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

HOUvsBAL

Texans offensevsRavens defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Texans, 8 for Ravens. 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

Ravens give up 178 yards a game to wide receivers (28th), against a league average of 147. Texans' wide receivers produce 180 (6th).

02
Opportunity

Deep middle is open

Ravens are worst against deep middle throws, allowing +1.08 EPA per attempt. Texans send 5% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Checkdowns go nowhere

Ravens give up 18 yards a game to running backs (2nd), against a league average of 32. Texans' running backs produce 21 (26th).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Texans create explosive plays on 10% of snaps (12th). Ravens give them up at 8% (10th).

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 · Texans offense against the Ravens defenseDepth charts
Ravens defense · 3-4 DTexans offense · 3WR 1TE79Ersery66Rutledge63Brown69Ingram77Brown86Schultz7Stroud4Marks12Collins19Hutchinson18Harrison93Campbell98Jones92Madubuike15Green91Hendrickson32Simpson0Smith44Humphrey2Wiggins14Hamilton21Hawkins24Starks

Texans offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBC.J. Stroud#7 · 160/247 · 1867 yds · 11 TD · 1 INT
  • RBWoody Marks#4 · 77 car · 271 yds · 2 TD · 14 rec
  • WRNico Collins#12 · 24 rec · 329 yds · 3 TD · 35 tgt
  • WRMarvin Harrison Jr.#18 · 9 rec · 125 yds · 2 TD · 21 tgt
  • WRXavier Hutchinson#19 · 21 rec · 258 yds · 1 TD · 40 tgt
  • TEDalton Schultz#86 · 33 rec · 322 yds · 0 TD · 43 tgt
  • LTAireontae Ersery#79
  • LGKeylan Rutledge#66
  • CEvan Brown#63
  • RGEd Ingram#69
  • RTTrent Brown#77

Ravens defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDECalais Campbell#93 · 11 tackles · 1 sack
  • NTTravis Jones#98 · 20 tackles · 1 PD
  • LDENnamdi Madubuike#92 · 20 tackles · 1 sack
  • WLBMike Green#15 · 18 tackles · 3.5 sacks
  • SLBTrey Hendrickson#91 · 9 tackles · 2 sacks
  • RILBTrenton Simpson#32 · 50 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • LILBRoquan Smith#0 · 66 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • RCBMarlon Humphrey#44 · 28 tackles · 7 PD
  • LCBNate Wiggins#2 · 24 tackles · 4 PD
  • NBKyle Hamilton#14 · 55 tackles · 1 INT · 4 PD
  • SSJaylinn Hawkins#21 · 30 tackles
  • FSMalaki Starks#24 · 48 tackles · 1 sack · 1 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 · HOU offense against BAL defense
StatHOU HOU offFavors HOU · Favors BALBAL BAL def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.02#13
+0.01#17+0.00
Success rate
42%#17
44%#2144%
Yards per play
5.6#10
5.4#145.4
Explosive play rate
10%#12
8%#109%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.11#13
+0.07#21+0.03
Sack rate
6%#11
6%#187%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.15#25
-0.06#22-0.08
Yards per carry
3.4#29
3.6#104.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
38%#25
40%#1241%
Red zone TD rate
58%#19
68%#2261%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
180#6
178#28147
TE yards per game
65#8
47#1155
TE targets per game
9.0#5
6.0#27.6
RB receiving yards per game
21#26
18#232
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Texans: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.035% of throws
+1.305% of throws
+0.2511% of throws
Short
-0.0122% of throws
+0.2723% of throws
+0.2434% of throws

Ravens: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.7315 throws
+1.0813 throws
+0.9613 throws
Short
+0.1182 throws
-0.2148 throws
+0.1190 throws

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