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Updated Nov 3, 7:02 AM ET
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Week 16 · Thursday 8:15 PM ET · Lincoln Financial Field

HOUvsPHI

Texans offensevsEagles defense

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

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

Wideouts feast

Eagles give up 184 yards a game to wide receivers (29th), against a league average of 147. Texans' wide receivers produce 180 (6th).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Eagles are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.69 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

Eagles give up 19 yards a game to running backs (4th), against a league average of 32. Texans' running backs produce 21 (26th).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Texans succeed on 42% of plays (17th) against a defense that allows 45% (23rd).

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

PHI Eagles

16Tanner McKeeQB · 72/114 · 638 yds · 2 TD · 2 INTEPA per dropback -0.1826Saquon BarkleyRB · 56 car · 274 yds · 2 TD · 7 recEPA per touch 0.00 · 19th9Makai LemonWR · 31 rec · 251 yds · 1 TD · 45 tgtEPA per target +0.076DeVonta SmithWR · 26 rec · 310 yds · 2 TD · 41 tgtEPA per target +0.0298Jalen CarterLeft Defensive End · 22 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD4 sacks · T-23rd in the NFL27Quinyon MitchellRight Cornerback · 38 tackles · 1 INT · 8 PD1 INT
The series · Texans and Eagles since 1999, and this season's records6 meetings

The Eagles lead the series 6–0 since 1999 (they first met in 2002). They have won the last 6. Nov 3, 2022, at NRG Stadium: the Eagles won 29–17. Davis Mills started at quarterback for the Texans and Jalen Hurts for the Eagles; Lovie Smith and Nick Sirianni coached.

Texans at home0–3the Texans' record
In Philadelphia0–3the Texans' record
Most pointsTexans 30 · Eagles 352018 · 2002
Biggest winTexans: none · Eagles by 18– · 2002

The last 5

2022 · Wk 9PHI 29 at HOU 17
2018 · Wk 16HOU 30 at PHI 32
2014 · Wk 9PHI 31 at HOU 21
2010 · Wk 13HOU 24 at PHI 34
2006 · Wk 1PHI 24 at HOU 10

2026 records

TexansEagles
Overall2–52–6
Division2–11–2
Conference2–31–5
Other conference0–21–1
Home0–41–3
Away2–11–3
Last 5LLWWLLLLLL
StreakLost 1Lost 6
Points a game23.6 – 24.317.1 – 25.3

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 Texans' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Texans offense against the Eagles defenseDepth charts
Eagles defense · 3-4 DTexans offense · 3WR 1TE79Ersery66Rutledge63Brown69Ingram77Brown86Schultz7Stroud4Marks12Collins19Hutchinson18Harrison97Ojomo98Carter3Smith52Greenard11Campbell53Baun27Mitchell2Woolen33DeJean29Epps24Mukuba

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

Eagles defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEMoro Ojomo#97 · 20 tackles
  • LDEJalen Carter#98 · 22 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD
  • WLBNolan Smith Jr.#3 · 15 tackles · 4 sacks · 1 PD
  • SLBJonathan Greenard#52 · 2 tackles
  • RILBJihaad Campbell#11 · 49 tackles · 1 sack
  • LILBZack Baun#53 · 55 tackles · 5 PD
  • RCBQuinyon Mitchell#27 · 38 tackles · 1 INT · 8 PD
  • LCBRiq Woolen#2 · 30 tackles · 6 PD
  • NBCooper DeJean#33 · 47 tackles · 1 INT · 5 PD
  • SSMarcus Epps#29 · 14 tackles · 1 PD
  • FSAndrew Mukuba#24 · 46 tackles · 1 INT · 2 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 PHI defense
StatHOU HOU offFavors HOU · Favors PHIPHI PHI def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.02#13
+0.10#29+0.00
Success rate
42%#17
45%#2344%
Yards per play
5.6#10
5.6#225.4
Explosive play rate
10%#12
10%#219%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.11#13
+0.13#26+0.03
Sack rate
6%#11
4%#327%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.15#25
+0.04#32-0.08
Yards per carry
3.4#29
4.2#204.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
38%#24
42%#2041%
Red zone TD rate
58%#20
60%#1661%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
180#6
184#29147
TE yards per game
65#8
42#555
TE targets per game
9.0#5
5.9#17.6
RB receiving yards per game
21#26
19#432
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

Eagles: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.6913 throws
-0.377 throws
+0.5132 throws
Short
+0.0975 throws
+0.3060 throws
+0.0686 throws

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