HOUSTON TEXANS (7-7) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (7-7)
SERIES
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TEXANS |
DOLPHINS |
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SERIES LEADER |
4-0 |
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STREAKS |
4-0 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Kubiak: 3-0 |
Sparano: 0-1 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 16-13 at Rams |
L 27-24 (OT) at Titans |
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LAST GAME |
10/12/08: Texans 29 at Dolphins 28. Houston QB Matt Schaub passes for 379 & 1 TD & adds game-winning 3-yard TD with 3 seconds remaining. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/12/08 |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 154 (Hou.), 91 (Mia.). XM: 105 (Mia.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Schaub: 352-513-4,181 (2L)-25 (T2C)-13-98.9 |
Henne: 223-376-2,416-10-12-73.8 |
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RUSHING |
Moats: 89-350-3.9-4 |
R. Williams: 219-1,055-4.8-11 (T3L) |
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RECEIVING |
A. Johnson: 90-1,433 (1L)-15.9-8 |
Bess: 66-628-9.5-1 |
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OFFENSE |
377.4 (3C) |
338.2 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-2 |
-7 |
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DEFENSE |
322.7 |
341.4 |
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SACKS |
Williams: 8 |
Porter: 8 |
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INTs |
Cushing (R), Pollard: 3 |
V. Davis (R): 4 |
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PUNTING |
Turk: 42.6 |
Fields: 46.2 (3C) |
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KICKING |
K. Brown: 93 (36/36 PAT; 19/28 FG) |
Carpenter: 98 (32/33 PAT; 22/24 FG) |
NOTES
TEXANS: 7-7 record in '09 matches club's best record through 14 games ('07 & '08)...Club has won 4 consecutive games vs. Mia., longest current streak vs. any team...In past 2, QB MATT SCHAUB is 2-0 & has completed 57 of 79 passes (72.2 pct.) for 732 passing yards w/3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 108.2 passer rating. Leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL in comp. pct. (68.6) & has 70+ comp. pct. in 6 of 7 road games in '09. Schaub is 2nd in NFL w/4,181 passing yards & aims to become 1st Texans player to lead NFL in passing yards...For career, RB CHRIS BROWN averages 4.7 rush yards per carry vs. Mia...In past 2 vs. Dolphins, WR ANDRE JOHNSON had 19 receptions for 279 yards (14.7 avg.) w/2 TDs & aims for 3rd consecutive game w/100+ receiving yards (101, 178) vs. Mia. Attended Miami Senior HS & Univ. of Miami. Johnson is averaging 194.5 receiving yards per game in past 2 (289 total). Needs 1 TD catch to surpass career-high & franchise record of 8 in '07 & '08...DE MARIO WILLIAMS has 4.5 sacks in 3 games vs. Dolphins, incl. 2 in last meeting...Williams (8) needs 2 sacks to reach double-digits for 3rd consecutive season...KR-WR JACOBY JONES had 70-yard PR-TD in last game vs. Mia...
DOLPHINS: Club is 6-1 in Dec. under head coach TONY SPARANO...QB CHAD HENNE is 4-1 as starter at home w/1,077 passing yards & 6 TDs. Henne has passed for 300+ yards in 2 of past 3...RB RICKY WILLIAMS has 1,055 rush yards in '09, reaching 1,000 for 1st time since '03 - longest gap between 1,000-yard seasons in NFL history. Williams also became 7th RB in NFL history to be 32+ years old at start of season & rush for at least 1,000...WR DAVONE BESS leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL w/31 3rd-down receptions in '09. 42 of Bess' 66 receptions (63.6 pct.) have resulted in 1st downs...Since 2000, LB JASON TAYLOR leads NFL with 39 sacks in Dec. Taylor (127.5) needs 1 sack to surpass RICKEY JACKSON (128) for 10th-most sacks all-time...LB JOEY PORTER has 3 sacks in 4 career games against Hou...Rookie CB VONTAE DAVIS (Round 1, Illinois) posted team-high 4th INT of season last week & aims to become 1st rookie to lead Dolphins in INTs in season since LOUIS OLIVER in '89.