Prediction: Texans 24, Titans 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Tennessee Titans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 26 |
Zach Mettenberger |
Pass: 255, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
| RB 29 |
Bishop Sankey |
Rush: 55, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| RB 64 |
Dexter McCluster  |
Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 70 |
Shonn Greene |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 47 |
Justin Hunter |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 54 |
Kendall Wright |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
| WR 75 |
Nate Washington |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 6 |
Delanie Walker |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
| K 29 |
Ryan Succop |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 24 |
Defense / ST |
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| Houston Texans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 28 |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
Pass: 235, 1 TD Rush: 15, 0 |
 RB 5 |
Arian Foster  |
Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
 RB 39 |
Alfred Blue |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 |
| WR 16 |
DeAndre Hopkins |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 31 |
Andre Johnson |
Rec: 5-70, 0 TD |
| WR 86 |
Damaris Johnson |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 30 |
Garrett Graham |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| K 24 |
Randy Bullock |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 1 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Titans Last week, rookie QB Zach Mettenberger (Rd. 6, No. 178 overall) passed for 345 yards, most ever by Titans rookie, with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 88.1 rating. Has passed for 250+ yards & 2 TDs in 3 of 4 career starts... Rookie RB Bishop Sankey (Rd. 2, No. 54 overall) had 96 total yards vs. Phi. (37 rush, 14 rec., 45 KR). Has 50+ yards in 5 of past 6. RB Shonn Greene has 3,938 career rush yards & needs 62 to reach 4,000 career... WR Kendall Wright aims for 5th in row vs. Hou. with 50+ rec. yards. WR Nate Washington had 63 rec. yards last week & surpassed 6,000 career (6,059). TE Delanie Walker ranks 2nd among AFC TEs in rec. yards (667) & has 43 catches with 4 TDs. Posted career-high 155 yards on 5 catches (31 avg.) last week... S Michael Griffin leads team with 80 tackles, incl. team-high 12 vs. Eagles. LB Derrick Morgan has 3.5 sacks in past 5, incl. 1 vs. Phi. CB Brandon Ghee & S Daimion Stafford each posted 1st career INT last week.
 Texans QB Ryan Fitzpatrick played 11 games with 9 starts for Titans in 2013, passing for 2,454 yards & 14 TDs. In past 2 vs. Ten., passed for 452 yards & 4 TDs vs. 1 INT for 96.8 rating...In past 7 vs. Ten., RB Arian Foster is averaging 131.1 scrimmage yards/game (918 total; 627 rush, 291 rec.) with 9 total TDs (7 rush, 2 rec.). Needs 100-yard rushing game to surpass PRIEST HOLMES (31) for most ever by undrafted player. Has 100+ yards in 6 of past 8. Since 2010, leads AFC in rush yards (5,628) & rush TDs (49). In 3 career starts, RB Alfred Blue (Round 6, No. 181 overall) has 310 scrim. yards (280 rush, 30 rec.)... WR Andre Johnson (985) had 3 rec. last week to surpass RANDY MOSS (982) for No. 10 all-time. Has 13,328 career rec. yards & needs 55 to eclipse TORRY HOLT (13,382) for No. 12 all-time. For career, averages 6 rec./game, best in history (min. 100 games). WR DeAndre Hopkins had 39 rec. yards last week & leads team with 803, surpassing career-high (802 yards in 2013)... DE J.J. Watt is 1 of 2 NFL players with 2 TD rec., INT-TD & FR-TD in season (JAY ARNOLD, 1938).
