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Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET
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Week 14 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Northwest Stadium

HOUvsWAS

Texans offensevsCommanders defense

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

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

Tight ends feast

Commanders give up 75 yards a game to tight ends (30th), against a league average of 55. Texans' tight ends produce 65 (8th).

02
Opportunity

Deep right is open

Commanders are worst against deep right throws, allowing +1.19 EPA per attempt. Texans send 11% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Ground game stalls

Texans average 3.4 yards per carry (29th). Commanders allow 3.5 (5th).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

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

Players to watch

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-23rd in the NFL

WAS Commanders

5Jayden DanielsQB · 91/145 · 976 yds · 6 TD · 0 INTEPA per dropback +0.04 · 18th1Rachaad WhiteRB · 47 car · 200 yds · 3 TD · 16 recEPA per touch +0.01 · 17th3Stefon DiggsWR · 27 rec · 252 yds · 5 TD · 44 tgtEPA per target +0.2314Antonio WilliamsWR · 23 rec · 259 yds · 1 TD · 33 tgtEPA per target +0.3129Rasul DouglasLeft Cornerback · 27 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL98Odafe OwehWeakside Linebacker · 16 tackles · 4 sacks4 sacks · T-23rd in the NFL
The series · Texans and Commanders since 1999, and this season's records6 meetings

The series is even at 3–3 since 1999 (they first met in 2002). Nov 20, 2022, at NRG Stadium: the Commanders won 23–10. Davis Mills started at quarterback for the Texans and Taylor Heinicke for the Commanders; Lovie Smith and Ron Rivera coached.

Texans at home1–2the Texans' record
In Washington2–1the Texans' record
Most pointsTexans 30 · Commanders 312010 · 2006
Biggest winTexans by 11 · Commanders by 162014 · 2002

The last 5

2022 · Wk 11WAS 23 at HOU 10
2018 · Wk 11HOU 23 at WAS 21
2014 · Wk 1WAS 6 at HOU 17
2010 · Wk 2 · OTHOU 30 at WAS 27
2006 · Wk 3WAS 31 at HOU 15

2026 records

TexansCommanders
Overall2–52–4–1
Division2–11–2–1
Conference2–32–3–1
Other conference0–20–1
Home0–42–1–1
Away2–10–3
Last 5LLWWLWLTLW
StreakLost 1Won 1
Points a game23.6 – 24.322.7 – 26.0

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 Texans' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Texans offense against the Commanders defenseDepth charts
Commanders defense · 3-4 DTexans offense · 3WR 1TE79Ersery66Rutledge63Brown69Ingram77Brown86Schultz7Stroud4Marks12Collins19Hutchinson18Harrison99Kinlaw97Settle90Omenihu98Oweh92Armstrong52Styles4Luvu23Amos29Douglas2Robertson25Cross39Reaves

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

Commanders defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEJavon Kinlaw#99 · 13 tackles · 1 sack · 2 PD
  • NTTim Settle#97 · 11 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDECharles Omenihu#90 · 5 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • WLBOdafe Oweh#98 · 16 tackles · 4 sacks
  • SLBDorance Armstrong#92 · 19 tackles · 1 sack
  • RILBSonny Styles#52 · 52 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 4 PD
  • LILBFrankie Luvu#4 · 34 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • RCBTrey Amos#23 · 6 tackles · 2 PD
  • LCBRasul Douglas#29 · 27 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD
  • NBAmik Robertson#2 · 46 tackles · 8 PD
  • SSNick Cross#25 · 22 tackles
  • FSJeremy Reaves#39 · 47 tackles · 3 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 WAS defense
StatHOU HOU offFavors HOU · Favors WASWAS WAS def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.02#13
+0.03#21+0.00
Success rate
42%#17
46%#2744%
Yards per play
5.6#10
5.4#175.4
Explosive play rate
10%#12
8%#89%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.11#13
+0.02#17+0.03
Sack rate
6%#11
6%#197%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.15#25
-0.08#16-0.08
Yards per carry
3.4#29
3.5#54.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
38%#24
44%#2641%
Red zone TD rate
58%#20
79%#2961%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
180#6
149#18147
TE yards per game
65#8
75#3055
TE targets per game
9.0#5
8.0#227.6
RB receiving yards per game
21#26
36#2232
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

Commanders: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.2712 throws
+0.5911 throws
+1.1920 throws
Short
-0.0481 throws
+0.4146 throws
-0.0983 throws

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