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Updated Nov 4, 9:34 AM ET
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Week 15 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Reliant Stadium

HOUvsJAX

Texans offensevsJaguars defense

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

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

Wideouts feast

Jaguars give up 196 yards a game to wide receivers (31st), against a league average of 147. Texans' wide receivers produce 180 (6th).

02
Opportunity

Deep right is open

Jaguars are worst against deep right throws, allowing +0.87 EPA per attempt. Texans send 11% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Ground game stalls

Texans average 3.4 yards per carry (29th). Jaguars allow 3.4 (4th).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Texans succeed on 42% of plays (17th) against a defense that allows 42% (11th).

Players to watch

JAX Jaguars

16Trevor LawrenceQB · 130/198 · 1690 yds · 17 TD · 4 INTEPA per dropback +0.28 · 4th33Bhayshul TutenRB · 110 car · 492 yds · 6 TD · 15 recEPA per touch +0.11 · 6th11Parker WashingtonWR · 27 rec · 432 yds · 4 TD · 48 tgtEPA per target +0.45 · 26th85Brenton StrangeTE · 28 rec · 334 yds · 1 TD · 35 tgtEPA per target +0.40 · 12th12Travis HunterLeft Cornerback · 26 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL23Foyesade OluokunWeakside Linebacker · 49 tackles · 1 sack · 2 INT · 2 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL

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
The series · Jaguars and Texans since 1999, and this season's records49 meetings

The Texans lead the series 33–16 since 1999 (they first met in 2002). They have won the last 2. Oct 18, 2026, at Wembley Stadium: the Texans won 34–31. Trevor Lawrence started at quarterback for the Jaguars and C.J. Stroud for the Texans; Liam Coen and DeMeco Ryans coached.

Jaguars at home9–14the Jaguars' record
In Houston7–17the Jaguars' record
Most pointsJaguars 45 · Texans 432017 · 2012
Biggest winJaguars by 38 · Texans by 242017 · 2015

The last 5

2026 · Wk 6HOU 34 at JAX 31
2025 · Wk 10JAX 29 at HOU 36
2025 · Wk 3HOU 10 at JAX 17
2024 · Wk 13HOU 23 at JAX 20
2024 · Wk 4JAX 20 at HOU 24

2026 records

JaguarsTexans
Overall5–22–5
Division1–12–1
Conference4–22–3
Other conference1–00–2
Home4–10–4
Away1–12–1
Last 5WWWLWLLWWL
StreakWon 1Lost 1
Points a game28.0 – 15.923.6 – 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 Jaguars' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Texans offense against the Jaguars defenseDepth charts
Jaguars defense · 4-3 DTexans offense · 3WR 1TE79Ersery66Rutledge63Brown69Ingram77Brown86Schultz7Stroud4Marks12Collins19Hutchinson18Harrison41Hines-Allen99Orhorhoro91Armstead44Walker23Oluokun51Miller47Gardeck1Brown12Hunter2Lewis26Merriweather6Johnson

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

Jaguars defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEJosh Hines-Allen#41 · 25 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 PD
  • RDTRuke Orhorhoro#99 · 12 tackles · 1 sack
  • LDTArik Armstead#91 · 12 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDETravon Walker#44 · 18 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBFoyesade Oluokun#23 · 49 tackles · 1 sack · 2 INT · 2 PD
  • MLBVentrell Miller#51 · 41 tackles · 1 sack · 3 PD
  • SLBDennis Gardeck#47 · 16 tackles · 1 PD
  • RCBMontaric Brown#1 · 14 tackles · 2 PD
  • LCBTravis Hunter#12 · 26 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD
  • NBJourdan Lewis#2 · 21 tackles · 2 INT · 2 PD
  • SSKaevon Merriweather#26 · 10 tackles
  • FSAntonio Johnson#6 · 30 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 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 JAX defense
StatHOU HOU offFavors HOU · Favors JAXJAX JAX def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.02#13
-0.10#4+0.00
Success rate
42%#17
42%#1144%
Yards per play
5.6#10
5.6#235.4
Explosive play rate
10%#12
8%#69%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.11#13
-0.06#7+0.03
Sack rate
6%#11
6%#217%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.15#25
-0.19#1-0.08
Yards per carry
3.4#29
3.4#44.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
38%#24
37%#941%
Red zone TD rate
58%#20
45%#661%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
180#6
196#31147
TE yards per game
65#8
32#155
TE targets per game
9.0#5
6.7#97.6
RB receiving yards per game
21#26
36#2332
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

Jaguars: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.0519 throws
+2.666 throws
+0.8721 throws
Short
-0.1676 throws
-0.1136 throws
-0.0684 throws

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