Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts

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Week 9

ARI CHI	41 21
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MIA NE	17 27
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KC JAC	21 24
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HOU IND	17 20
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GB TB	28 38
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BAL CIN	7 17
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WAS ATL	17 31
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DET SEA	20 32
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CAR NO	20 30
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SD NYG	21 20
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TEN SF	34 27
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DAL PHI	20 16
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PIT DEN	28 10
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Fantasy Player Projections

Houston Texans
Player	Projections
QB Matt Schaub	Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB Ryan Moats	Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB Steve Slaton	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR Andre Johnson	Rec: 7-95, 1 TD
WR Kevin Walter	Rec: 5-65, 1 TD
WR Jacoby Jones	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
WR Andre' Davis	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
WR David Anderson	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE Joel Dreessen	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD

Indianapolis Colts
Player	Projections
QB Peyton Manning	Pass: 330, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB Joseph Addai	Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB Chad Simpson	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR Reggie Wayne	Rec: 8-115, 1 TD
WR Austin Collie	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR Pierre Garcon	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE Dallas Clark	Rec: 7-75, 1 TD

Projections by Dave Stringer Email Dave

Game Notes

Texans Club aims for franchise-best 6-3 record through 9 games of season... Won 5 of past 7 road games... In past 7, QB Matt Schaub has passed for 250+ yards 6 times & has 16 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 106.4 passer rating. Schaub has career-high 16 TDs in '09. Leads NFL with 2,342 passing yards... RB Ryan Moats totaled career-high 126 rush yards with career-best 3 rush TDs last week. RB Chris Brown has 398 rush yards against Colts, most vs. any opponent... In past 2 against Colts, WR Andre Johnson averages 93 receiving yards per game. Leads NFL in rec. yards (697). In 4 road games in '09, Johnson has 3 100-yard receiving games (149, 101, 135) & is averaging 112 receiving yards on road in '09 (448 total)... Rookie LB Brian Cushing (No. 15, USC) leads team & all NFL rookies with 66 tackles. Has 2 INTs in past 3 games... DE Mario Williams has 3 sacks in past 3 against Colts.

Colts Dating back to '08, Colts have franchise-record 16 consecutive regular-season wins & can tie 1933-34 Chicago Bears (17) for 3rd-longest such streak in NFL history... At home against Texans, QB Peyton Manning is 7-0 & has completed 165 of 239 passes (69.0 pct.) for 2,107 yards with 20 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 120.8 passer rating. Has 6 300-yard passing games in 7 contests in '09. Since '04, Colts are 49-7 (.875) when Manning has 2+ TDs & 23-6 (.793) when he has 300+ passing yards... RB Joseph Addai posted 105 rush yards in last meeting vs. Hou. & aims for 5th consecutive game with rush TD vs. Texans. Posted 1st passing TD of career last week... WR Reggie Wayne has 7 TD rec. vs. Texans, most vs. any opponent, & is averaging 110 receiving yards per game in past 3 vs. Hou (330 total). Tied career-high with 12 receptions last week & aims for 6th consecutive game with TD rec... Since '07, TE Dallas Clark leads NFL TEs w/20 TD rec. Has 7 TD rec. against Hou., most vs. any team... Since '02, DE Dwight Freeney ranks 2nd in NFL with 78.5 sacks (JASON TAYLOR, 86.5). Dating back to 12/18/08, Freeney aims for 9th consecutive game with 1 or more sacks... DE Robert Mathis has 6 sacks in past 6 games... S Bob Sanders recorded 1st INT of '09 last week.

Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Houston Texans
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-13	NYJ	H	L 7-24	-17
2	2009-09-20	TEN	A	W 34-31	+3
3	2009-09-27	JAC	H	L 24-31	-7
4	2009-10-04	OAK	H	W 29-6	+23
5	2009-10-11	ARI	A	L 21-28	-7
6	2009-10-18	CIN	A	W 28-17	+11
7	2009-10-25	SF	H	W 24-21	+3
8	2009-11-01	BUF	A	W 31-10	+21
9	2009-11-08	IND	A	L 17-20	-3
10		Bye
11	2009-11-23	TEN	H
12	2009-11-29	IND	H
13	2009-12-06	JAC	A
14	2009-12-13	SEA	H
15	2009-12-20	STL	A
16	2009-12-27	MIA	A
17	2010-01-03	NE	H

