Prediction: Cowboys 24, Texans 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Dallas Cowboys |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 13 |
Tony Romo |
Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
RB 1 |
DeMarco Murray |
Rush: 105, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
RB 62 |
Joseph Randle |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
RB 63 |
Lance Dunbar |
Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 |
WR 6 |
Dez Bryant |
Rec: 6-85, 1 TD |
WR 32 |
Terrance Williams |
Rec: 5-65, 1 TD |
WR 68 |
Cole Beasley |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
TE 11 |
Jason Witten |
Rec: 5-50, 0 TD |
K 9 |
Dan Bailey |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 11 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Texans QB Ryan Fitzpatrick passed for 268 yards last week & aims for 3rd in row with 250+... RB Arian Foster rushed for 106 yards in only career meeting. Since 2010, leads AFC with 5,053 rush yards. Last week, led team with 7 rec. for 55 yards... For career, WR Andre Johnson averages 6 catches per game, best in NFL history (min. 100 games). Johnson (949) needs 3 rec. to surpass HOFer ANDRE REED (951) for No. 11 all-time. Needs 77 rec. yards to become 15th player in history to reach 13,000. WR DeAndre Hopkins had 35-yard TD catch last week. Aims for 5th in row with TD or 100+ rec. yards. Has 3 TD catches in 2014, tied for 3rd among AFC WRs... DE J.J. Watt had 80-yard INT-TD vs. Buf. & is only player in history with 35+ sacks (38.5), INT-TD & TD catch in 1st 4 seasons. Aims for 4th in row with sack vs. NFC. Since 2012, leads NFL with 33 sacks. DE Jared Crick had 1.5 sacks last week, 1st of career. LB Brian Cushing leads team with 37 tackles. CB DARYL MORRIS posted 1st career INT vs. Buf.
Cowboys Won 500th game (incl. playoffs) last week... QB Tony Romo has won only start vs. Hou. & had 127.6 rating. In past 6 vs. AFC, has completed 154 of 218 (70.6 pct.) for 1,792 yards with 12 TDs vs. 1 INT for 111.6 rating. Had 137.4 rating last week with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs... RB DeMarco Murray leads NFL with 534 rush yards & 5 rush TDs. Is 1 of 4 in NFL history with 100+ rush yards & 1+ rush TD in each of team's 1st 4 games. Has 5 rush TDs in past 3 vs. AFC. Has 10 rush TDs in past 9 at home... WR Dez Bryant aims for 10th game in row vs. AFC with TD catch. In past 9 vs. AFC, has 12 rec. TDs & 876 rec. yards (97.3 per game). Has 26 rec. TDs in past 28. Since 2011, has 37 rec. TDs, most by NFL WR. Since 2007, TE Jason Witten has 642 catches & 7,117 yards, both are most by TE. Is 2nd all-time in rec. (894) by NFL TE. WR Terrance Williams had 2 TDs last week... LB Justin Durant had INT & FF last week. DT Henry Melton had sack in Week 4. LB Bruce Carter leads team with 24 tackles. S Barry Church is 2nd with 22.
Results and Schedule
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 |
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6 |
2014-10-09 |
IND |
H |
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7 |
2014-10-20 |
PIT |
A |
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8 |
2014-10-26 |
TEN |
A |
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9 |
2014-11-02 |
PHI |
H |
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10 |
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Bye |
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11 |
2014-11-16 |
CLE |
A |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
CIN |
H |
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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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Dallas Cowboys |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
SF |
H |
L 17-28 |
-11 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
TEN |
A |
W 26-10 |
+16 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
STL |
A |
W 34-31 |
+3 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
NO |
H |
W 38-17 |
+21 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
HOU |
H |
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6 |
2014-10-12 |
SEA |
A |
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7 |
2014-10-19 |
NYG |
H |
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8 |
2014-10-27 |
WAS |
H |
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9 |
2014-11-02 |
ARI |
H |
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10 |
2014-11-09 |
JAC |
A |
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11 |
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Bye |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
NYG |
A |
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13 |
2014-11-27 |
PHI |
H |
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14 |
2014-12-04 |
CHI |
A |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
PHI |
A |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
IND |
H |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
WAS |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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HOU Offense |
DAL Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
21.8 |
28.8 |
23.1 |
DAL |
Rushing yards |
114.8 |
165.0 |
113.5 |
DAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.59 |
5.08 |
4.18 |
DAL |
Completion % |
65.5% |
69.5% |
64.4% |
DAL |
Passing yards |
224.0 |
218.8 |
241.7 |
HOU |
Passing yards per completion |
12.11 |
10.67 |
10.71 |
HOU |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.93 |
7.42 |
6.90 |
HOU |
Interceptions |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
DAL |
Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
HOU |
Sacks allowed |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
HOU |
3rd down conversions |
41.8% |
55.1% |
43.2% |
DAL |
4th down conversions |
50.0% |
100.0% |
46.2% |
DAL |
Time of possession |
31:31 |
33:38 |
30:06 |
DAL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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HOU Defense |
DAL Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
16.8 |
21.5 |
23.1 |
HOU |
Rushing yards |
130.3 |
107.8 |
113.5 |
DAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.96 |
5.01 |
4.18 |
HOU |
Completion % |
64.9% |
67.1% |
64.4% |
HOU |
Passing yards |
237.5 |
271.3 |
241.7 |
HOU |
Passing yards per completion |
9.69 |
11.30 |
10.71 |
HOU |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.29 |
7.59 |
6.90 |
HOU |
INT return |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
DAL |
Fumble recoveries |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
HOU |
Sacks |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
HOU |
3rd down conversions |
28.6% |
46.7% |
43.2% |
HOU |
4th down conversions |
50.0% |
40.0% |
46.2% |
DAL |
Time of possession |
28:29 |
26:23 |
30:06 |
DAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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HOU |
DAL |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
5.3 |
5.0 |
8.5 |
HOU |
Yards per kick return |
22.7 |
27.0 |
23.6 |
DAL |
Yards allowed per punt return |
10.3 |
7.3 |
8.5 |
DAL |
Yards allowed per kick return |
25.8 |
17.3 |
23.6 |
DAL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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HOU |
DAL |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
6.5 |
5.8 |
6.9 |
DAL |
Penalty yards |
65.0 |
40.5 |
59.5 |
DAL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2014 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.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Houston Texans vs. Dallas Cowboys |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2002 |
1 |
2002-09-08 |
DAL |
HOU |
10-19 |
HOU |
2006 |
6 |
2006-10-15 |
HOU |
DAL |
6-34 |
DAL |
2010 |
3 |
2010-09-26 |
DAL |
HOU |
27-13 |
DAL |
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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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