Week 6 NFL Capsule: Ravens vs. Texans

by Bruce Raffel on Oct 12, 2011 7:00 PM EDT

HOUSTON TEXANS (3-2) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (3-1)

SERIES

	TEXANS	RAVENS
SERIES LEADER		4-0
STREAKS		4-0
COACHES VS. OPP.	Kubiak: 0-2	Harbaugh: 2-0
LAST WEEK	L 25-20 vs. Raiders	Bye (Wk. 4: W 34-17 vs. Jets)
LAST GAME	12/13/10: Ravens 34 at Texans 28 (OT). Baltimore WR Derrick Mason has 6 receptions for 78 yards with 2 TDs & CB Josh Wilson has game-winning 12-yard INT-TD in OT.
LAST GAME AT SITE	12/4/05: Ravens 16, Texans 15. Baltimore LB Adalius Thomas has 20-yard INT-TD in 4th quarter & K Matt Stover converts game-winning 38-yard FG with 6 seconds remaining.
BROADCAST	CBS (4:05 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. SIRIUS: 93 (Hou.), 134 (Bal.). XM: 233 (Bal.).

STATS

PASSING	Schaub: 98-164-1,377-9-5 (T3C)-92.5	Flacco: 69-140-973-7-3-79.9
RUSHING	Tate: 68-321-4.7-1	Rice: 66-297-4.5-2
RECEIVING	A. Johnson: 25-352-14.1-2	Rice (RB): 16-242-15.1-2
OFFENSE	398.6 (3C)	358.5
TAKE/GIVE	+2	+7 (T3L)
DEFENSE	314.0	284.5 (3L)
SACKS	A. Smith: 4	Suggs: 4
INTs	Allen, Joseph: 2	E. Reed, Webb: 2
PUNTING	Hartmann (R): 42.7	Koch: 45.3
KICKING	Rackers: 49 (1C) (13/13 PAT; 12/13 FG)	Cundiff: 39 (12/12 PAT; 9/11 FG)

NOTES

TEXANS: In past 2 on road, QB MATT SCHAUB has completed 43 of 68 passes (63.2 pct.) for 603 yards with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 110.1 passer rating. Passed for 393 yards in last game vs. Ravens…In last meeting vs. Bal., RB ARIAN FOSTER had 100 rush yards on 20 carries (5.0 avg.). Foster had career-best 116 rec. yards last week & aims for 3rd straight game with at least 150+ scrimmage yards (166, 184)…WR KEVIN WALTER had 60-yard TD reception vs. Ravens in ’08…TE OWEN DANIELS had 5 rec. for 91 receiving yards (18.2 avg.) in last game vs. Bal. Had season-high 89 rec. yards last week. TE JOEL DREESSEN had career-high 112 rec. yards last week, incl. career-long 56-yard TD rec…Defense leads AFC with 15 sacks this season…LB BRIAN CUSHING had career-best 1.5 sacks in only meeting vs. Bal. Posted 1st sack of season last week…CB JASON ALLEN aims for 3rd straight game with INT…RAVENS: Have won 12 of past 13 at home…Since ’90, Bal. has .667 win pct. (10-5) after bye, 2nd-best in AFC (BRONCOS, .727)…Aim for 5th consecutive win vs. Texans…QB JOE FLACCO is 2-0 vs. Hou. & has completed 37 of 56 passes (66.1 pct.) for 420 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 112.2 passer rating. Flacco is 21-5 (.808) at home & has 32 TDs vs. 14 INTs & 91 passer rating…RB RAY RICE is averaging 134.8 scrimmage yards per game this season (297 rush, 242 rec.). FB VONTA LEACH spent 4 seasons (2007-10) with Texans…In 3 games vs. Hou., WR ANQUAN BOLDIN averages 85.3 rec. yards per game (256 total). WR LEE EVANS had career-high 265 rec. yards vs. Texans on 11/19/06 with Bills…Ravens have 14 takeaways (6 INTs, 8 FRs) this season, tied for 2nd in NFL (BILLS, 16; 49ERS 14)…Club had 3 return TDs (2 FR-TDs; 1 INT-TD) last game…LB TERRELL SUGGS has 4 sacks in 3 career games vs. Hou…S ED REED has registered 2 INTs this season…CB LARDARIUS WEBB posted 73-yard INT-TD return vs. Jets & aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT.

