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| 101 | HOUSTON | -2.5 | -3 | | 102 | JACKSONVILLE | 41.5 | 42.5 |
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| All Games | 2-10 | -19.4 | 3-9 | 8-4 | 19.2 | 11.2 | 365.2 | (5.5) | 1.7 | 26.9 | 12.6 | 303.9 | (5.3) | 0.7 | | Road Games | 1-4 | -3 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 16.6 | 8.6 | 311.0 | (5) | 1.6 | 27.2 | 17.4 | 294.4 | (5.2) | 1.2 | | Last 3 Games | 0-3 | -11 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 20.0 | 12.3 | 332.3 | (5.4) | 1.3 | 25.0 | 10.3 | 375.7 | (5.9) | 0.3 | | Grass Games | 2-8 | -17.4 | 2-8 | 7-3 | 19.7 | 10.8 | 388.4 | (5.8) | 1.9 | 26.6 | 12.0 | 307.9 | (5.4) | 0.6 | | Division Games | 1-2 | -5 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 20.0 | 10.3 | 384.3 | (5.8) | 1.0 | 21.3 | 7.7 | 298.3 | (5) | 0.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 19.2 | 11.2 | 19.9 | 31:56 | 27-117 | (4.4) | 23-39 | 59.6% | 248 | (6.3) | 66-365 | (5.5) | (19.1) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 21.4 | 10.9 | 19.7 | 30:13 | 27-113 | (4.1) | 21-35 | 61.0% | 233 | (6.7) | 62-345 | (5.6) | (16.1) | | Offense Road Games | 16.6 | 8.6 | 18.4 | 31:32 | 25-99 | (3.9) | 24-38 | 62.8% | 212 | (5.6) | 63-311 | (5) | (18.7) | | Defense (All Games) | 26.9 | 12.6 | 16.9 | 29:25 | 28-116 | (4.1) | 17-29 | 59.6% | 188 | (6.5) | 57-304 | (5.3) | (11.3) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 22.9 | 11.2 | 19.4 | 30:15 | 28-112 | (4.1) | 21-34 | 60.9% | 225 | (6.6) | 62-337 | (5.5) | (14.7) | | Defense Road Games | 27.2 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 28:28 | 30-111 | (3.7) | 16-27 | 59.0% | 183 | (6.8) | 56-294 | (5.2) | (10.8) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | -1.0 | 14-5 | 34.7% | 1-0 | 35.7% | 3-84 | (25.1) | 3-21 | (8.1) | 6-61 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 14-5 | 37.7% | 1-0 | 41.8% | 2-58 | (23.1) | 18-2 | (7.8) | 6-56 | | Stats For (Road Games) | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 14-5 | 36.2% | 1-1 | 42.9% | 4-90 | (25.1) | 2-15 | (7) | 8-66 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | | 14-5 | 36.8% | 0-0 | 50.0% | 2-63 | (26) | 3-33 | (12.5) | 6-48 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | | 14-5 | 37.2% | 1-0 | 46.1% | 2-54 | (23.5) | 23-2 | (9.5) | 6-54 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | | 13-6 | 43.9% | 1-0 | 33.3% | 2-57 | (28.5) | 3-46 | (15.5) | 6-42 |
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| All Games | 3-9 | +3.7 | 4-8 | 7-5 | 14.5 | 7.7 | 285.6 | (4.7) | 1.7 | 29.3 | 16.1 | 381.0 | (5.9) | 1.3 | | Home Games | 0-4 | -4 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 252.5 | (4.5) | 2.0 | 29.0 | 17.2 | 394.5 | (6) | 0.2 | | Last 3 Games | 2-1 | +4.7 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 19.7 | 14.7 | 307.0 | (4.9) | 1.0 | 20.3 | 10.3 | 357.7 | (5.6) | 1.3 | | Grass Games | 3-7 | +4.7 | 4-6 | 5-5 | 13.7 | 8.3 | 279.9 | (4.6) | 1.4 | 27.3 | 14.5 | 374.2 | (5.8) | 1.4 | | Division Games | 2-1 | +6.4 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 15.0 | 8.7 | 250.7 | (4.6) | 1.7 | 23.3 | 10.0 | 339.0 | (5.3) | 2.