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Titans-Texans Capsule

TENNESSEE (1-5) at HOUSTON (2-5)

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE -- Texans by 4

RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Titans 3-2-1, Texans 2-5

SERIES RECORD -- Titans lead 15-11

LAST MEETING -- Texans beat Titans 45-21, Nov. 30, 2014

LAST WEEK -- Titans lost to Falcons 10-7; Texans lost to Dolphins 44-26

AP PRO32 RANKING -- Titans No. 32, Texans No. 30

TITANS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (28), RUSH (20), PASS (25).

TITANS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (5), RUSH (29), PASS (2).

TEXANS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (7), RUSH (27), PASS (4).

TEXANS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (23), RUSH (27), PASS (15).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Titans QB Marcus Mariota is tied for first among NFL rookies with nine touchdown passes. ... QB Zach Mettenberger had 187 yards passing with a touchdown starting for Mariota (knee) last week. ... LB Derrick Morgan has 7 1/2 sacks and two forced fumbles in last nine games. ... LB Zach Brown leads team with 39 tackles. ... WR Kendall Wright had 132 yards receiving and touchdown in last game against Houston. ... RB Antonio Andrews had career-high 57 yards rushing last week. ... TE Delanie Walker is third among AFC tight ends with 1,189 yards receiving since 2014. ... Second-year RB Bishop Sankey needs 66 yards to reach 1,000 all-purpose yards in career. ... LB Avery Williamson had first career interception against Falcons. ... Houston QB Brian Hoyer has 1,110 yards passing with 10 touchdowns and two interceptions. ... Houston signed QB T.J. Yates after releasing Ryan Mallett on Tuesday after he missed team's charter flight to Miami. Yates spent his first three seasons with Texans. ... RB Arian Foster suffered season-ending Achilles tendon injury last week. ... WR DeAndre Hopkins leads NFL with 776 yards receiving. His 58 receptions are second most in NFL history through first seven games. ... WR Nate Washington led Houston last week with nine receptions for 127 yards and two touchdowns. ... DE J.J. Watt had two sacks against Dolphins and leads league with 63 sacks since 2011. ... LB Brian Cushing leads Texans with 55 tackles. ... Fantasy Tip: RB Alfred Blue could be a good fantasy pickup with Foster out. He had 139 yards rushing with one touchdown in last start.

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