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Courtesy of NFL Communications, I give you these numbers, notes, and food for thought as your Houston Texans build toward their Week 10 showdown with the Arizona Cardinals:
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TEXANS |
CARDINALS |
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SERIES LEADER |
Series tied, 1-1 |
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STREAKS |
1-1 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Kubiak: 0-1 |
Arians: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 27-24 vs. Colts |
Bye (Wk. 8: W 27-13 vs. Falcons) |
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LAST GAME |
10/11/09: Texans 21 at Cardinals 28. Arizona WR Larry Fitzgerald catches 2 TDs from QB Kurt Warner. Cardinals CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie has 49-yard 4th-quarter INT-TD. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/11/09 |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (2:25 PM MST): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 85 (Hou.), 93 (Arz.). XM: 226 (Arz.). |
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PASSING |
Keenum: 35-59-621-4-0-118.0 |
Palmer: 174-284-1,913-10-14-72.4 |
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RUSHING |
Foster: 121-542 (2C)-4.5-1 |
Ellington (R): 43-333-7.7-2 |
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RECEIVING |
A. Johnson: 57 (T2L)-813 (2C)-14.3-3 |
Fitzgerald: 36-470-13.1-5 |
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OFFENSE |
393.9 (3C) |
314.5 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-11 |
+1 |
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DEFENSE |
273.5 (1L) |
342.5 |
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SACKS |
Watt: 5.5 |
Campbell: 4 |
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INTs |
3 tied: 1 |
Peterson: 3 |
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PUNTING |
Lechler: 46.8 (3C) |
Zastudil: 45.1 |
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KICKING |
Bullock: 52 (13/13 PAT; 13/21 FG) |
Feely: 56 (14/14 PAT; 14/15 FG) |
TEXANS:
QB CASE KEENUM had career-best in passing yards (350), TDs (3) & rating (123.4) last week. Aims for 3rd straight game with 100+ rating…
In past 6 vs. NFC, RB ARIAN FOSTER is averaging 93.3 rush yards per game (560 total).
RB BEN TATE had 81 rush yards last week, 2nd-highest of season…
WR ANDRE JOHNSON averages 82.7 rec. yards per game, best in NFL history (min. 100 games). Had career-best 3 TD catches last week & posted 3rd 200-yard rec. game of career (229). Had 8 catches for 101 yards with 2 TDs in last game vs. Az.
WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS is 2nd among AFC rookies in rec. yards (470)…
Defense allows NFL-low 273.5 yards per game...
S ED REED leads active players with 61 INTs…
DE J.J. WATT has 8 sacks in 11 games vs. NFC. Since ’12, Watt leads NFL w/ 26 sacks.
DE ANTONIO SMITH spent 5 seasons with Az. Selected in 5th round of ’09 NFL Draft by Az. Had season-best 2 sacks last week…
CARDINALS:
QB CARSON PALMER has 96 rating in 2 career starts vs. Hou…
Rookie RB ANDRE ELLINGTON rushed for 154 yards (15 att., 10.3 avg.) & TD (80 yards) in last game. His 80-yard TD run was 2nd longest in team history by rookie. Ranks 1st in NFL with 7.7 rush avg. (min. 40 att.).
RB RASHARD MENDENHALL has rush TD in all 3 home games played with Az…
WR LARRY FITZGERALD (800) became youngest in NFL history to reach 800 rec. Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL with 67 rec. TDs. Has 3 TDs in 2 career meetings.
WR MICHAEL FLOYD had TD in last game…
Club has 12 INTs, tied for 2nd most in NFC.
Since entering NFL in 2011, CB-PR PATRICK PETERSON leads NFL with 4 PR-TDs & is only player with 10+ INTs (12) & 3+ PR-TDs (4).
LB JOHN ABRAHAM has 3 sacks & 2 FFs in past 2. Leads active players with 125 sacks & 46 FFs. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Hou. with sack.
DE CALAIS CAMPBELL has 3 sacks, FF & FR in past 4.
LB DARYL WASHINGTON is only player in NFC with 5+ PD (6), 2+ sacks (2) & 2+ INTs (2).
S RASHAD JOHNSON had career-high 2 INTs in last game.
S TYRANN MATHIEU is only rookie in NFL with 40+ tackles (49), 5+ PD (5), 2+ INTs (2), 1+ FF (1) & 1+ sack (1). Named NFL Defensive Rookie of Month for Oct.
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