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 14.5 | 7.7 | 16.4 | 27:56 | 23-71 | (3) | 22-37 | 58.9% | 215 | (5.8) | 60-286 | (4.7) | (19.7) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 22.1 | 11.1 | 19.6 | 30:60 | 27-108 | (4.1) | 21-35 | 61.0% | 231 | (6.6) | 62-339 | (5.5) | (15.4) | | Offense Home Games | 6.2 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 24:37 | 18-55 | (3) | 21-38 | 57.0% | 197 | (5.2) | 56-252 | (4.5) | (40.4) | | Defense (All Games) | 29.3 | 16.1 | 21.7 | 32:04 | 31-130 | (4.2) | 22-34 | 64.3% | 251 | (7.5) | 65-381 | (5.9) | (13) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 24.2 | 12.2 | 20 | 30:25 | 28-116 | (4.2) | 21-35 | 61.2% | 236 | (6.8) | 62-352 | (5.7) | (14.6) | | Defense Home Games | 29.0 | 17.2 | 22.2 | 35:23 | 30-111 | (3.7) | 24-35 | 68.8% | 283 | (8) | 65-394 | (6) | (13.6) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 14-4 | 30.4% | 2-1 | 42.9% | 3-75 | (25.8) | 2-9 | (4.5) | 6-50 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 14-5 | 37.4% | 1-0 | 39.1% | 3-60 | (23.9) | 18-2 | (8.4) | 6-54 | | Stats For (Home Games) | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | -1.7 | 14-3 | 21.8% | 2-1 | 37.5% | 3-85 | (28.4) | 2-14 | (6.4) | 6-45 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | | 14-6 | 43.1% | 0-0 | 80.0% | 2-34 | (21.6) | 3-25 | (7.5) | 5-39 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | | 14-5 | 38.2% | 1-0 | 47.5% | 2-55 | (23.8) | 22-2 | (9) | 7-57 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | | 14-6 | 41.1% | 0-0 | 0.0% | 1-16 | (21) | 4-33 | (7.8) | 6-45 |
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| 10/6/2013 | @ SAN FRANCISCO | 3-34 | L | 4 | L | 42.5 | U | 30-131 | 22-40-182 | 4 | 36-177 | 6-15-107 | 0 | | 10/13/2013 | ST LOUIS | 13-38 | L | -9.5 | L | 42.5 | O | 30-153 | 27-38-267 | 4 | 25-99 | 12-16-117 | 0 | | 10/20/2013 | @ KANSAS CITY | 16-17 | L | 6.5 | W | 38.5 | U | 24-73 | 15-25-221 | 1 | 32-126 | 23-34-231 | 2 | | 11/3/2013 | INDIANAPOLIS | 24-27 | L | 1 | L | 41.5 | O | 33-143 | 20-34-340 | 0 | 14-69 | 18-40-245 | 0 | | 11/10/2013 | @ ARIZONA | 24-27 | L | 4 | W | 42 | O | 21-76 | 22-43-159 | 1 | 29-97 | 20-32-235 | 3 | | 11/17/2013 | OAKLAND | 23-28 | L | -10.5 | L | 40.5 | O | 21-90 | 25-49-304 | 2 | 31-165 | 18-32-176 | 0 | | 11/24/2013 | JACKSONVILLE | 6-13 | L | -10.5 | L | 43 | U | 21-77 | 18-34-141 | 1 | 28-118 | 23-33-215 | 0 | | 12/1/2013 | NEW ENGLAND | 31-34 | L | 7 | W | 49 | O | 28-121 | 15-30-264 | 1 | 27-88 | 29-41-365 | 1 | | 12/5/2013 | @ JACKSONVILLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/15/2013 | @ INDIANAPOLIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/22/2013 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/29/2013 | @ TENNESSEE | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 10/6/2013 | @ ST LOUIS | 20-34 | L | 11 | L | 41 | O | 25-96 | 16-32-267 | 3 | 36-143 | 19-34-208 | 0 | | 10/13/2013 | @ DENVER | 19-35 | L | 26.5 | W | 52.5 | O | 27-71 | 27-42-291 | 2 | 29-112 | 28-42-295 | 3 | | 10/20/2013 | SAN DIEGO | 6-24 | L | 7 | L | 44 | U | 17-78 | 23-36-275 | 1 | 40-158 | 22-26-276 | 0 | | 10/27/2013 | *SAN FRANCISCO | 10-42 | L | 15.5 | L | 40 | O | 25-90 | 29-45-228 | 1 | 38-221 | 11-17-177 | 1 | | 11/10/2013 | @ TENNESSEE | 29-27 | W | 11.5 | W | 42 | O | 30-54 | 14-23-160 | 2 | 27-83 | 26-42-279 | 4 | | 11/17/2013 | ARIZONA | 14-27 | L | 10 | L | 40.5 | O | 16-32 | 27-42-242 | 2 | 24-14 | 30-42-402 | 0 | | 11/24/2013 | @ HOUSTON | 13-6 | W | 10.5 | W | 43 | U | 28-118 | 23-33-215 | 0 | 21-77 | 18-34-141 | 1 | | 12/1/2013 | @ CLEVELAND | 32-28 | W | 7 | W | 39 | O | 29-112 | 23-41-202 | 1 | 30-97 | 24-40-342 | 3 | | 12/5/2013 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/15/2013 | BUFFALO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/22/2013 | TENNESSEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/29/2013 | @ INDIANAPOLIS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | HOUSTON: The cornerstone of Houston's offense remains its zone-blocking running scheme, though the club did slip from first to ninth in the NFL in terms of run/pass ratio. The offensive line has steadily developed into one of the NFL's best, a mobile group that specializes in (for now, still legal) cut blocking. It's a one-cut system for their backs, where Arian Foster thrives. The Texans seem to have lost some faith in Ben Tate, as Foster played a league-leading 847 snaps last season.
The Texans use a conservative West Coast passing game that works off play-action but doesn't do a lot downfield. Andre Johnson is the centerpiece, a guy who gets moved around and is almost always Matt Schaub's first look. Tight end Owen Daniels still serves as the default No. 2 target, often working off Johnson on the same side of the field. Rookie DeAndre Hopkins will be more of a field stretcher on the opposite side. Foster was utilized less in the passing game last year, though Houston could look to rekindle the screen game considering Schaub's inability to get the ball deep. Houston is one of the NFL's most run-heavy red zone teams. Foster led the league in touchdowns of less than 10 yards last year (14) and had 71.9 percent of Houston's touches inside the 10.
Just the presence of Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt (NFL-best 20.5 sacks, 39 TFL) is enough to make the Texans a strong defense, and the addition of playmaking FS Ed Reed (9 career TD) and the healthy return of ILB Brian Cushing makes them truly elite. CBs Johnathan Joseph and Kareem Jackson are stellar shutdown corners. Versatile Danieal Manning should have little trouble shifting from free safety to strong safety, and the team expects big things from OLB Whitney Mercilus in his second season. | | JACKSONVILLE: The Jaguars will continue to utilize a zone-blocking scheme for their running game, which will be the bulk of what this offense does as they still search for any semblance of a passing threat. Maurice Jones-Drew will once again be asked to carry a heavy workload as long as he's healthy, primarily because they have so few options behind him. But new offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch is expected to give more two-back looks, with Montell Owens doing some lead blocking and also lining up in some single-back sets. The wild card could be Denard Robinson, who will push Justin Forsett for change-of-pace duties.
They don't have a lot of options with this passing game, due simply to a lack of talent. Most likely they'll try to spread the field and get some quick catch-and-run opportunities as Fisch comes from a West Coast background. He'll put Blaine Gabbert on the move a little more, which should help the young QB, who's gun shy in the face of the rush. Cecil Shorts figures to get a boost in Fisch's offense, at least while Justin Blackmon serves his four-game suspension to start the season. Marcedes Lewis should be a more prominent part of the offense. The Jaguars were forced to throw in the red zone much more often after Jones-Drew got hurt last year, but their first choice is to force-feed Jones-Drew.
