Cardinals-Texans Capsule
ARIZONA (4-5) at HOUSTON (3-6)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX
OPENING LINE - Texans by 1
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Arizona 2-6-1, Houston 5-4
SERIES RECORD - Cardinals lead 2-1
LAST MEETING - Cardinals beat Texans 27-24, Nov. 10, 2013
LAST WEEK - Cardinals lost to Seahawks 22-16; Texans lost to Rams 33-7
AP PRO32 RANKING - Cardinals No. 20, Texans No. 24
CARDINALS OFFENSE - OVERALL (17), RUSH (31), PASS (4)
CARDINALS DEFENSE - OVERALL (18), RUSH (8), PASS (23)
TEXANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (12), RUSH (6), PASS (17)
TEXANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (7), PASS (27)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Backup Cardinals QB Drew Stanton threw for 273 yards and TD last week, but hurt his knee. If he can't go, Blaine Gabbert is next with starter Carson Palmer (broken arm) out. ... RB Adrian Peterson needs one rushing touchdown to become ninth player in NFL history with 100 rushing TDs. He has 225 yards rushing and touchdown in two career games against Texans. ... WR Larry Fitzgerald had 10 receptions for 113 yards last week to become sixth player in NFL history with 15,000 yards receiving with 15,066. ... WR J.J. Nelson has TD catch in last two games against AFC. ... TE Jermaine Gresham has touchdown reception in two straight games. ... LB Chandler Jones tied for third in NFL with 10 sacks and leads league with 15 tackles for losses. ... LB Karlos Dansby has 10 or more tackles in last three games against AFC. ... Rookie LB Haason Reddick had first career forced fumble and sack last week. ... S Tyrann Mathieu has interception in last two games against AFC. ... S Antoine Bethea has had eight or more tackles in last two games against Houston. ... Rookie S Budda Baker had career-high seven tackles last week. ... Texans have lost three straight. ... QB Tom Savage had four turnovers last week and has seven in three starts this season. ... RB Lamar Miller has three touchdowns in last four games against NFC. ... WR Will Fuller will miss game with rib injury. ... WR Bruce Ellington had TD catch last week. ... DE Jadeveon Clowney has had sack in three straight games. He is second in NFL with 28 tackles for losses since 2016. ... LB Benardrick McKinney leads team with 53 tackles. ... S Andre Hal has eight interceptions since 2015. ... LB Brennan Scarlett had career-most two sacks last week. ... CB Johnathan Joseph is one of two active players with 25 or more interceptions (28) and 150 passes defended (165). ... Team will induct Andre Johnson as inaugural member of Texans Ring of Honor on Sunday. Johnson spent 12 seasons in Houston and is team's all-time leader in yards receiving (13,597), receptions (1,012) and touchdown receptions (64). ... Fantasy Tip: WR DeAndre Hopkins could be good pickup after piling up 421 yards receiving with two touchdowns in last three games. He's second in NFL in yards receiving with 803 and his eight TD receptions lead league.
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