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Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans - Week 7
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

SEA
SF		 6
 13
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ARI
MIN		 14
 21
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TEN
BUF		 35
 34
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NO
TB		 35
 28
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WAS
NYG		 23
 27
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GB
STL		 30
 20
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DAL
CAR		 19
 14
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CLE
IND		 13
 17
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BAL
HOU		 13
 43
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NYJ
NE		 26
 29
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JAC
OAK		 23
 26
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PIT
CIN		 24
 17
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DET
CHI		 7
 13
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 24, Ravens 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Joe Flacco Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2 Ray Rice Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 44 Bernard Pierce Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 24 Torrey Smith Rec: 4-80, 0 TD
WR 28 Anquan Boldin Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 70 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 13 Dennis Pitta Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 15 Justin Tucker FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 13 Defense / ST  
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Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Matt Schaub Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 110, 2 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 41 Ben Tate Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 9 Andre Johnson Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 54 Kevin Walter Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 7 Owen Daniels Rec: 6-60, 0 TD
TE 31 James Casey Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 13 Shayne Graham FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens Have won 4 straight, longest current win streak in AFC... Club is 6-0 vs. Texans (incl. postseason)... Averaged 32.7 points per game in 3 games at Hou... In 4 career games vs. Hou. (incl. playoffs), QB Joe Flacco is 4-0 & has 6 TDs vs. 1 INT & 99.1 rating. Ravens are 26-2 (.929) when he has 100+ rating... RB Ray Rice (4,859) needs 141 rush yards to join JAMAL LEWIS (7,801) as only players in Ravens history to reach 5,000. Rice had 101 rush yards in last reg. season meeting vs. Hou. Ravens are 13-2 (.867) when Rice has 100+ rush yards in game... WR Torrey Smith had 51-yard catch in last reg. season game vs. Hou. WR Anquan Boldin averages 97 rec. yards per game in 4 reg. season contest vs. Hou. (388 total). In past 3, Boldin is averaging 103.7 rec. yards per game (311 total)... Defense allows 19.7 points per game, 3rd-lowest in AFC (Hou., 19.2; Mia., 19.5)... CB Cary Williams aims for 4th straight game w/INT... KR-PR Jacoby Jones spent 5 seasons w/Hou. (2007-11). Had 108-yard KR-TD last week, tied for longest KR-TD in NFL history.

Texans Aim for 6-1 start for 1st time in franchise history... In past 10, QB Matt Schaub is 9-1 & with 13 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 97.7 rating... Incl. playoffs, RB Arian Foster has rushed for 100+ yards in 2 of 3 career games vs. Bal. Since '10, averages NFL-best 97.2 rush yards per game... WR Andre Johnson has 15 career games with 10+ catches, tied for 4th-most in NFL history. Johnson (10,014) reached 10,000 career receiving yards last week. Since entering NFL in '03, Johnson averages NFL-best in receiving yards per game (78.2) & rec per game (5.7). Incl. postseason, Johnson has 100+ rec. yards in past 2 vs. Bal. (140, 111)... Among NFL TEs, TE Owen Daniels is tied for 4th in NFL with 26 rec. & tied for 2nd with 357 rec. yards... Defense allows AFC-low in pts. per gm (19.2)... DE J.J. Watt aims for 6th straight game with at least 1 sack. Watt & LB Brooks Reed each had 2.5 sacks in playoff game against Ravens... Rookie KR-WR Keshawn Martin had 108 total yards last week (65 KR yards, 24 rec. yards, 19 PR yards).


Results and Schedule
Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 CIN H W 44-13 +31
2 2012-09-16 PHI A L 23-24 -1
3 2012-09-23 NE H W 31-30 +1
4 2012-09-27 CLE H W 23-16 +7
5 2012-10-07 KC A W 9-6 +3
6 2012-10-14 DAL H W 31-29 +2
7 2012-10-21 HOU A L 13-43 -30
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 CLE A    
10 2012-11-11 OAK H    
11 2012-11-18 PIT A    
12 2012-11-25 SD A    
13 2012-12-02 PIT H    
14 2012-12-09 WAS A    
15 2012-12-16 DEN H    
16 2012-12-23 NYG H    
17 2012-12-30 CIN 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 W 43-13 +30
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
Baltimore Ravens
Questionable  DT Ma'ake Kemoeatu (knee)
 DT Haloti Ngata (knee)
 CB Jimmy Smith (groin)
IR  MLB Ray Lewis (triceps, 10/17)
 WR Tommy Streeter (foot, 8/31)
 CB Lardarius Webb (knee, 10/16)
PUP  WR David Reed (knee)
   
Houston Texans
Questionable  NT Shaun Cody (back)
 SS Quintin Demps (ankle)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (groin)
 CB Sherrick McManis (hip)
Probable  RB Arian Foster (knee)
 ILB Bradie James (calf)
 WR Lestar Jean (knee)
 WR Andre Johnson (groin)
 SS Shiloh Keo (other-excused)
 RB Ben Tate (toe)
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)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Offense 		 HOU
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 27.0 28.0 23.3 HOU
Rushing yards 113.8 126.5 112.3 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.71 3.82 4.16 BAL
Completion % 61.8% 62.6% 61.9% HOU
Passing yards 272.3 224.0 242.7 BAL
Passing yards per completion 12.49 11.55 11.07 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.72 7.24 6.86 BAL
Interceptions 0.8 0.5 1.0 HOU
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.0 0.7 HOU
Sacks allowed 2.5 0.8 2.3 HOU
3rd down conversions 37.3% 43.8% 38.4% HOU
4th down conversions 20.0% 100.0% 59.2% HOU
Time of possession 27:00 33:36 30:15 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Defense 		 HOU
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 20.5 16.5 23.3 HOU
Rushing yards 137.3 78.0 112.3 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 3.86 3.86 4.16 -
Completion % 62.5% 53.7% 61.9% HOU
Passing yards 270.0 224.0 242.7 HOU
Passing yards per completion 11.56 11.60 11.07 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.23 6.22 6.86 HOU
INT return 1.3 1.0 1.0 BAL
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.8 0.7 BAL
Sacks 1.5 3.0 2.3 HOU
3rd down conversions 39.8% 27.6% 38.4% HOU
4th down conversions 71.4% 42.9% 59.2% HOU
Time of possession 33:00 26:24 30:15 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BAL   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.0 9.8 9.9 HOU
Yards per kick return 28.8 18.5 24.6 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 9.1 11.3 9.9 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 21.5 25.8 24.6 BAL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BAL   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 8.3 6.8 6.6 HOU
Penalty yards 67.8 54.5 57.0 HOU

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 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 6 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 15 2002-12-15 BAL HOU 23-19 BAL
2005 13 2005-12-04 HOU BAL 15-16 BAL
2008 10 2008-11-09 BAL HOU 41-13 BAL
2010 14 2010-12-13 BAL HOU 34-28 BAL
2011 6 2011-10-16 HOU BAL 14-29 BAL
2011 DP 2012-01-15 HOU BAL 13-20 BAL

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. DP = Divisional Playoff