New defensive coordinator Bob Babich, the former Bears DC and LB coach, inherits a defense that logged the second-most minutes on the field because of a horrible offense. But the Jags recorded five fewer sacks than any other NFL team and failed to score a defensive touchdown for the third time in four seasons. This year's unit will look much different with at least four new starters signed via free agency -- DTs Roy Miller and Kyle Love, LB Geno Hayes and CB Alan Ball. MLB Paul Posluszny is still a tackling machine. |
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*Texans-Jaguars Preview* ========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Some members of the Houston Texans felt they bottomed out after a recent home loss to Jacksonville. Now that Houston has fallen into last place after winning the last two AFC South titles, it might be the Jaguars who would feel embarrassed by not sweeping the season series.
Looking to win three straight for the first time in three seasons, Jacksonville hopes to end a franchise-worst, seven-game home losing streak and hand the Texans an 11th consecutive defeat Thursday night.
When these teams met in Houston (2-10) on Nov. 24, the Jaguars entered with the league's worst record but emerged with a 13-6 victory over the two-time reigning division champions.
As Jacksonville (3-9) snapped a five-game skid in the series, Texans receiver Andre Johnson called it the "lowest point" of his 11-year NFL career. Teammate Ben Tate said he respected the Jaguars but felt "very embarrassed and bad for the city (of Houston)."
The Jaguars heard similarly disparaging comments from at least one Tennessee player after ending their 0-8 start with a 29-27 win over the Titans on Nov. 10.
"I couldn't care less what (our opponents) think," Cecil Shorts III said after catching the go-ahead touchdown pass with 40 seconds left in Sunday's 32-28 win at Cleveland. "It's the NFL. You're going to win or lose each week. You've got to bring your best that week.
"For us, we're getting better. We've been 3-1 since the bye week, so if they've got a problem with it, come see us."
While the Jaguars are confident they can win three in a row for the first time since Oct. 31-Nov. 21, 2010, the Texans remain frustrated amid their worst season since going 2-14 in 2005.
"I wouldn't say it feels the same," Johnson said of comparing the two seasons. "Back then I don't think we had a good football team like we have now as far as talent-wise. This season has been disappointing for everybody - a lot of frustration."
Despite the lack of positive results, Houston players have not quit on themselves or their coaches.
"We're playing hard, we're not always playing good," coach Gary Kubiak said.
The Texans matched a season high for points Sunday, but blew a 10-point halftime lead en route to a 34-31 home loss to New England. Houston has been outscored 151-49 after the first half during the franchise-worst 10-game skid.
Tate was held to one yard on seven carries versus Jacksonville, then rushed for a season-high 102 and three touchdowns on 22 attempts Sunday. However, Case Keenum went 15 of 30 for 272 yards with an interception and no TDs.
In six starts, Keenum is completing 54.2 percent of his passes - second-worst in the league since Oct. 15. He's thrown two picks and no touchdowns in the last two, which included a season-low 169-yard passing effort against the Jaguars.
Houston allows 303.9 yards per game to rank third in the NFL but gives up an average of 26.9 points to rank 27th.
"(It is) very humbling to go from truly visualizing you being in the Super Bowl to you being the worst team in the league ... but it isn't going to stop our fight," said defensive end Antonio Smith, who apologized Monday for using the word "spying" when commenting on the Patriots' second-half adjustments.
Last swept by the Jaguars in 2009, the Texans were held to a season-low 218 total yards during the first meeting.
Kubiak understands the challenge that awaits against a Jacksonville team which has improved under first-year coach Gus Bradley.
"I think he's done a great job," he said. "He's had them playing hard all year long and consistent. And these last few weeks, they've played extremely well."
Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew ran 14 times for a season-high 84 yards and the game's lone TD at Houston. He rushed for 77 and also threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Marcedes Lewis at Cleveland.
The Jaguars scored 86 points during their 0-8 start and 88 while winning three of four. They rushed for 230 yards in the last two games after averaging 61.7 in the first 10.
"It's like we're a more confident team," Shorts told the team's official website. "We're going into games expecting to win and expecting to do well during the games. ... We're growing up and we're coming on."
The Jaguars are the only team yet to win at home, getting outscored 158-35 in five games. They've lost seven straight in Jacksonville since a 24-19 win over Tennessee on Nov. 25, 2012.
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