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Courtesy of NFL Communications, I give you these numbers, notes, and food for thought as your Houston Texans look to end their three-game losing streak in Tennessee on Sunday against the Titans:
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TEXANS |
TITANS |
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SERIES LEADER |
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15-9 |
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STREAKS |
3 of past 4 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
O’Brien: 0-0 |
Whisenhunt: 1-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 30-23 at Steelers |
L 19-17 at Redskins |
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LAST GAME |
12/29/13: Texans 10 at Titans 16. Tennessee RB Chris Johnson rushes for 127 yards & TD. Titans K Rob Bironas converts all 3 FG attempts (42, 55, 37). |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/29/13 |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). Westwood One: Kevin Lee, Ross Tucker. SIRIUS: 137 (Hou.), 125 (Ten.). XM: 229 (Ten.). |
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PASSING |
Fitzpatrick: 125-192-1530-8-7-88.2 |
Locker: 65-112-764-4-4-75.9 |
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RUSHING |
Foster: 126-615 (1C)-4.9-5 (1C) |
Sankey: 66-267-4.0-1 |
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RECEIVING |
A. Johnson: 39-496-12.7-1 |
Wright: 32-297-9.3-4 |
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OFFENSE |
345.0 |
320.3 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+2 |
+2 |
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DEFENSE |
387.3 |
371.6 |
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SACKS |
Watt: 5 |
Casey: 4 |
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INTs |
6 tied: 1 |
3 tied: 2 (T3C) |
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PUNTING |
Lechler: 48.1 (1C) |
Kern: 44.8 |
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KICKING |
Bullock: 53 (17/17 PAT; 12/14 FG) |
Succop: 43 (13/13 PAT; 10/12 FG) |
TEXANS:
QB RYAN FITZPATRICK played 11 games with 9 starts for Titans in 2013, passing for 2,454 yards & 14 TDs. In last meeting versus the Titans (10/21/11 with Buf.), he completed 27 of 35 passes (77.1 pct.) for 225 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 109.8 rating.
In 5 career starts vs. Ten., RB ARIAN FOSTER averages 136.8 scrimmage yards per game (684 total; 461 rush, 223 rec.) with 6 total TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.). He has rushed for 100+ in 5 of 6 games in 2014. Since 2010, Foster leads NFL with 47 rush TDs & has 5,421 rush yards, the most in AFC.
In past 10 vs. Tennessee, WR ANDRE JOHNSON has 64 catches for 806 yards & 6 TDs. For his career, he averages 6 catches/game, the best in NFL history (min. 100 games). 'Dre had 77 receiving yards last week & now has 13,157 career, surpassing HOFer STEVE LARGENT (13,089) for No. 14 all-time.
WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS has 18 receptions for 287 yards in past 3 on road.
In 19 career games vs. AFC South, DE J.J. WATT has 20.5 sacks, 3 FF & 4 FR. Since 2012, Watt leads NFL with 36 sacks.
LB BRIAN CUSHING leads the team with 50 tackles.
LB WHITNEY MERCILUS had 2 sacks last week.
TITANS:
In his last meeting against the Texans (9/15/13), QB JAKE LOCKER had 2 TD passes & 92.1 rating.
QB CHARLIE WHITEHURST had 2 TD passes for a 91.8 rating last week. He aims for his 4th game in row with 87+ rating.
RB SHONN GREENE has 3,908 career rush yards & needs 92 to reach 4,000 for his career.
Rookie RB BISHOP SANKEY (Rd. 2, No. 54 overall) rushed for a team-high 56 yards vs. Washington.
WR KENDALL WRIGHT led the team with 6 receptions for 68 yards & TD last week. He has 5+ catches in 4 of past 5 games.
Since joining Titans in 2009, WR NATE WASHINGTON leads the team in catches (280), receiving yards (4,113) & TD catches (26).
Last week, WR DEREK HAGAN had 45 receiving yards & scored his 1st TD since joining Titans.
TE DELANIE WALKER leads AFC TEs in receiving yards (438) & has 31 catches.
S MICHAEL GRIFFIN leads the team with 48 tackles, including 6 tackles & a sack last week.
DT SAMIE HILL had a sack last week.
LB DERRICK MORGAN aims for 3rd in row with sack vs. Houston.
LB WESLEY WOODYARD had an INT last week.
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