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Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

KC
SD		 13
 31
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ARI
GB		 17
 31
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MIA
IND		 20
 23
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DET
JAC		 31
 14
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DEN
CIN		 31
 23
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CHI
TEN		 51
 20
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CAR
WAS		 21
 13
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BUF
HOU		 9
 21
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BAL
CLE		 25
 15
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MIN
SEA		 20
 30
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TB
OAK		 42
 32
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PIT
NYG		 24
 20
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DAL
ATL		 13
 19
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PHI
NO		 13
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 30, Bills 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Ryan Fitzpatrick Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 22 C.J. Spiller Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 24 Fred Jackson Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 28 Steve Johnson Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 55 Donald Jones Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 10 Scott Chandler Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 28 Rian Lindell FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 28 Defense / ST  
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Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Matt Schaub Pass: 260, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 120, 2 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 52 Justin Forsett Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 3 Andre Johnson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 54 Kevin Walter Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 8 Owen Daniels Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
TE 32 James Casey Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 3 Shayne Graham FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bills Club is 2-0 at Hou... QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (9,689) needs 311 passing yards to become 5th QB in franchise history to reach 10,000 career. At Hou. on 11/27/05 (w/ Rams), Fitzpatrick registered 1st 300-yard passing game of career (310)... RB Fred Jackson (3,991) needs 9 rush yards to join HOFers THURMAN THOMAS (11,938) & O.J. SIMPSON (10,183) & JOE CRIBBS (4,445) as only Bills to reach 4,000 career. Since '11, Jackson averages 113.8 scrim. yards per game, 4th-best in NFL. Had career-best 8 rec. last game. Posted 1st TD rec. of season last game. RB C.J. Spiller averages 7.3 yards per carry in '12 (72 att., 523 yards)... WR Steve Johnson has 3 TD rec. of 25+ yards in '12... TE Scott Chandler is tied for 3rd among AFC TEs with 4 TD rec....DE Mario Williams was selected by Hou. as No.1 overall pick in '06 NFL Draft... DE Chris Kelsay has 2 sacks in past 2... Since entering NFL in '09, S Jairus Byrd is tied for 3rd in NFL w/ 16 INTs... Rookie CB Stephon Gilmore has team-high 10 passes defensed... PR Leodis McKelvin has NFL-best 24 PR avg. in '12.

Texans Aim for 7-1 start for 1st time in franchise history... In past 11, QB Matt Schaub is 10-1 w/ 15 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 98.1 rating. Club is 14-2 (.875) when Schaub has 100+ passer rating at home... Since '10, RB Arian Foster leads NFL in total TDs (40; 35 rush, 5 rec.) & rush yards per game (97.2). Posted 10th career-game w/ 2+ rush TDs last game. Aims for 5th straight game with rush TD... WR Andre Johnson has 15 career games with 10+ catches, tied for 4th-most in NFL history. Since entering NFL in '03, Johnson averages NFL-best in rec. yards per game (78.3) & rec. per game (5.7)... TE Owen Daniels has TD catch in 4 of past 5... Defense allows 18.3 pts per game, 2nd-lowest in AFC... CB Johnathan Joseph had 52-yard INT-return TD last game. Had 2 INTs & TD in last meeting vs. Bills (w/ Cin. on 11/21/10). DE J.J. Watt has team-high 10 passes defensed in '12. DE Antonio Smith tied career-high w/ 2 sacks last game... S Glover Quin leads Texans w/ 36 tackles.


Results and Schedule
Buffalo Bills
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NYJ A L 28-48 -20
2 2012-09-16 KC H W 35-17 +18
3 2012-09-23 CLE A W 24-14 +10
4 2012-09-30 NE H L 28-52 -24
5 2012-10-07 SF A L 3-45 -42
6 2012-10-14 ARI A W 19-16 +3
7 2012-10-21 TEN H L 34-35 -1
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 HOU A L 9-21 -12
10 2012-11-11 NE A    
11 2012-11-15 MIA H    
12 2012-11-25 IND A    
13 2012-12-02 JAC H    
14 2012-12-09 STL H    
15 2012-12-16 SEA H    
16 2012-12-23 MIA A    
17 2012-12-30 NYJ H    
   
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    
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
Buffalo Bills
Out  DE Mark Anderson (knee)
Doubtful  CB Terrence McGee (knee)
Questionable  DT Kyle Williams (ankle)
Probable  DT Marcell Dareus (shoulder)
 WR T.J. Graham (ankle)
 DE Spencer Johnson (ankle)
 WR Donald Jones (back)
 DE Chris Kelsay (ankle)
 WR Brad Smith (chest)
 RB C.J. Spiller (shoulder)
 WLB Chris White (back)
 DE Mario Williams (wrist)
IR  CB Ron Brooks (foot, 9/4)
 WR David Nelson (knee, 9/11)
   
Houston Texans
Out  RB Ben Tate (hamstring)
Probable  NT Shaun Cody (back)
 TE Owen Daniels (hamstring)
 SS Quintin Demps (arm)
 WR Lestar Jean (knee)
 WR Andre Johnson (other-excused)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (groin)
 SS Shiloh Keo (back)
 NT Earl Mitchell (ankle)
 DE Antonio Smith (ankle)
 WR Kevin Walter (other-illness)
 QB T.J. Yates (elbow)
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
  BUF
 Offense 		 HOU
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 23.7 31.0 22.3 HOU
Rushing yards 133.7 138.7 114.4 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.79 4.16 4.25 BUF
Completion % 62.5% 59.6% 61.5% BUF
Passing yards 187.7 226.3 239.6 HOU
Passing yards per completion 9.70 12.14 10.84 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 6.06 7.24 6.67 HOU
Interceptions 1.0 0.7 0.9 HOU
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.0 0.7 HOU
Sacks allowed 1.3 1.0 2.3 HOU
3rd down conversions 39.1% 45.7% 38.7% HOU
4th down conversions 0.0% 100.0% 55.2% HOU
Time of possession 30:31 33:13 29:58 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BUF
 Defense 		 HOU
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 32.0 18.7 22.3 HOU
Rushing yards 208.7 75.7 114.4 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 6.55 3.79 4.25 HOU
Completion % 61.3% 53.4% 61.5% HOU
Passing yards 236.7 233.3 239.6 HOU
Passing yards per completion 11.25 11.26 10.84 BUF
Passing yards per attempt 6.90 6.02 6.67 HOU
INT return 0.7 1.3 0.9 HOU
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.3 0.7 -
Sacks 2.3 3.3 2.3 HOU
3rd down conversions 42.4% 31.9% 38.7% HOU
4th down conversions 100.0% 60.0% 55.2% HOU
Time of possession 30:46 26:47 29:58 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BUF   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 18.2 6.0 8.3 BUF
Yards per kick return 34.8 17.1 24.5 BUF
Yards allowed per punt return 11.2 5.6 8.3 HOU
Yards allowed per kick return 24.2 26.6 24.5 BUF
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BUF   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 6.3 6.3 BUF
Penalty yards 44.7 59.7 53.6 BUF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Buffalo Bills vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 6 2002-10-13 BUF HOU 31-24 BUF
2003 11 2003-11-16 HOU BUF 12-10 HOU
2005 1 2005-09-11 HOU BUF 7-22 BUF
2006 11 2006-11-19 BUF HOU 24-21 BUF
2009 8 2009-11-01 HOU BUF 31-10 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.