Indianapolis Colts
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-13	JAC	H	W 14-12	+2
2	2009-09-21	MIA	A	W 27-23	+4
3	2009-09-27	ARI	A	W 31-10	+21
4	2009-10-04	SEA	H	W 34-17	+17
5	2009-10-11	TEN	A	W 31-9	+22
6		Bye
7	2009-10-25	STL	A	W 42-6	+36
8	2009-11-01	SF	H	W 18-14	+4
9	2009-11-08	HOU	H	W 20-17	+3
10	2009-11-15	NE	H
11	2009-11-22	BAL	A
12	2009-11-29	HOU	A
13	2009-12-06	TEN	H
14	2009-12-13	DEN	H
15	2009-12-17	JAC	A
16	2009-12-27	NYJ	H
17	2010-01-03	BUF	A

Injury Report

Houston Texans
Out	FS Dominique Barber (Ankle) TE James Casey (Knee)
Questionable	DT Shaun Cody (Back) DT Deljuan Robinson (Knee)
Probable	WLB Xavier Adibi (Ankle) MLB Kevin Bentley (Shoulder) SLB Kevin Bentley (Shoulder) DE Tim Bulman (Ribs) SLB Brian Cushing (Foot) TE Joel Dreessen (Ankle) SS Nick Ferguson (Knee) DE Mario Williams (Shoulder)

Indianapolis Colts
Out	WR Anthony Gonzalez (Knee) CB Kelvin Hayden (Knee) K Adam Vinatieri (Knee)
Questionable	RB Donald Brown (Shoulder) WR Pierre Garcon (Ankle) DT Fili Moala (Concussion)

Offense Stats Comparison

	HOU Offense	IND Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	26.3	32.0	21.8	IND
Rushing yards	102.0	88.3	116.6	HOU
Rushing yards per attempt	3.47	3.89	4.22	IND
Completion %	68.7%	71.9%	60.7%	IND
Passing yards	290.0	337.0	212.0	IND
Passing yards per completion	12.10	11.13	10.76	HOU
Passing yards per attempt	8.31	8.00	6.53	HOU
Interceptions	1.0	0.7	0.9	IND
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.0	0.8	IND
Sacks allowed	1.8	0.0	2.4	IND
3rd down conversions	39.2%	50.7%	37.4%	IND
4th down conversions	50.0%	75.0%	48.9%	IND

Defense Stats Comparison

	HOU Defense	IND Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	19.0	11.0	21.8	IND
Rushing yards	61.8	84.0	116.6	HOU
Rushing yards per attempt	3.81	4.31	4.22	HOU
Completion %	59.9%	60.9%	60.7%	HOU
Passing yards	205.5	189.0	212.0	IND
Passing yards per completion	10.65	8.40	10.76	IND
Passing yards per attempt	6.38	5.12	6.53	IND
INT return	0.5	1.3	0.9	IND
Fumble recoveries	1.3	1.0	0.8	HOU
Sacks	1.5	3.7	2.4	IND
3rd down conversions	34.5%	31.8%	37.4%	IND
4th down conversions	33.3%	33.3%	48.9%	-

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	HOU	IND	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	11.8	5.5	8.3	HOU
Yards per kick return	24.5	19.6	23.3	HOU
Yards allowed per punt return	-0.3	6.2	8.3	HOU
Yards allowed per kick return	22.1	20.5	23.3	IND

Misc Stats Comparison

	HOU	IND	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.8	6.7	6.0	HOU
Penalty yards	54.5	49.0	50.2	IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2009 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	3	2002-09-22	IND	HOU	23-3	IND
2002	13	2002-12-01	HOU	IND	3-19	IND
2003	8	2003-10-26	HOU	IND	21-30	IND
2003	17	2003-12-28	IND	HOU	20-17	IND
2004	10	2004-11-14	HOU	IND	14-49	IND
2004	14	2004-12-12	IND	HOU	23-14	IND
2005	7	2005-10-23	IND	HOU	38-20	IND
2005	10	2005-11-13	HOU	IND	17-31	IND
2006	2	2006-09-17	HOU	IND	24-43	IND
2006	16	2006-12-24	IND	HOU	24-27	HOU
2007	3	2007-09-23	IND	HOU	30-24	IND
2007	16	2007-12-23	HOU	IND	15-38	IND
2008	5	2008-10-05	IND	HOU	31-27	IND
2008	11	2008-11-16	HOU	IND	27-33	IND

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2008 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.