Injury newsOne row per player: his latest change on the report as we saw it, and the statuses he went through. A timeline of the report, not a forecast.◷History
▲David Montgomery RBUpgraded to Questionable from Out · GroinQuestionable → Out → Questionable → Doubtful → Out → Questionable → Doubtful → Out → QuestionableStill listed25 h ago
▲Blake Fisher OTUpgraded to Questionable from Out · ThumbQuestionable → Out → QuestionableStill listed25 h ago
▲Jalen Pitre SUpgraded to Questionable from Out · Shoulder - AC JointQuestionable → Doubtful → Out → Doubtful → Questionable → Out → QuestionableStill listed25 h ago
▲Reed Blankenship SUpgraded to Questionable from Out · ConcussionQuestionable → Out → QuestionableStill listed25 h ago
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○Jake Hummel LBOff the report (was Injured Reserve)37 h ago
○Marlin Klein TEOff the report (was Out)44 h ago
○Febechi Nwaiwu GOff the report (was Out)44 h ago
○Nate Thomas OTOff the report (was Out)Out → Questionable → Out44 h ago
Times are when the report changed on our end, last 30 days.
ScheduleEvery game this season: results, upcoming kickoffs and spreads, and the model's locked call with its grade.
Props vs HOUEveryone's props against this defense and the result: green = over (or yes) hit, red = didn't. Final games only.
Player & date
Result
Line
Odds
J.J. McCarthyQB
NYG @ HOU · 10/25
252✓
Over 204.5
-115
Trevor LawrenceQB
HOU @ JAX · 10/18
306✓
Over 230.5
-115
Cam WardQB
HOU @ TEN · 10/11
170✕
Over 188.5
-115
Dak PrescottQB
DAL @ HOU · 10/4
335✓
Over 266.5
-113
Daniel JonesQB
HOU @ IND · 9/27
235✓
Over 210.5
-113
Full stat sheetEvery measure for HOU: offense (left) and defense (right), with league rank of 32 (1 = best).◷History
2026 season
OffenseDefense
Passing
EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback: the best single passing-efficiency number. Defense column: what it allows.
+0.13#12
+0.07#20
Pass success rate
47%#14
41%#3
Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards.
10.1%#6
11.0%#31
Yards / dropback
6.9#9
6.4#18
Completion % over expectedCompletions above what the throws' difficulty predicts, per attempt. Defense column: what it allows.
+2.3#10
+0.3#17
YAC / completion
4.3#25
4.8#10
Sack rateSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.
5.6%#15
7.7%#4
Interception rate
0.4%#2
1.2%#28
Rushing
EPA / rushExpected points added per rush. Defense column: what it allows.
−0.15#24
−0.03#27
Rush success rate
35%#28
43%#22
Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards.
7.1%#26
8.3%#9
Yards / rush
3.4#29
3.8#11
Situational
Third-down conversion
38%#26
41%#16
Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown.
60%#15
68%#23
Turnovers / game
0.43#2
0.86#26
Houston Texans · routes and coverage
2024–25 seasons
How the defense plays
Man
40%#16/32
league 40%
Pressure
32%
league 30%
Rushers
4.32
per dropback
Coverage
Share
League
Cover 1
35.2%
29.9%
Cover 2
20.2%
22.1%
Cover 3
19.0%
22.7%
Cover 4
11.9%
8.2%
Cover 6
6.0%
4.5%
2-man
2.8%
6.2%
Cover 0
2.8%
4.2%
Cover 9
2.1%
2.1%
What it has allowed, by route
Route
Tgt
Yds/tgt
AdjYards per target adjusted toward the league average when it rests on few targets.
League
Screen
124
5.2
5.4
5.8
Swing
52
5.5
5.4
5.3
Quick out
202
4.5
4.8
5.5
Slant
63
7.0
7.1
7.2
Hitch / curl
178
6.3
6.4
6.8
Shallow cross
77
7.8
7.3
6.5
Texas / angle
12
5.1
6.3
6.5
In / dig
94
9.5
9.5
9.6
Deep out
86
5.2
6.4
8.0
Corner
61
10.9
10.6
10.4
Post
58
13.0
12.6
12.3
Go
133
7.8
8.5
9.9
Wheel
10
12.9
10.6
10.2
Green: the defense allows fewer yards per target than average on that route (a strength); red: more (a weakness) — matching the panels above.
Where Houston Texans's targets come from
Screen
8%
Swing
4%
Quick out
21%
Slant
8%
Hitch / curl
16%
Shallow cross
6%
Texas / angle
1%
In / dig
10%
Deep out
9%
Corner
5%
Post
7%
Go
6%
Wheel
1%
Route and coverage labels come from play charting: the route is the targeted receiver's, the coverage is what the defense played on the dropback. Descriptions of games already played, not projections.
