HOUSTON (5-6) At PHILADELPHIA (7-4)
Thursday, 8:20 p.m., NFL Network
OPENING LINE – Eagles by 7
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Houston (4-6-1); Philadelphia (5-6)
SERIES RECORD – Eagles lead 2-0
LAST MEETING – Eagles beat Texans 24-10, Sept. 10, 2006
LAST WEEK – Texans beat Titans 20-0; Eagles lost to Bears 31-26
TEXANS OFFENSE – OVERALL (7), RUSH (7), PASS (15)
TEXANS DEFENSE – OVERALL (28), RUSH (9), PASS (31)
EAGLES OFFENSE – OVERALL (2), RUSH (3), PASS (8)
EAGLES DEFENSE – OVERALL (10), RUSH (12), PASS (13)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Texans QB Matt Schaub needs 248 yards passing to record third straight season of 3,000 yards. Schaub played high school football 22 miles west of Lincoln Financial Field at West Chester East High. … RB Arian Foster needs 136 yards rushing to pass Steve Slaton for team’s all-time single-season record. … WR Andre Johnson has caught a pass in 76 straight games. … Texans have scored touchdown in 70 consecutive games. … Texans 10-5 against NFC since 2007. … Eagles K David Akers will play in his 184th game, surpassing Brian Dawkins for first on team’s all-time list. … QB Michael Vick has two 300-yard games and five 250-yard games this season. He had two and eight, respectively, in six seasons with Atlanta. … Eagles have averaged at least 4.0 yards per carry in all 11 games this season, surpassing 1970 St. Louis Cardinals for most ever to start season. … Eagles have not allowed punt or kickoff return for touchdown since Felix Jones had 98-yard kickoff return Sept. 15, 2008 at Dallas. Only two other teams have not allowed a TD during that span (Tampa Bay, Buffalo). … WR Jason Avant needs one more reception to set a career high.
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