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OPENING LINE - Texans by 3

RECORD VS. SPREAD - San Francisco 4-1; Houston 3-3

SERIES RECORD - 49ers lead 1-0

LAST MEETING - 49ers beat Texans 20-17 in OT, Jan. 1, 2006

LAST WEEK - 49ers bye, lost to Falcons 45-10 in Week 5; Texans beat Bengals 28-17

49ERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (29), RUSH (16), PASS (28)

49ERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (15), RUSH (7), PASS (20)

TEXANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (8), RUSH (30), PASS (3)

TEXANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (20), RUSH (24) PASS (19)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - First meeting between these teams in Houston. ... 49ers coach Mike Singletary was born and grew up in Houston before starring at Baylor. ... 49ers rookie WR Michael Crabtree will make NFL debut after extended contract holdout. Last time he played in a game was Cotton Bowl on Jan. 2. ... LB Patrick Willis has two forced fumbles, 2 1/2 sacks and an interception return for a score in last two games. ... RB Frank Gore is scheduled to play for first time since injuring right ankle on his first carry Sept. 27. He's averaging 6.2 yards a carry. ... Houston has won four straight against NFC. ... Houston WR Andre Johnson has had at least 100 yards receiving in two straight games. He needs 49 yards to reach 7,000 for career. ... QB Matt Schaub has thrown for 300 or more yards in four of last five games. His 14 TDs lead NFL. ... Rookie LB Brian Cushing had first interception last week and leads Texans and all rookies with 48 tackles. He was AFC defensive player of week. ... RB Steve Slaton had career-high 102 yards receiving against Bengals.

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