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Courtesy of NFL Communications, I give you these numbers, notes, and food for thought as your Houston Texans return home to the friendly confines of NRG Stadium to tangle with the 2-1 Buffalo Bills.
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BILLS |
TEXANS |
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SERIES LEADER |
Series tied, 3-3 |
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STREAKS |
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Past 2 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Marrone: 0-0 |
O’Brien: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 22-10 vs. Chargers |
L 30-17 at Giants |
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LAST GAME |
11/4/12: Bills 9 at Texans 21. Houston QB Matt Schaub throws for 268 yards & 2 TDs. Texans WR Andre Johnson has 118 receiving yards & TE Owen Daniels adds 39-yard TD catch. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/4/12 |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots. Westwood One: Kevin Lee, Derek Rackley. SIRIUS: 126 (Buf.), 137 (Hou.). XM: 231 (Hou.). |
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PASSING |
Manuel: 55-87-613-3-1-90.8 |
Fitzpatrick: 48-75-634-4-3-91.8 |
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RUSHING |
Spiller: 37-147-4.0-0 |
Foster: 55-241 (2C)-4.4-1 |
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RECEIVING |
Watkins (R): 13-167-12.8-1 |
A. Johnson: 16-191-11.9-0 |
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OFFENSE |
322.3 |
353.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+4 (T3L) |
+3 |
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DEFENSE |
351.0 |
385.0 |
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SACKS |
Ma. Williams: 2 |
Watt: 2 |
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INTs |
3 tied: 1 |
Jackson, Reed: 1 |
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PUNTING |
Schmidt: 41.1 |
Lechler: 50.9 (3L) |
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KICKING |
Carpenter: 32 (1C) (5/5 PAT; 9/10 FG) |
Bullock: 22 (7/7 PAT; 5/6 FG) |
BILLS:
QB EJ MANUEL has won past 2 road starts, completing 33 of 46 passes (71.7 pct.) for 366 yards for 98.6 rating & 5 total TDs (3 pass, 2 rush). The Bills are 4-1 when Manuel starts & has 90+ rating.
In only career meeting with Texans, RB C.J. SPILLER had 102 scrimmage yards (39 rush, 63 rec.). He has a TD in 2 of past 3.
RB FRED JACKSON (28) needs 2 rush TDs to surpass WRAY CARLTON (29) for 4th in club history. He had 7th career TD catch last week.
WR SAMMY WATKINS (No. 4 overall) is tied for 3rd among NFL rookies in catches (13). Watkins is tied for AFC lead with 7 3rd-down receptions.
DE MARIO WILLIAMS was chosen No. 1 overall by Texans in 2006 NFL Draft & played 6 seasons in Houston (2006-11). He is Houston’s all-time sack leader (53) and had a sack in only career meeting (11/4/12).
DT KYLE WILLIAMS has 4.5 sacks in past 6. He needs 3 to surpass JEFF WRIGHT (31.5) & CHRIS KELSAY (32.5) for 7th in club annals.
DE JERRY HUGHES has 9 sacks & FF in past 12.
Rookie LB PRESTON BROWN (Round 3, No. 73 overall) leads team with 31 tackles, including team-high 11 last week.
TEXANS:
QB RYAN FITZPATRICK spent 4 seasons with Bills (2009-12) & ranks 3rd in club history in pass TDs (80) & 4th in pass yards (11,654). Fitzpatrick scored 10th career rush TD last week (1st with Hou.).
In only career meeting, RB ARIAN FOSTER rushed for 111 yards on 24 att. & TD. The Texans are 18-2 (.900) when Foster has 24+ carries. Since 2010, Foster leads AFC with 5,047 rush yards. He has 100+ rushing yards in 2 of past 3.
Rookie RB ALFRED BLUE (Round 6, No. 181 overall) rushed for 78 yards last week on 13 att. (6.0 avg.).
In 2 career home games vs. Bills,WR ANDRE JOHNSON has 14 rec. for 194 yards (13.9 avg.). For career, Johnson averages 6 catches per game, the best in NFL history (min. 100 games). Johnson (943) needs 9 rec. to surpass DERRICK MASON (943) & HOFer ANDRE REED (951) for No. 11 all-time.
WR DEANDRE HOPKINS aims for 4th in row with TD catch or 100+ rec. yards.
WR DAMARIS JOHNSON scored 1st career rec. TD last week vs. NYG.
DE J.J. WATT had sack in only career meeting. Since 2012, Watt leads NFL with 33 sacks. He has a sack in 3 of past 4.
LB BRIAN CUSHING leads the Texans with 28 tackles.
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