Houston
Texans
Stadium NRG Stadium
1-2-0 Overall | 0-0 AFC SOUTH 2nd
TEAM STATSRUSHINGPASSINGPTS/G
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    Schedule
    Preseason
    Week 2Thu  8/8
    @
    Packers
    		L26-28
    Week 3Sat  8/17
    vs
    Lions
    		W30-23
    Week 4Sat  8/24
    @
    Cowboys
    		L0-34
    Week 5Thu  8/29
    vs
    Rams
    		8:00pm
    Regular season
    Week 1Mon  9/9
    @
    Saints
    		ESPN7:10pm
    Week 2Sun  9/15
    vs
    Jaguars
    		CBS1:00pm
    Week 3Sun  9/22
    @
    Chargers
    		CBS4:25pm
    Week 4Sun  9/29
    vs
    Panthers
    		FOX1:00pm
    Week 5Sun  10/6
    vs
    Falcons
    		FOX1:00pm
    Week 6Sun  10/13
    @
    Chiefs
    		CBS1:00pm
    Team Outlook and Scouting Report

    SEASON FORECASTS AND FUTURES PICKS

    Their championship odds are 40/1, 2.4% (#16 best). Their 1.7% chance is #14 in the league which is not high enough to be a good bet. In simulations, they win the AFC 3.8% of the time and are not a good value at 20/1, 4.8%. Our projection is leaning on them to win under 8.5 games. The Texans are averaging 8.4 wins per sim. At +160 the Texans are a good value to make the playoffs with a 47% chance. Their odds of winning their division are 17/4, 19%. They win the division in 37.8% of simulations. Their average wins per simulation puts them at #7 in the AFC.

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    REGULAR SEASON RECAP AND UPCOMING GAMES

    Their 11-5 record last season was way ahead of what was expected of them. Their game-by-game odds gave them a projected record of 9.7-6.3. They went 7-7-2 against the spread (-70 loss). More of their games came in under (9) than went over (7). Based on computer simulations they only have a 37% chance to beat the Saints in their next game. The table below shows their upcoming games, their simulation based win percentage and their recent head to head record (WL, ATS, OU).

    TEAM OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE STATS WITH LEAGUE RANKINGS

    They are an above average scoring team based on points per game, despite a lower offensive TD per play rate. They are an elite scoring defense, despite a relatively low yards per play allowed rank.

    TEAM OFFENSE (League Rank):

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    TEAM FANTASY LEADERS

    The table below show the most valuable fantasy players on the team led by DeAndre Hopkins who is projected to be the #1 WR. The Better Option column shows the player directly above him and the Better Than column shows the player directly below him in the projected position rankings.

