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Courtesy of NFL Communications, I give you these numbers, notes, and food for thought as your Houston Texans prepare to make their 2014 primetime debut in an AFC South squabble with the Indianapolis Colts.
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COLTS |
TEXANS |
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THURS. RECORD |
11-1-1 |
2-3 |
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SERIES LEADER |
20-4 |
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STREAKS |
Past 3 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Pagano: 3-1 |
O’Brien: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 20-13 vs. Ravens |
L 20-17 (OT) at Cowboys |
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LAST GAME |
12/15/13: Texans 3 at Colts 25. Indianapolis CB Darius Butler has 2 INTs & DE Cory Redding records safety. Colts RB Trent Richardson totals 102 scrimmage yards & TD reception. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/3/13: Colts 27, Texans 24. Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck throws for 271 yards & 3 TDs to WR T.Y. Hilton (10, 58, 9), who totals 121 yards on 7 catches (17.3 avg.) |
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BROADCAST |
CBS/NFLN (7:25 PM CT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson (Field reporter). Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Rod Woodson, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 93 (Ind.), 92 (Hou.). XM: 88 (WW1), 225 (Ind.), 226 (Hou.). |
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PASSING |
Luck: 147-216-1617-14-6-100.0 |
Fitzpatrick: 89-137-1056-5-6-82.3 |
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RUSHING |
Bradshaw: 49-250-5.1-0 |
Foster: 86-404-4.7-3 |
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RECEIVING |
Hilton: 31-381-12.3-0 |
A. Johnson: 27-320-11.9-0 |
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OFFENSE |
439.6 |
338.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+1 |
+4 |
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DEFENSE |
342.2 |
385.4 |
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SACKS |
4 tied: 2 |
Watt: 2 |
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INTs |
3 tied: 2 |
5 tied: 1 |
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PUNTING |
McAfee: 49.3 |
Lechler: 47.5 |
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KICKING |
Vinatieri: 48 (18/18 PAT; 10/10 FG) |
Bullock: 38 (11/11 PAT; 9/10 FG) |
COLTS:
In past 9, QB ANDREW LUCK has completed 247 of 368 passes (67.1 pct.) for 2,646 yards with 22 TDs vs. 7 INTs for 100 rating. Luck aims for 4th in row with 300+ passing yards.
RB TRENT RICHARDSON had a TD catch in last meeting with Houston.
In only meeting (10/10/10 with NYG) RB AHMAD BRADSHAW had 89 scrimmage yards (67 rush, 22 rec.). Bradshaw leads NFL RBs with 4 TD catches in 2014.
Last week, WR REGGIE WAYNE (13,950) surpassed CRIS CARTER (13,899) for 9th-most receiving yards all-time. He needs 55 yards to surpass JAMES LOFTON (14,004) for 8th all-time. Wayne has a TD catch in 5 of past 7 vs. Texans.
TE DWAYNE ALLEN has TD catch in 5 of past 6 games.
LB D’QWELL JACKSON leads team with 38 tackles.
Last week, LB BJOERN WERNER had career-high 2 sacks.
CB VONTAE DAVIS has INT in 2 of past 3.
TEXANS:
In 2 career home starts vs. Ind., QB RYAN FITZPATRICK has completed 38 of 53 passes (71.7 pct.) for 377 yards with 4 TDs & 0 INTs for 116.6 rating.
In 6 career meetings, RB ARIAN FOSTER has 752 rush yards (125.3 per game) & 6 TDs, including career-high 231 yards & 3 TDs on 9/12/10. Since 2010, Foster leads AFC with 5,210 rush yards. He has rushed for 100+ yards in 3 of past 4.
For his career, WR ANDRE JOHNSON averages 6 catches per game, best in NFL history (min. 100 games). Last week, Johnson (954) surpassed HOFer ANDRE REED (951) for No. 11 all-time. He needs 19 receiving yards to become 15th player in history to reach 13,000.
WR DEANDRE HOPKINS has TD or 100+ receiving yards in 4 of past 5.
DE J.J. WATT has 5 sacks in past 5 vs. Colts. Since 2012, Watt leads NFL with 33 sacks.
LB BROOKS REED had sack in last meeting with the Colts.
CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH had INT in last meeting with the Colts.
S KENDRICK LEWIS had an INT vs. Dallas, which was his first INT with the Texans.
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