Texans-Titans Capsule

The Associated Press

HOUSTON (3-4) at TENNESSEE (2-5)

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE — Texans by 2

RECORD VS. SPREAD — Houston 4-3, Tennessee 2-5

SERIES RECORD — Titans lead 15-9

LAST MEETING — Titans beat Texans 16-10, Dec. 29, 2013

AP PRO32 RANKING — Texans No. 22, Titans No. 28.

TEXANS OFFENSE — OVERALL (19), RUSH (8), PASS (25).

TEXANS DEFENSE — OVERALL (26), RUSH (20), PASS (26).

TITANS OFFENSE — OVERALL (27), RUSH (17), PASS (28).

TITANS DEFENSE — OVERALL (20), RUSH (22), PASS (21).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Sunday is 200th game in Texans history. … Texans QB Ryan Fitzpatrick started nine of 11 games he played for Titans last season, throwing for 2,454 yards and 14 TDs. Fitzpatrick threw for 225 yards with three TDs and one interception in last game vs. Titans in 2011 with Buffalo. … RB Arian Foster averaging 136.8 yards from scrimmage in five games vs. Titans. Foster leads AFC this season with 615 yards rushing and average of 4.95 yards per carry. … WR Andre Johnson has 64 catches for 806 yards and six TDs in past 10 games vs. Titans. Johnson averages six catches per game, best in NFL history with minimum of 100 games. … DE J.J. Watt has 20 ½ sacks, three forced fumbles and four recovered fumbles in 19 career games vs. AFC South opponents. Watt leads NFL since 2012 with 36 sacks. … Texans lead NFL with 15 takeaways. … Titans rookie QB Zach Mettenberger will make first career start vs. Texans, third QB to start this season for Tennessee. Mettenberger led NFL in preseason with 659 yards passing. … Rookie RB Bishop Sankey had team-high 56 yards rushing in loss at Washington. … WR Kendall Wright has had five or more catches in four of past five games. … WR Derek Hagan scored his first TD with Titans last week. … Delanie Walker leads AFC tight ends with 438 yards receiving and has 31 catches. .. S Michael Griffin leads Titans with 48 tackles. … LB Wesley Woodyard intercepted a pass last week.

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