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    Roster
    NoPlayerPosHeightWeightBirthdateEXPCOLLEGE
    89 Adams, Jerell TE6-525412/31/19923South Carolina
    50 Adams, Tyrell LB6-223004/11/19923West Georgia
    37 Addae, Jahleel SS5-1019501/24/19907Central Michigan
    88 Akins, Jordan TE6-424304/19/19922UCF
    82 Allen, Floyd WR5-1019907/16/19960Ole Miss
    9 Anger, Bryan P6-320510/06/19888California
    69 Aniebonam, Jesse LB6-326001/05/19960Maryland
    23 Bademosi, Johnson DB6-021907/23/19908Stanford
    30 Baity, Derrick DB6-318812/23/19960Kentucky
    48 Bellamy, Davin LB6-525912/27/19941Georgia
    59 Bello, B.J. LB6-322910/31/19942Illinois State
    97 Blackson, Angelo DE6-431911/14/19925Auburn
    29 Boddy-Calhoun, Briean CB5-919301/21/19934Minnesota
    25 Burton, Deante DB6-220507/12/19942Kansas State
    14 Carter, DeAndre WR5-819004/10/19932Sacramento State
    90 Clowney, Jadeveon OLB6-525502/14/19936South Carolina
    51 Cole, Dylan LB6-023705/19/19943Missouri State
    22 Colvin, Aaron CB6-019110/02/19916Oklahoma
    16 Coutee, Keke WR5-1118701/14/19972Texas Tech
    28 Crawford, Xavier DB5-1118712/10/19950Central Michigan
    36 Crockett, Damarea RB5-1122512/22/19970Missouri
    41 Cunningham, Zach ILB6-323812/12/19943Vanderbilt
    8 Daniel, Trevor P6-123112/08/19942Tennessee
    70 Davenport, Julie'n T6-732501/09/19953Bucknell
    49 Davis, Jamal LB6-424007/09/19950Akron
    18 Dixon, Johnnie WR5-1119809/16/19940Ohio State
    92 Dunn, Brandon NT6-231009/05/19924Louisville
    78 Edwards, Javi NT6-332510/27/19960Colorado
    47 Exford, Austin DB6-020005/16/19960Appalachian State
    7 Fairbairn, Ka'imi K6-018301/29/19944UCLA
    87 Fells, Darren TE6-727004/22/19866California-Irvine
    40 Ferguson, Josh RB5-1020505/23/19933Illinois
    15 Fuller, Will WR6-018404/16/19944Notre Dame
    73 Fulton, Zach G6-532109/23/19916Tennessee
    44 Gillaspia, Cullen RB6-223505/12/19950Texas A&M
    39 Gipson, Tashaun FS6-121208/07/19908Wyoming
    16 Hansen, Chad WR6-220201/18/19952California
    93 Heath, Joel DE6-630206/18/19934Michigan State
    76 Henderson, Seantrel T6-735101/21/19926Miami (FL)
    45 Hendy, A.J. DB6-020604/08/19931Maryland
    31 Higdon, Karan RB5-1020209/08/19960Michigan
    10 Hopkins, DeAndre WR6-121206/06/19927Clemson
    71 Howard, Tytus T6-532205/23/19960Alabama State
    38 Howell, Buddy RB6-121803/27/19962Florida Atlantic
    67 Huggins, Albert DT6-330506/27/19970Clemson
    43 Johnson, Chris SAF6-320011/12/19950North Alabama
    27 Johnson, Duke RB5-921009/23/19935Miami (FL)
    32 Johnson, Lonnie CB6-221311/04/19950Kentucky
    63 Johnson, Roderick T6-630611/28/19953Florida State
    13 Johnson, Tyron WR6-119301/08/19960Oklahoma State
    --- Jones, Derrick CB6-218812/04/19943Ole Miss
    34 Jones, Taiwan RB6-019507/26/19889Eastern Washington
    24 Joseph, Johnathan CB5-1118604/16/198414South Carolina
    58 Kalambayi, Peter LB6-325406/26/19952Stanford
    75 Kalil, Matt T6-731507/06/19898USC
    64 Kelemete, Senio G6-330105/10/19907Washington
    72 Leonard, Rick T6-731111/22/19961Florida State
    65 Mancz, Greg G6-430204/23/19925Toledo
    66 Martin, Nick C6-429504/29/19934Notre Dame
    2 McCarron, AJ QB6-321509/13/19905Alabama
    55 McKinney, Benardrick ILB6-425711/19/19925Mississippi State
    59 Mercilus, Whitney OLB6-425807/21/19908Illinois
    26 Miller, Lamar RB5-1022104/25/19918Miami (FL)
    11 Mitchell, Steven WR5-1018605/02/19941USC
    33 Moore, A.J. DB5-112020Ole Miss
    94 Omenihu, Charles DE6-528008/20/19970Texas
    60 Palmore, Walter DT6-432008/09/19960Missouri
    42 Ponder, Jermaine DB6-220001/09/19950St. Francis (PA)
    68 Pridgeon, Malcolm G6-731001/20/19950Ohio State
    77 Rankin, Martinas T6-531110/20/19942Mississippi State
    98 Reader, D.J. DE6-334707/01/19944Clemson
    20 Reid, Justin SS6-120302/15/19972Stanford
    21 Roby, Bradley CB5-1119405/01/19926Ohio State
    57 Scarlett, Brennan OLB6-426307/31/19934Stanford
    74 Scharping, Max T6-632708/10/19960Northern Illinois
    61 Shakir, Maurquice G6-432610/14/19932Middle Tenn.
    17 Smith, Vyncint WR6-320206/09/19962Limestone College
    62 Sprinkle, Tracy DT6-328504/18/19950Ohio State
    79 Steinmetz, David T6-832103/01/19951Purdue
    6 Ta'amu-Perifanos, Jordan QB6-321412/10/19970Ole Miss
    83 Thomas, Jordan TE6-527708/02/19962Mississippi State
    81 Warring, Kahale TE6-525003/23/19970San Diego State
    91 Watkins, Carlos DE6-329712/05/19933Clemson
    4 Watson, Deshaun QB6-221509/14/19953Clemson
    99 Watt, J.J. DE6-528803/22/19899Wisconsin
    86 Weah, Jester WR6-320902/07/19951Pittsburgh
    5 Webb, Joe QB6-423111/14/198610UAB
    46 Weeks, Jon LS5-1024202/17/198610Baylor
    56 Woodson-Luster, Xavier LB6-122008/06/19952Arkansas State