meeting vs. GB (11/21/04)... TE Owen Daniels aims for 4th straight gm with TD rec... Defense allows AFC-low in pts. per gm (14.6) & yards per game (275.6)... DE J.J. Watt aims for 6th straight game with at least 1 sack... CB Kareem Jackson aims for 3rd straight game with INT.


Results and Schedule
Green Bay Packers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 SF H L 22-30 -8
2 2012-09-13 CHI H W 23-10 +13
3 2012-09-24 SEA A L 12-14 -2
4 2012-09-30 NO H W 28-27 +1
5 2012-10-07 IND A L 27-30 -3
6 2012-10-14 HOU A W 42-24 +18
7 2012-10-21 STL A    
8 2012-10-28 JAC H    
9 2012-11-04 ARI H    
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 DET A    
12 2012-11-25 NYG A    
13 2012-12-02 MIN H    
14 2012-12-09 DET H    
15 2012-12-16 CHI A    
16 2012-12-23 TEN H    
17 2012-12-30 MIN A    
   
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    
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    

Injury Report
Green Bay Packers
Out  WR Greg Jennings (groin)
Questionable  TE Jermichael Finley (shoulder)
 CB Davon House (shoulder)
 NT B.J. Raji (ankle)
 TE D.J. Williams (hamstring)
IR  RB Cedric Benson (foot, 10/10)
 ILB Desmond Bishop (knee, 8/28)
PUP  OLB Frank Zombo (ankle)
   
Houston Texans
Out  SS Quintin Demps (ankle)
Probable  CB Alan Ball (ankle)
 NT Shaun Cody (back)
 RB Justin Forsett (thigh)
 RB Arian Foster (knee)
 K Shayne Graham (calf)
 WR Lestar Jean (knee)
 WR Andre Johnson (groin)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (knee)
 SS Shiloh Keo (neck)
 DE Antonio Smith (ankle)
 RB Ben Tate (foot)
IR  K Randy Bullock (groin, 8/26)
 ILB Brian Cushing (knee, 10/10)
 OLB Keyaron Fox (knee, 8/9)
PUP  ILB Darryl Sharpton (hip)

Offense Stats Comparison
  GB
 Offense 		 HOU
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 24.0 29.3 23.1 HOU
Rushing yards 97.3 138.7 112.5 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.31 3.91 4.17 GB
Completion % 68.9% 63.8% 62.0% GB
Passing yards 236.3 221.7 240.4 GB
Passing yards per completion 9.25 11.79 11.00 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 6.38 7.53 6.82 HOU
Interceptions 1.0 0.3 1.0 HOU
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.0 0.7 HOU
Sacks allowed 4.3 0.3 2.3 HOU
3rd down conversions 39.7% 44.2% 38.3% HOU
4th down conversions 66.7% 100.0% 59.1% HOU
Time of possession 29:42 34:08 30:15 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  GB
 Defense 		 HOU
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 23.7 13.7 23.1 HOU
Rushing yards 113.3 71.0 112.5 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.29 4.06 4.17 HOU
Completion % 58.5% 51.2% 62.0% HOU
Passing yards 215.7 193.3 240.4 HOU
Passing yards per completion 10.75 11.02 11.00 GB
Passing yards per attempt 6.28 5.64 6.82 HOU
INT return 0.3 1.3 1.0 HOU
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.0 0.7 HOU
Sacks 3.3 3.0 2.3 GB
3rd down conversions 36.1% 25.8% 38.3% HOU
4th down conversions 57.1% 50.0% 59.1% HOU
Time of possession 30:18 25:52 30:15 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   GB   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.6 9.2 10.1 GB
Yards per kick return 27.3 17.6 24.6 GB
Yards allowed per punt return 6.3 12.2 10.1 GB
Yards allowed per kick return 27.6 25.4 24.6 HOU
  Misc Stats Comparison
   GB   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 8.7 6.7 6.5 HOU
Penalty yards 73.3 49.7 56.6 HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Green Bay Packers vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 11 2004-11-21 GB HOU 16-13 GB
2008 14 2008-12-07 HOU GB 24-21 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.