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HOUSTON TEXANS (3-3) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (3-2)
SERIES TEXANS TITANS SERIES LEADER 13-5 STREAKS 3 of past 5 9 of past 12 COACHES VS. OPP. Kubiak: 3-7 Munchak: 0-0 LAST WEEK L 29-14 at Ravens Bye (Wk. 5: L 38-17 at Steelers) LAST GAME 12/19/10: Texans 17 at Titans 31. Tennessee QB Kerry Collins throws 2 TD passes, connecting with WR Nate Washington (3 yards) & WR Justin Gage (1 yard). LAST GAME AT SITE 12/19/10 BROADCAST CBS (12:00 PM CT): Marv Albert, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 138 (Hou.), 92 (Ten.). XM: 230 (Ten.). STATS PASSING Schaub: 119-201-1,597 (2C)-10 (3C)-5-90.7 Hasselbeck: 117-181-1,414-9-4-95.9 (2C) RUSHING Tate: 77-362-4.7-1 C. Johnson: 83-250-3.0-1 RECEIVING A. Johnson: 25-352-14.1-2 Washington: 28-389-13.9-1 OFFENSE 381.0 (3C) 339.0 TAKE/GIVE +4 (3C) +2 DEFENSE 328.7 326.0 SACKS A. Smith: 4.5 Klug, Morgan: 2 INTs Joseph: 3 (T2L) McCourty: 2 PUNTING Hartmann (R): 42.4 Kern: 41.3 KICKING Rackers: 51 (T3C) (15/15 PAT; 12/13 FG) Bironas: 33 (12/12 PAT; 7/9 FG) NOTES TEXANS: Dating back to 11/28/10, Hou. has won 3 of past 4 vs. AFC South…In past 5 vs. Titans, QB MATT SCHAUB has completed 133 of 206 passes (64.6 pct.) for 1,449 yards with 11 TDs vs. 1 INT & 101 passer rating. In 3 road games this season, Schaub has completed 64 of 105 passes (61 pct.) for 823 yards with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT & 100.6 passer rating…In past 6 vs. AFC South opponents, RB ARIAN FOSTER is averaging 121.2 rush yards per game (727 total) with 7 rush TDs. Foster aims for 4th straight game with at least 100+ scrimmage yards (166, 184, 101)…WR KEVIN WALTER had 7 catches for 79 yards (11.3 avg.) with TD in last meeting vs. Titans. WR JACOBY JONES had 32-yard TD rec. last week, 1st TD catch of season. WR DERRICK MASON (940) needs 1 catch to surpass HOFer ART MONK for 11th-most rec. all-time…TE OWEN DANIELS has 415 career yards vs. Titans, most vs. any team…Defense is tied for AFC-best with 17 sacks (NYJ, 17)…DE TIM JAMISON had career-high 2 sacks last week…CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH registered 3rd INT of season last game…S GLOVER QUIN had career-best 3 INTs vs. Titans on 11/28/10…TITANS: Club has 13-9 (.591) record after bye…Titans have 7-2 record at home vs. Texans…Seeks 3rd consecutive win at LP Field this season…At home in 2011, QB MATT HASSELBECK has completed 57 of 78 passes (73.1 pct.) for 669 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 106.2 passer rating. Has 90+ passer rating in 4 of 5 games this season…For career, RB CHRIS JOHNSON averages 91.7 rush yards per game against AFC South (1,652 in 18 games). Johnson (5,972) needs 28 scrimmage yards to reach 6,000 career. Has rushed for 100+ yards in 3 of past 4 games vs. Hou. (197, 151, 130). Averages 5.9 rush yards per carry vs. Texans…WR NATE WASHINGTON had TD catch in last game against Texans. WR DAMIAN WILLIAMS aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD reception…TE JARED COOK is averaging 18.9 yards per catch this season (11 rec., 208 rec. yards)…CB JASON MC COURTY leads team in tackles (39) & INTs (2) in 2011. CB CORTLAND FINNEGAN registered 1st INT of season last game. Finnegan had 99-yard INT-return TD vs. Texans on 9/21/08.