Not many were watching such a dud of a game but fantasy football owners of Andre Johnson got a nice leg up on their matchup this week. Let's take a look at the fantasy football news that came out of the game.
-Speaking of Johnson, he was the clear star of the game as he caught 13 passes for 154 yards. The Jaguars had no answer for Johnson who now has 95 catches for 1,277 yards and five touchdowns. Once again it is likely Johnson will fail to reach double-digit receiving touchdowns which is something he has never done despite all of his catches. Be that as it may Johnson remains a sure fire number 1 fantasy football wideout who is showing no signs of slowing down.
-As far as the QB's were concerned, no one in their right mind still playing has Chad Henne so let's move right into the Houston situation. Once again Case Keenum was pulled, the second time in three weeks in favor of Matt Schaub. Keenum was actually not terrible as he threw a touchdown pass and completed 16-of-29. However he threw an ugly pick and held onto the football too long. Enter Schaub who immediately threw a touchdown but also was picked off himself late in the fourth quarter as Houston was driving to tie or go ahead. Nothing positive to say here.
-The Ben Tate 3-TD bonanza from Week 13 didn't carry over to Thursday night as he rushed for only 53 yards on 14 carries. Meanwhile Maurice Jones-Drew has his best game of the season as he went over 100 rushing yards for the first time this season. Jones-Drew wound up rushing for 103 yards on 14 carries while also catching 2 balls for 20 more yards. Unfortunately his day ended a bit early as Jones-Drew suffered a hamstring injury that finished him in the fourth quarter.
-Garrett Graham has really been a shot in the arm for those fantasy football owners who took a shot on him when Owen Daniels went out for the season. Graham could be earning himself a bigger role with Houston or elsewhere next season as he grabbed 8 balls for 73 yards and a score. In fact the tight ends were productive on both sides as Marcedes Lewis caught a touchdown of his own but overall had only two catches. Lewis has been nothing but a bench guy at best in fantasy football terms since he entered the league.
-It was back to up one week/down the next week for Cecil Shorts as he grabbed only 2 passes for 13 yards. Luckily for Shorts' owners, one of those went for a score which saved the day from being a total disaster. Still Shorts has been very inconsistent the second half of the season after being very solid the first half.
There you have it. As always let us hear your thoughts.
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