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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 12 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Reliant Stadium

BALvsHOU

Ravens offensevsTexans defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Ravens, 7 for Texans. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

BAL offenseHOU offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Wideouts feast

Texans give up 196 yards a game to wide receivers (32nd), against a league average of 147. Ravens' wide receivers produce 148 (15th).

02
Opportunity

Deep right is open

Texans are worst against deep right throws, allowing +1.32 EPA per attempt. Ravens send 4% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Pressure problem

Ravens take a sack on 9% of dropbacks (27th). Texans get home on 8% (6th). League average is 7%.

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Ravens succeed on 46% of plays (12th) against a defense that allows 41% (8th).

Players to watch

BAL Ravens

5Tyler HuntleyQB · 76/110 · 727 yds · 4 TD · 1 INTEPA per dropback +0.02 · 19th22Derrick HenryRB · 158 car · 632 yds · 9 TD · 12 recEPA per touch -0.094Zay FlowersWR · 40 rec · 608 yds · 3 TD · 58 tgtEPA per target +0.44 · 28th89Mark AndrewsTE · 29 rec · 218 yds · 1 TD · 41 tgtEPA per target -0.0914Kyle HamiltonNickel Back · 55 tackles · 1 INT · 4 PD1 INT0Roquan SmithLeft Inside Linebacker · 66 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD2 sacks

HOU Texans

7C.J. StroudQB · 160/247 · 1867 yds · 11 TD · 1 INTEPA per dropback +0.12 · 15th4Woody MarksRB · 77 car · 271 yds · 2 TD · 14 recEPA per touch -0.1486Dalton SchultzTE · 33 rec · 322 yds · 0 TD · 43 tgtEPA per target +0.23 · 22nd19Xavier HutchinsonWR · 21 rec · 258 yds · 1 TD · 40 tgtEPA per target -0.0451Will Anderson Jr.Left Defensive End · 31 tackles · 7.5 sacks · 1 PD7.5 sacks · T-1st in the NFL55Danielle HunterRight Defensive End · 17 tackles · 4 sacks · 4 PD4 sacks · T-22nd in the NFL
The series · Ravens and Texans since 1999, and this season's records16 meetings

The Ravens lead the series 13–3 since 1999 (they first met in 2002). Oct 5, 2025, at M&T Bank Stadium: the Texans won 44–10. Cooper Rush started at quarterback for the Ravens and C.J. Stroud for the Texans; John Harbaugh and DeMeco Ryans coached.

Ravens at home8–1the Ravens' record
In Houston5–2the Ravens' record
Most pointsRavens 41 · Texans 442008 · 2025
Biggest winRavens by 34 · Texans by 342019 · 2025
Playoffs2–0the Ravens' record

The last 5

2025 · Wk 5HOU 44 at BAL 10
2024 · Wk 17BAL 31 at HOU 2
2023 · Wk 20 · playoffsHOU 10 at BAL 34
2023 · Wk 1HOU 9 at BAL 25
2020 · Wk 2BAL 33 at HOU 16

2026 records

RavensTexans
Overall4–42–5
Division0–22–1
Conference2–32–3
Other conference2–10–2
Home1–20–4
Away3–22–1
Last 5WWLLLLLWWL
StreakLost 3Lost 1
Points a game22.4 – 25.423.6 – 24.3

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Ravens' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Ravens offense against the Texans defenseDepth charts
Texans defense · 4-3 DRavens offense · 3WR 1TE79Stanley74Simpson64Jurgens71Ioane70Rosengarten89Andrews5Huntley22Henry4Flowers6Lane7Bateman55Hunter98Rankins72Togiai51Anderson39To'oTo'o0Al-Shaair35Hansen3Lassiter24Stingley5Pitre6Blankenship2Bullock

Ravens offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBTyler Huntley#5 · 76/110 · 727 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT
  • RBDerrick Henry#22 · 158 car · 632 yds · 9 TD · 12 rec
  • WRZay Flowers#4 · 40 rec · 608 yds · 3 TD · 58 tgt
  • WRRashod Bateman#7 · 19 rec · 288 yds · 1 TD · 29 tgt
  • WRJa'Kobi Lane#6 · 9 rec · 89 yds · 0 TD · 14 tgt
  • TEMark Andrews#89 · 29 rec · 218 yds · 1 TD · 41 tgt
  • LTRonnie Stanley#79
  • LGJohn Simpson#74
  • CCam Jurgens#64
  • RGOlaivavega Ioane#71
  • RTRoger Rosengarten#70

Texans defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEDanielle Hunter#55 · 17 tackles · 4 sacks · 4 PD
  • RDTSheldon Rankins#98 · 20 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDTTommy Togiai#72 · 36 tackles · 1 PD
  • LDEWill Anderson Jr.#51 · 31 tackles · 7.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBHenry To'oTo'o#39 · 17 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • MLBAzeez Al-Shaair#0 · 58 tackles · 2 PD
  • SLBJake Hansen#35 · 36 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • RCBKamari Lassiter#3 · 44 tackles · 1 sack · 5 PD
  • LCBDerek Stingley Jr.#24 · 17 tackles · 4 PD
  • NBJalen Pitre#5 · 24 tackles · 4 PD
  • SSReed Blankenship#6 · 44 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • FSCalen Bullock#2 · 30 tackles · 1 INT · 4 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · BAL offense against HOU defense
StatBAL BAL offFavors BAL · Favors HOUHOU HOU def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.02#15
+0.03#22+0.00
Success rate
46%#12
41%#844%
Yards per play
5.8#9
5.4#185.4
Explosive play rate
11%#7
10%#229%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.09#14
+0.07#20+0.03
Sack rate
9%#27
8%#67%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.08#16
-0.03#25-0.08
Yards per carry
4.5#8
3.8#124.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
40%#16
42%#1941%
Red zone TD rate
59%#15
68%#2461%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
148#15
196#32147
TE yards per game
53#18
46#1055
TE targets per game
7.8#13
6.3#57.6
RB receiving yards per game
22#25
21#632
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Ravens: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.628% of throws
-0.094% of throws
+1.154% of throws
Short
+0.3923% of throws
+0.3524% of throws
+0.0237% of throws

Texans: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.5321 throws
+1.2711 throws
+1.3218 throws
Short
-0.0463 throws
+0.2648 throws
+0.0084 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.