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Courtesy of NFL Communications, I give you these numbers, notes, and food for thought as your Houston Texans hope to put together their first winning streak of the season against the undefeated Atlanta Falcons.
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TEXANS |
FALCONS |
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SERIES LEADER |
2-1 |
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STREAKS |
2 of past 3 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Bill O’Brien: 0-0 |
Dan Quinn: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 19-9 vs. Buccaneers |
W 39-28 at Cowboys |
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LAST GAME |
12/4/11: Falcons 10 at Texans 17. Houston RB Arian Foster rushes for 111 yards & TD. Texans WR Andre Johnson has 4 catches for 97 yards. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
9/30/07: Falcons 26, Texans 16. Atlanta QB Joey Harrington throws for 223 yards & 2 TDs. Falcons WR Michael Jenkins has 6 catches for 64 yards & 2 TDs. |
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REFEREE |
Carl Cheffers |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 136 (Hou.), 84 (Atl.). XM: 227 (Atl.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Mallett: 59-110-570-3-2-69.9 |
Ryan: 77-116-946 (1C)-5 (T3C)-2-98.6 |
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RUSHING |
Blue: 45-187-4.2-1 |
Freeman: 52-184-3.5-4 (T1L) |
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RECEIVING |
Hopkins: 22-252-11.5-3 (T3C) |
Jones: 34 (1L)-440 (1L)-12.9-4 (T2L) |
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OFFENSE |
369.7 |
411.7 (1C) |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-2 |
+2 |
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DEFENSE |
332.7 |
378.0 |
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SACKS |
Watt: 3 (T3C) |
Beasley (R): 2 |
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INTs |
Moore: 1 |
Moore: 2 (T1L) |
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PUNTING |
Lechler: 46.8 |
Bosher: 54.5 (1L) |
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KICKING |
Bullock: 18 (3/5 PAT; 5/6 FG) |
Bryant: 27 (9/9 PAT; 6/6 FG) |
TEXANS:
Last week, QB RYAN MALLETT improved to 2-2 as starter and passed for 228 yards with 1 TD. Mallett eeds 13 yards to reach 1,000 for his career. He's also aiming for his fourth game in a row with a TD pass.
In 6 career starts, RB ALFRED BLUE has 508 yards from scrimmage (467 rushing, 41 receiving), including 139 yards and a TD last week vs. Tampa Bay.
In his past 8 games, WR DEANDRE HOPKINS has 47 receptions for 659 yards (14.0 avg.) with 5 TDs, including 8 catches for 101 yards and a TD last week. In his past 5 games vs. NFC teams, Hopkins has 31 catches for 448 yards and 2 TDs.
In 2 career meetings against the Falcons, WR NATE WASHINGTON has 12 catches for 191 yards & and 3 TDs. Washington aims for his third game in a row with a TD vs. the Falcons.
WR CECIL SHORTS III aims for his 5th game in a row with 4 or more receptions.
In his past 8 games, J.J. WATT has 14 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, a safety, 4 PDs, and a TD catch. Since entering the NFL in 2011, Watt leads the league with 60 sacks.
LB BRIAN CUSHING leads the Texans with 22 tackles, including 5 last week.
Since 2006, CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH has 5 INTs returned for TDs, tied for the most in the AFC.
S QUINTIN DEMPS had an INT last week vs. the Bucs.
CB KAREEM JACKSON had an INT in the Texans' last meeting with the Falcons.
FALCONS:
They are the first team in NFL history to start 3-0 after trailing in the fourth quarter of each game.
QB MATT RYAN is 40-15 (.727) in his career at home with a 97.1 rating. Ryan leads the NFC with 946 passing yards.
RB DEVONTA FREEMAN rushed for a career-high 141 yards and 3 TDs last week. He's tied for the NFL lead with 4 rushing TDs.
WR JULIO JONES leads the NFL with 34 catches and 440 receiving yards. His 34 catches are the most in NFL history in the first 3 games of a season. Jones is the only player ever to start a season with 135+ receiving yards in his first 3 games. Over his last seven games, he has 66 catches for 1,053 yards (150.4 per game) and 6 TDs.
WR RODDY WHITE had a TD in the Falcons' last meeting with Houston. Since entering the NFL in 2005, White is one of eight players with 10,000+ rec. yards (10,441).
WR/PR/KR DEVIN HESTER has 37 career TDs (16 receiving, 14 punt returns, 5 kick returns, 1 rushing, and 1 missed FG).
LB JUSTIN DURANT had a sack and an INT against the Texans on 12/6/09 (when he was with Jacksonville). That is his only career game with both a sack and an INT. Durant currently leads the team with 27 tackles.
LB VIC BEASLEY, JR. ties for the NFL rookie lead with 2 sacks. He's aiming for his third game in a row with a sack.
CB DESMOND TRUFANT has 34 PD since entering the NFL in 2013, the most by any Falcon.
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