Titans vs. Texans NFL Game Capsule

by Jimmy on Dec 28, 2011 2:57 PM CST in Tennessee Titans News

The NFL game capsule info after the jump.

TENNESSEE TITANS (8-7) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (10-5)

SERIES

	TITANS	TEXANS
SERIES LEADER	13-6
STREAKS		4 of past 6
COACHES VS. OPP.	Munchak: 0-1	Kubiak: 4-7
LAST WEEK	W 23-17 vs. Jaguars	L 19-16 at Colts
LAST GAME	10/23/11: Texans 41 at Titans 7. Houston RB Arian Foster scores 2 rushing TDs & catches 78-yard TD pass as Foster (115) & RB Ben Tate (104) each rush for 100 yards.
LAST GAME AT SITE	11/28/10: Texans 20, Titans 0. Houston QB Matt Schaub throws 2 2nd-quarter TD passes & Foster rushes for 143 yards as Texans’ defense limits Tennessee to 24 rushing yards.
BROADCAST	CBS (12:00 PM CT): Bill Macatee, Steve Tasker. SIRIUS: 106 (Ten.), 128 (Hou.). XM: 234 (Hou.).

STATS

PASSING	Hasselbeck: 297-483-3,274-16-14-80.5	Yates (R): 78-130-902-3-3-79.1
RUSHING	C. Johnson: 247-986-4.0-4	Foster: 278-1,224 (3L)-4.4-10 (T1C)
RECEIVING	Washington: 70-931-13.3-6	Daniels (TE): 54-677-12.5-3
OFFENSE	333.3	371.1
TAKE/GIVE	+1	+7 (2C)
DEFENSE	353.0	280.7 (2L)
SACKS	Klug (R): 7	Barwin: 11.5 (T3C)
INTs	Griffin, McCourty: 2	Allen, Joseph: 4
PUNTING	Kern: 43.3	Turk: 40.2
KICKING	Bironas: 110 (32/32 PAT; 26/29 FG)	Rackers: 125 (2C) (38/39 PAT; 29/35 FG)

NOTES

TITANS: QB MATT HASSELBECK (32,853) needs 147 passing yards to become 25th player in NFL history with 33,000 career. Hasselbeck (3,274) needs 226 passing yards to reach 3,500 for 3rd time in career. Posted 22nd game with 300+ passing yards last week…RB CHRIS JOHNSON (986) needs 14 rush yards to join HOFer EARL CAMPBELL (4, ’78-81) & EDDIE GEORGE(5, ’96-00) as only players in club history to reach 1,000 in 4 consecutive seasons. For career, Johnson averages 91.4 rush yards per game vs. Houston (640 total). Johnson (38) needs 2 rush TDs to join Campbell (73) & George (64) as only players to reach 40 career in club annals. Rookie RB JAMIE HARPER posted 1st rush TD of career last week…WR NATE WASHINGTON(70) is 1st Titans WR to reach 70 rec. in season since ’04. Washington (931) needs 69 rec. yards to reach 1,000 for 1st time …TE JARED COOK had 169 rec. yards last week, most by TE in game in franchise history. Aims for 3rd straight game with 100+ rec. yards (103, 169)…DT KARL KLUG is tied for 3rd among AFC rookies with 7 sacks…TEXANS: Club has won 5 straight vs. AFC South at Reliant Stadium…Rookie QB T.J. YATES (5th round, No. 152) had career-best in completion pct. (81.3) & passer rating (101) last week…RB ARIAN FOSTER had 100+ rush yards (115) & 100+ rec. yards (119) & TD rushing & receiving in last game vs. Titans. Averages NFL-best 141.6 scrimmage yards per game (1,841 total in 13 games) in ’11. Has NFL-best 7 100-yard rush games. Foster (1,224) & RB BEN TATE (845) are only NFL RB duo with 800+ rush yards apiece in ’11. Had 104 rush yards in only meeting vs. Ten…TE OWEN DANIELS (299) needs 1 catch to join ANDRE JOHNSON (704) as only Texans to reach 300 career…Defense has team record 41 sacks in ’11…LB CONNOR BARWIN (11.5) has 3rd-most sacks in season in club history (MARIO WILLIAMS, 14 in ’07; 12 in ’08)…LB BRIAN CUSHING has tied career-best w/ 4 sacks in ’11 (4 in ’09). Leads team with 110 tackles this season. Rookie LB BROOKS REED has 3 sacks in past 4 vs. division.

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AFC South Sweep

Keep piling on the Firsts for these Texans

Division Champion Houston Texans
Hi My name is Jack, why don't you help me off?

by WreckNTexan on Dec 28, 2011 3:36 PM CST reply actions

any idea what day your playoff game is?

by Jason Jones on Dec 28, 2011 3:52 PM CST up reply actions

that doesn't get decided until after the games are played on Sunday.