Scoring by quarter and halfPoints scored (solid) and allowed (striped) per quarter and half over the last 17 games; tick = league average.◷History
Points in the 1st half:HOU scores 54% · allows 48%league 50%
HOU trendsRank 1 = highest in the league, even for points against (allowed most). A rank is not a grade.◷History
17 games · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
Record
11-6
17 games
Points for
24.5
#12 of 32 · league 22.9
Points against
21.3
#22 of 32 · league 23.0
Scoring margin
+3.2
#10 of 32 · league 0.0
Regular season only, the last 17 regular-season games (Nov 2025 – Oct 2026) (7 in 2026, 10 in 2025). Every rank is among the 32 teams with a full sample.
Points by quarter and halfPoints scored and allowed in each quarter, per game. The second half includes overtime.◷History
per game · n = 17
Points in the
For
Against
League avg
1st quarter
5.1#12 of 32
2.8#31 of 32
4.7
2nd quarter
8.2#9 of 32
7.0#13 of 32
6.8
3rd quarter
3.9#23 of 32
5.5#8 of 32
4.8
4th quarter
7.4#5 of 32
5.6#23 of 32
6.4
1st half
13.2#9 of 32
9.8#23 of 32
11.5
2nd half
11.2#15 of 32
11.5#17 of 32
11.5
First half against second halfThe share of a team's points that came before halftime, and the share of the points it allowed.◷History
Measure
HOU
League
n
Share of points scored in the 1st half
54.1%#8 of 32
49.8%
17
Share of points allowed in the 1st half
46.1%#23 of 32
49.8%
17
PaceOffensive plays per game, plays the defense faced, and how often the offense dropped back to pass.◷History
Measure
HOU
League
n
Plays per game
62.6#10 of 32
60.9
17
Plays faced per game
60.8#16 of 32
60.7
17
Dropback rate
60.3%#15 of 32
59.9%
17
Red zoneDrives that reached the opponent's 20, and how often they ended in a touchdown. Counted by drive.◷History
Measure
HOU
League
n
Red-zone trips per game
3.53#10 of 32
3.22
17
Red-zone touchdown rate
53.3%#23 of 32
57.2%
17
Red-zone trips allowed per game
2.71#28 of 32
3.21
17
Red-zone touchdown rate allowed
56.5%#17 of 32
57.3%
17
Home, road, recent form and restSlices of the same games. Ranks compare the same slice across teams; a slice with few games is unranked.◷History
HOU
Games
Record
Points for
Points against
Scoring margin
Plays per game
All games
17
11-6
24.5#12 of 32
21.3#22 of 32
+3.2#10 of 32
62.6#10 of 32
At home
10
5-5
26.3#9 of 32
25.4#10 of 32
+0.9#16 of 32
63.1#10 of 32
On the road
6
5-1
19.8#20 of 32
12.8#32 of 32
+7.0#4 of 32
62.5#9 of 32
Last 5 games
5
2-3
25.6#12 of 32
22.8#17 of 32
+2.8#16 of 32
55.0#31 of 32
Short rest
2
2-0
21.5—
17.5—
+4.0—
57.0—
Normal rest
13
8-5
24.8#11 of 32
21.2#23 of 32
+3.6#9 of 32
62.1#14 of 32
Long rest
1
1-0
20.0—
16.0—
+4.0—
71.0—
Neutral-site games count as neither home nor road. A slice with few games moves a lot from one game; read it with its n.
Roster · 2026 · 18Players at quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end and kicker who recorded a stat for the team in the 2026 season, by position.
Records and scoring from final scores; ranks and tendencies from play-by-play. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.
Dalton SchultzTE4318.6%
Xavier HutchinsonWR4017.3%
Nico CollinsWR3515.2%
Kayshon BoutteWR2310.0%
Jaylin NoelWR2310.0%
Woody MarksRB177.4%
Foster MoreauTE146.1%
Jared WayneWR125.2%
Marvin Harrison Jr.WR83.5%
David MontgomeryRB73.0%
Cade StoverTE31.3%
Brevin JordanTE20.9%
Lewis BondWR10.4%
Jawhar JordanRB10.4%
Tank DellWR10.4%
Marlin KleinTE10.4%
Houston Texans5 listed
BUFBuffalo BillsL 31–36HOU 53%✗
CINCincinnati BengalsL 6–20HOU 67%✗
INDIndianapolis ColtsL 17–19HOU 54%✗
DALDallas CowboysL 30–34HOU 60%✗
TENTennessee TitansW 26–3HOU 72%✓
JAXJacksonville JaguarsW 34–31JAX 57%✗
NYGNew York GiantsL 21–27HOU 79%✗
LACLos Angeles ChargersNextHOU -3—
CLECleveland Browns——
BALBaltimore Ravens——
PITPittsburgh Steelers——
WSHWashington Commanders——
PHIPhiladelphia EaglesHOU +2.5—
GBGreen Bay Packers——