Results and Schedule
| Tennessee Titans |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
KC |
A |
W 26-10 |
+16 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
DAL |
H |
L 10-26 |
-16 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
CIN |
A |
L 7-33 |
-26 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
IND |
A |
L 17-41 |
-24 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
CLE |
H |
L 28-29 |
-1 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
JAC |
H |
W 16-14 |
+2 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
WAS |
A |
L 17-19 |
-2 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
HOU |
H |
L 16-30 |
-14 |
| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
BAL |
A |
L 7-21 |
-14 |
| 11 |
2014-11-17 |
PIT |
H |
L 24-27 |
-3 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
PHI |
A |
L 24-43 |
-19 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
HOU |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
NYG |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-18 |
JAC |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
IND |
H |
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| Houston Texans |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
WAS |
H |
W 17-6 |
+11 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
OAK |
A |
W 30-14 |
+16 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
NYG |
A |
L 17-30 |
-13 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
BUF |
H |
W 23-17 |
+6 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
DAL |
A |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
| 6 |
2014-10-09 |
IND |
H |
L 28-33 |
-5 |
| 7 |
2014-10-20 |
PIT |
A |
L 23-30 |
-7 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
TEN |
A |
W 30-16 |
+14 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
PHI |
H |
L 21-31 |
-10 |
| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
CLE |
A |
W 23-7 |
+16 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
CIN |
H |
L 13-22 |
-9 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
TEN |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
JAC |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
IND |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
BAL |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
JAC |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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TEN
Offense |
HOU
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
19.0 |
22.3 |
22.5 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards |
56.0 |
154.0 |
109.0 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.08 |
4.32 |
4.09 |
HOU |
| Completion % |
60.5% |
55.6% |
62.4% |
TEN |
| Passing yards |
237.7 |
196.0 |
237.8 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.16 |
10.97 |
10.84 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.36 |
6.10 |
6.76 |
TEN |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
HOU |
| Sacks allowed |
2.7 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
HOU |
| 3rd down conversions |
25.5% |
37.0% |
39.8% |
HOU |
| 4th down conversions |
60.0% |
71.4% |
50.6% |
HOU |
| Time of possession |
26:55 |
29:55 |
30:06 |
HOU |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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TEN
Defense |
HOU
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
26.0 |
22.7 |
22.5 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards |
173.7 |
91.0 |
109.0 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.79 |
3.44 |
4.09 |
HOU |
| Completion % |
64.8% |
61.5% |
62.4% |
HOU |
| Passing yards |
208.0 |
278.3 |
237.8 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.12 |
11.54 |
10.84 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.56 |
7.10 |
6.76 |
TEN |
| INT return |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
HOU |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
HOU |
| Sacks |
3.3 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
TEN |
| 3rd down conversions |
43.1% |
39.0% |
39.8% |
HOU |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
42.9% |
50.6% |
HOU |
| Time of possession |
33:05 |
30:05 |
30:06 |
HOU |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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TEN |
HOU |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
9.0 |
4.4 |
8.7 |
TEN |
| Yards per kick return |
24.6 |
18.3 |
24.0 |
TEN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
7.6 |
13.3 |
8.7 |
TEN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
32.0 |
21.2 |
24.0 |
HOU |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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TEN |
HOU |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.3 |
4.3 |
6.4 |
HOU |
| Penalty yards |
61.3 |
36.3 |
53.4 |
HOU |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2014 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.
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Team vs. Team History
| Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
10 |
2002-11-10 |
HOU |
TEN |
10-17 |
TEN |
| 2002 |
17 |
2002-12-29 |
TEN |
HOU |
13-3 |
TEN |
| 2003 |
6 |
2003-10-12 |
HOU |
TEN |
17-38 |
TEN |
| 2003 |
16 |
2003-12-21 |
TEN |
HOU |
27-24 |
TEN |
| 2004 |
6 |
2004-10-17 |
HOU |
TEN |
20-10 |
HOU |
| 2004 |
12 |
2004-11-28 |
TEN |
HOU |
21-31 |
HOU |
| 2005 |
5 |
2005-10-09 |
TEN |
HOU |
34-20 |
TEN |
| 2005 |
14 |
2005-12-11 |
HOU |
TEN |
10-13 |
TEN |
| 2006 |
8 |
2006-10-29 |
HOU |
TEN |
22-28 |
TEN |
| 2006 |
14 |
2006-12-10 |
TEN |
HOU |
26-20 |
TEN |
| 2007 |
7 |
2007-10-21 |
TEN |
HOU |
38-36 |
TEN |
| 2007 |
13 |
2007-12-02 |
HOU |
TEN |
20-28 |
TEN |
| 2008 |
3 |
2008-09-21 |
HOU |
TEN |
12-31 |
TEN |
| 2008 |
15 |
2008-12-14 |
TEN |
HOU |
12-13 |
HOU |
| 2009 |
2 |
2009-09-20 |
HOU |
TEN |
34-31 |
HOU |
| 2009 |
11 |
2009-11-23 |
TEN |
HOU |
20-17 |
TEN |
| 2010 |
12 |
2010-11-28 |
TEN |
HOU |
0-20 |
HOU |
| 2010 |
15 |
2010-12-19 |
HOU |
TEN |
17-31 |
TEN |
| 2011 |
7 |
2011-10-23 |
HOU |
TEN |
41-7 |
HOU |
| 2011 |
17 |
2012-01-01 |
TEN |
HOU |
23-22 |
TEN |
| 2012 |
4 |
2012-09-30 |
TEN |
HOU |
14-38 |
HOU |
| 2012 |
13 |
2012-12-02 |
HOU |
TEN |
24-10 |
HOU |
| 2013 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
TEN |
HOU |
24-30 |
HOU |
| 2013 |
17 |
2013-12-29 |
HOU |
TEN |
10-16 |
TEN |
| 2014 |
8 |
2014-10-26 |
HOU |
TEN |
30-16 |
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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