Teams I hate, in order of magnitude:

1a. Jaguars, 1b. Texans, 1c. Ravens, 4. Chargers, 5. Colts, 6. Cowboys, 7. Patriots, 8. Jets, 9. Rams, 10. Steelers

by Saru129 on Dec 28, 2011 4:06 PM CST up reply actions

My powers of prediction tell me

Saturday Noon, mostly because they won’t give the Texans a prime time game.

Division Champion Houston Texans
Hi My name is Jack, why don't you help me off?

by WreckNTexan on Dec 28, 2011 4:27 PM CST up reply actions

Not gonna happen...

…and you know it. The Colts game showed you that.

Your team doesn’t have the balls to win on Sunday, and it will be one and done in the playoffs.

by MusicCityMashers on Dec 28, 2011 8:00 PM CST up reply actions

The Colts game

showed nothing of the sort. I am a bit nervous about how the outcome of this game, and perhaps the implications it will have on the post season. AKA, They lay an egg in the first round.

Division Champion Houston Texans
Hi My name is Jack, why don't you help me off?

by WreckNTexan on Dec 28, 2011 8:14 PM CST up reply actions

Showed nothing of the sort?

The Texans managed a pitiful 16 points against the sad-sack Colts. They will be impotent against the Titans Sunday and a joke—hopefully against the Titans again—in the Wildcard game.

by MusicCityMashers on Dec 28, 2011 8:41 PM CST up reply actions

We can't really talk, we lost to the Colts the week before...

GO TITANS!!!

by RhiNo6705 on Dec 29, 2011 12:57 AM CST up reply actions

Am I mistaken

Or did the Colts hold the Titans to 13- while putting 27 up against your D.
Yet after a win against Goldilocks and the Glitter kittens, the Titans are all the sudden gonna smoke the Texans.

Come on dude, wipe that delusion out of your mouth.

Division Champion Houston Texans
Hi My name is Jack, why don't you help me off?

by WreckNTexan on Dec 29, 2011 5:36 AM CST up reply actions

I'm hoping you lay an egg to the Titans in the first round.

by Jason Jones on Dec 28, 2011 8:58 PM CST up reply actions

Trolls gonna troll.

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I has a sad. Its name is Eugene Amano.

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by fanoftheunderdogs on Dec 29, 2011 12:27 PM CST up reply actions

Nice pregame. Thanks.

'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert

by chuckiepoo on Dec 28, 2011 5:02 PM CST reply actions

The Titans will smoke the Texans Sunday.

Houston is a fraud team with no business in the playoffs. We’ll beat them again in the first round if we get the chance.

by MusicCityMashers on Dec 28, 2011 7:52 PM CST reply actions

try not to get on your high horse

remember the last time we played the Fexans? yeah.

"Through your existence, become wealthy, knowledge is king"- Nasir Jones

"When you play for the Wizards, [Gilbert Arenas] is like Michael Jackson. He's playin with a lot of Tito Jacksons." - Charles Barkley

by XAGMNINETY on Dec 28, 2011 9:31 PM CST up reply actions

You mean when we completely shat the bed?

Yeah.

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by fanoftheunderdogs on Dec 29, 2011 12:27 PM CST up reply actions

I'm not a fan of trash talking

when our team is very inconsistent and the Texans will have Wade Phillips and Andre Johnson back. I will remain skeptical

by DustyPaynts on Dec 29, 2011 8:17 AM CST up reply actions

Should be a good game.

Can you imagine Texans Vs. Titans in the Playoffs though… This is why i hope we (The Texans) sit out the second half. I would like a win this week, but i would rather see an extreemly intense playoff game with you guys… Here’s to years of what looks to be a great Rivalry!

by Texan5513 on Dec 29, 2011 10:04 AM CST up reply actions

I don't expect a good game.

Kubiak will keep the playbook closed on anything he feels will work well in the playoffs so whoever the the opponent is can’t prepare. He probably will not give many touches to Foster or Daniels, either. I feel this strategy, if Koob follows it, is a big mistake. Going into the playoffs on a 3-game losing streak is a bad thing, no matter how you look at it.

The Titans should be able to take care of business in this game. If they lose, Titans fans should begin having serious doubts about their coaching situation.

by FreedomRide on Dec 29, 2011 10:15 AM CST up reply actions

..

If they lose, Titans fans should begin having serious doubts about their coaching situation.

As usual, a Texans is speaking from their asshole.

[disclaimer: this poster has no idea what the hell he's talking about.]

I has a sad. Its name is Eugene Amano.

The Official MCM Idiot

by fanoftheunderdogs on Dec 29, 2011 12:28 PM CST up reply actions

lol

Perfect.

by FreedomRide on Dec 29, 2011 1:25 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah...

that makes no sense. Thorchak has a 3 year contract right now. I think if we make playoffs and win one game he’ll get an extension to five or six years.

Same with most players in NFL, takes 2-3 years to fully evaluate a coach.

Teams I hate, in order of magnitude:

1a. Jaguars, 1b. Texans, 1c. Ravens, 4. Chargers, 5. Colts, 6. Cowboys, 7. Patriots, 8. Jets, 9. Rams, 10. Steelers

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