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Courtesy of NFL Communications, I give you these numbers, notes, and food for thought as your Houston Texans prepare to embark upon their first road trip of the 2014 regular season to take on the Oakland Raiders.
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TEXANS |
RAIDERS |
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SERIES LEADER |
5-3 |
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STREAKS |
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Past 2 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
O’Brien: 0-0 |
Allen: 1-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 17-6 vs. Redskins |
L 19-14 at Jets |
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LAST GAME |
11/17/13: Raiders 28 at Texans 23. Oakland QB Matt McGloin throws for 197 yards & 3 TDs. Raiders RB Rashad Jennings rushes for 150 yards, including 80-yard TD. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/3/10: Texans 31, Raiders 24. Houston RB Arian Foster rushes for 122 yards on 17 attempts, including 74-yard TD. Foster adds 56 receiving yards & TD. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:25 PM PT): Andrew Catalon, Steve Tasker, Steve Beuerlein (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 92 (Hou.), 140 (Oak.). XM: 225 (Oak.). |
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PASSING |
Fitzpatrick: 14-22-206-1-0-109.3 (3C) |
Carr: 20-32-151-2 (T3L)-0-94.7 |
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RUSHING |
Foster: 27-103 (3C)-3.8-0 |
McFadden: 4-15-3.8-0 |
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RECEIVING |
A. Johnson: 6-93-15.5-0 |
Streater: 5-46-9.2-1 (T3C) |
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OFFENSE |
316.0 |
158.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+1 |
+2 (T2C) |
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DEFENSE |
372.0 |
402.0 |
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SACKS |
3 tied: 1 |
Branch, S. Moore: 1 |
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INTs |
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Woodson: 1 (T2L) |
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PUNTING |
Lechler: 51.0 (2L) |
King: 44.6 |
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KICKING |
Bullock: 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/1 FG) |
Janikowski: 2 (2/2 PAT; 0/0 FG) |
TEXANS:
In 2 career starts vs. Oak., QB RYAN FITZPATRICK has completed 58 of 88 passes (65.9 pct.) for 584 yards with 5 TDs & 1 INT for 98.9 rating.
In 2 career meetings, RB ARIAN FOSTER has 373 scrimmage yards (201 rush, 172 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.). Since 2010, leads AFC with 4,909 rush yards (90.9 per game). Last week, posted 26th career 100-yard rush game, most in club history.
WR ANDRE JOHNSON had 10 catches for 116 yards (11.6 avg.) in last meeting. For career, averages 6 catches per game, best in NFL history (min. 100 games). Johnson (933) needs 8 rec. to surpass HOFer ART MONK (940) for No. 13 all-time.
In last meeting, TE GARRET GRAHAM had career-high 136 receiving yards on 7 catches (19.4 avg.), including career-long 42-yard TD.
Last week, DE J.J. WATT had sack, FR & blocked PAT. Since 2012, leads NFL with 32 sacks. Had 2 sacks in last meeting.
LB BROOKS REED has sack in 3 of past 5.
Last week, S D.J. SWEARINGER had 1st career sack & FF.
RAIDERS:
Last week, QB DEREK CARR (Rd. 2, No. 36 overall) had 2 TD passes & 94.7 rating in NFL debut & became 1st rookie QB to start for Raiders in SB era. Derek & DAVID CARR (Hou. 2002) are 1st documented set of QB bros in NFL history to each start season opener as rookies.
RB MAURICE JONES-DREW has 68 career rush TDs, 2nd-most among active players (ADRIAN PETERSON, 86). In 8 career starts vs. Hou. (with Jax.), had 926 scrimmage yards (704 rush, 222 rec.) & 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 rec.).
WR ROD STREATER aims for 3rd in row with TD. In last meeting, had 6 rec. for 84 yards (14 avg.) & TD.
WR DENARIUS MOORE had TD catch in last meeting.
Last week, WR JAMES JONES had 30-yard TD catch in Raiders debut. In last meeting (10/14/12 with GB), had 2 TD rec.
Last week, LB SIO MOORE had career-highs in tackles (13) & FF (2) with sack. Aims for 3rd in row with sack.
LB NICK ROACH had 1st career INT in last meeting.
Last week, CB CHARLES WOODSON notched 57th career INT, most among active players & tied for 12th in NFL history. In last meeting, had 2 FF.
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