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Courtesy of NFL Communications, I give you these numbers, notes, and food for thought as your Houston Texans steel themselves for a trip to MetLife Stadium to take on the New York Giants.
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TEXANS |
GIANTS |
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SERIES LEADER |
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2-1 |
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STREAKS |
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Past 2 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
O’Brien: 0-0 |
Coughlin: 2-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 30-14 at Raiders |
L 25-14 vs. Cardinals |
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LAST GAME |
10/10/10: Giants 34 at Texans 10. New York WR Hakeem Nicks has 12 receptions for 130 yards & 2 TDs. Giants WR Steve Smith adds 89 receiving yards & TD reception. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/5/06: Giants 14, Texans 10. New York RB Tiki Barber rushes for 115 yards & TD on 17 attempts. Giants TE Jeremy Shockey has 8 catches for 66 yards and TD. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Jenny Dell (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 108 (Hou.), 133 (NYG). XM: 227 (NYG). |
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PASSING |
Fitzpatrick: 28-41-345-3-0-118.4 (2L) |
Manning: 44-72-440-3-4-69.2 |
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RUSHING |
Foster: 55-241 (1C)-4.4-1 |
Jennings: 34-110-3.2-1 |
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RECEIVING |
A. Johnson: 12-167-13.9-0 |
Donnell (TE): 12-137-11.4-1 |
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OFFENSE |
324.0 |
269.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+5 (T1C) |
-6 |
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DEFENSE |
368.0 |
341.5 |
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SACKS |
3 tied: 1 |
Ayers: 2 |
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INTs |
Jackson, Reed: 1 |
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PUNTING |
Lechler: 50.8 (3L) |
Weatherford: 42.0 |
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KICKING |
Bullock: 17 (5/5 PAT; 4/5 FG) |
J. Brown: 4 (4/4 PAT; 0/0 FG) |
TEXANS:
In only career meeting (10/16/11 with Buf.), QB RYAN FITZPATRICK passed for 244 yards & 2 TDs with 88.7 rating. Last week, posted 129.1 rating (2nd-best of career) with 2 TDs & 0 INTs.
In past 10 vs. NFC, RB ARIAN FOSTER has 1,230 scrim. yards (912 rush, 318 rec.) & 8 TDs (6 rush, 2 rec.). Since 2010, leads AFC with 5,047 rush yards. Last week, posted 27th career 100-yard rush game & aims for 3rd in row.
In 2 career meetings, WR ANDRE JOHNSON has 14 rec. for 178 yards (12.7 avg.). For career, averages 6 catches per game, best in NFL history (min. 100 games). Johnson (939) needs 13 catches to surpass HOFer ART MONK (940),DERRICK MASON (943) & HOFer ANDRE REED (951) for No. 11 all-time.
WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS leads team with 2 TD rec. & aims for 3rd in row with TD.
DE J.J. WATT had 1st career TD catch last week. In past 9 vs. NFC, has 8.5 sacks, 3 FF & 3 FR. Since 2012, leads NFL with 32 sacks.
LB BROOKS REED had 1st career INT last week.
CB KAREEM JACKSON had career-long 65-yard INT return vs. Oak.
GIANTS:
QB ELI MANNING has started 153 consecutive games, longest active streak by QB. Is 2-0 as starter vs. Hou. with 4 TDs.
Last year vs. Hou. (11/17/13 with Oak.), RB RASHAD JENNINGS rushed for 150 yards & TD (career-long 80 yards). In past 2 vs. Hou. with 10+ att., Jennings has rushed for 258 yards (129 per game) & 2 TDs.
TE LARRY DONNELL leads team with 12 catches & 137 yards.
WR VICTOR CRUZ has 16 career 100-yard rec. games.
WR RUEBEN RANDLE had TD catch last week. Has 6 rec. TDs in past 8 at home.
TE DANIEL FELLS had TD last week, his 1st with NYG.
DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL is only DE in NFL with 2 INT-TDs since 2012. Had 1.5 sacks last week.
CB DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE has INT in each of 2 career meetings, incl. 49-yard INT-TD in 10/11/09 contest (with Az.).
DE MATHIAS KIWANUKA had sack in only game vs. Hou.
DE ROBERT AYERS, JR. has sack in each of 1st 2 games with NYG & aims for 3rd in row with sack.
DT JOHNATHAN HANKINS had 1st career sack last week.
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