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Should be a good game

Wish the Texans (Andre, Mario) were healthy

2 Defensive Scores are in the Karma Bag
"Wade aid has lean in it, just saying"

by WreckNTexan on Oct 12, 2011 9:32 PM EDT reply actions

Believe it or not, so do we (for the most part). We want teams at their best when we beat him. Although even with AJ and Mario, we’d still have a distinct advantage. Between you guys coming off of a physical game in Pittsburgh, and us having an extra week of rest and game-planning, I’d say we have a leg up on you. Not to mention it being in Baltimore. But like you said, it should be a good game…

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by StuckInUtah on Oct 12, 2011 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions

They played Oakland last week.

You come at the king, you best not miss.

by organizedchaos52 on Oct 13, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh duh, my bad. With the Ravens bye week, it was like the black hole of football for me.

"Is adult entertainment killing our children, or is killing children entertaining adults?"
-Marilyn Manson

by StuckInUtah on Oct 13, 2011 12:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Sadly, I entirely understand.

You come at the king, you best not miss.

by organizedchaos52 on Oct 13, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions

rackers is the bum who missed the big kick on MNF against the bears when he was with arizona. that miss deflated leinhardt (sp?).

by raven on Oct 12, 2011 11:12 PM EDT reply actions

Agree

Schaub threw for over 400 yards without Johnson last week and was one bad decision away from being the hero and winning the game. They won’t be able to run, so expect him to air it out 50+ times if not more.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Oct 13, 2011 12:36 AM EDT reply actions

So Ed will have three picks? Or four

by Evan Skev on Oct 13, 2011 2:31 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

He can't throw 50+

If we keep forcing turnovers.

This could be a close game if we don’t take it seriously, but I say we win by double digits

by kryptonianjorel on Oct 13, 2011 3:52 AM EDT up reply actions

I agree. Schaub’s confidence must be shot. He sat out of practice yesterday with a hurt ~~ego~~ shoulder. We can stop Arian since we don’t have to worry about Andre. Ravens win by 10+.

The writer formerly known as This White Man Can Jump; Powah Stached; Bear Killer; Da Dude; The Other Bambino; TJ Dropped The Season; Harbaugh Is My Co-Pilot; Billick's Alter Ego; Mr. Poopy Pants.

by El.Dude on Oct 13, 2011 8:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Foster

He will get yardage, if not toteing the ball then catching it. It would be a mistake to think your D will instantly shut down the running game. Which has been very strong this year.

2 Defensive Scores are in the Karma Bag
"Wade aid has lean in it, just saying"

by WreckNTexan on Oct 13, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I’d project Foster has something like 70 rushing and 40 receiving. His YPC won’t be high though.

We respect your offense, but this defense is a LOT better than the one you played last season.

Obstacles are the things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

by jackmca on Oct 13, 2011 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Schaub has a tendency to throw a lot of batted balls. Is he that short? He loves his TE out of the backfield and the TE moves a lot. Actually, their O reminds me of ours minus the 49. They mix it up pretty good but never really establish one relationship. It’s a mixed bag without rhyme or reason. They use the TE more than i would expect with Foster and that star receiver. Foster is fast for a big man. He won’t be collapsing under Ngata arm tackles. Our Lb’s better be ready for a Brandon Jacobs with speed. Our small DB’s are going to jam their necks trying to stop Foster in the secondary. Enter Pollard. He’s the X factor in this game. Look for Shaub to attack our right side D with TE passes. They have plays that call for risky across the body/field throws. If timed right we should have a few pick 6’s.

by raven on Oct 13, 2011 1:10 PM EDT reply actions

Shaub

is 6-5 the Raiders D line was just playing phenomenally well, Texans have 3 TE that are all very dangerous weapons. As for Pollard, the Texans know exactly what his weakness is. Coverage, and he will be exploited by the TE’s and RB’s(Maybe even Derrek Mason). Last year Pollard gave up more TD’s then any other Safety in red zone coverage.

2 Defensive Scores are in the Karma Bag
"Wade aid has lean in it, just saying"

by WreckNTexan on Oct 13, 2011 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Pollard doesn’t start for us. So far we’ve been mainly using him as a situational pass rusher / run blitzer.

The writer formerly known as This White Man Can Jump; Powah Stached; Bear Killer; Da Dude; The Other Bambino; TJ Dropped The Season; Harbaugh Is My Co-Pilot; Billick's Alter Ego; Mr. Poopy Pants.

by El.Dude on Oct 13, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Appears

The Ravens know his weakness as well

2 Defensive Scores are in the Karma Bag
"Wade aid has lean in it, just saying"

by WreckNTexan on Oct 13, 2011 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions

they run the TE screen from the I formation. the TE lines up back right of center and then moves to his left after the snap. one back blocks, the other fakes handoff and the TE heads for the flats. the raiders got toasted all day with that play.

by raven on Oct 13, 2011 1:14 PM EDT reply actions