AFC South · 2018

Houston Texans

11-5 (4-2 AFC South · 9-3 AFC)1st in the AFC South · No. 3 seed

Last: L 7-21 vs Indianapolis Colts

Rating: +0.914
Adj Off: 23.215
Adj Def: 22.315
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	38.3%14	33.6%27
Early-down pass rate	55.1%15	50.8%25
Plays per game	67.37	66.39
Time of possession	30:4512	30:1816
Yards per pass attempt	6.710	6.619
Yards per rush	4.421	3.51
Starting field position	Own 312	Own 261

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.03116	-0.0635
Adj. EPA per play	+0.01317	-0.00910
Success rate	44.3%17	40.8%4
Passing EPA per play	+0.14212	+0.0339
Rushing EPA per play	-0.14925	-0.2531
CPOE	4.54	0.013
Explosive play rate	8.5%22	7.4%2

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	25.111	19.84
Points per drive	—	1.905
Red zone TD rate	55.1%24	69.2%25
3rd down conversion	37.0%20	40.1%20
Turnovers per game	1.1310	1.696
Sack rate	9.3%30	6.1%18
Penalties per game	6.613	7.37

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 9Wk 1	@1New England Patriots	L20-27	-0.15	+0.01	4.7 / 5.4	2-11 / 4-14	3 / 2
Sep 16Wk 2	@17Tennessee TitansDIV	L17-20	+0.10	+0.02	7.2 / 5.0	5-11 / 5-15	1 / 0
Sep 23Wk 3	22New York Giants	L22-27	+0.05	+0.21	7.0 / 6.4	5-12 / 7-13	2 / 0
Sep 30Wk 4	@12Indianapolis ColtsDIV	W37-34OT	+0.08	-0.04	5.7 / 5.7	8-16 / 10-17	1 / 2
Oct 7Wk 5	13Dallas Cowboys	W19-16OT	-0.05	-0.15	6.1 / 5.0	5-15 / 4-14	2 / 2
Oct 14Wk 6	27Buffalo Bills	W20-13	-0.29	-0.29	3.9 / 4.0	3-13 / 6-15	4 / 2
Oct 21Wk 7	@21Jacksonville JaguarsDIV	W20-7	-0.01	-0.26	4.6 / 3.8	8-16 / 9-19	0 / 3
Oct 25Wk 8	30Miami Dolphins	W42-23	+0.33	-0.08	7.9 / 5.7	6-12 / 4-13	0 / 1
Nov 4Wk 9	@19Denver Broncos	W19-17	+0.01	-0.01	4.8 / 5.4	4-13 / 5-14	0 / 1
Nov 18Wk 11	@26Washington Commanders	W23-21	-0.09	-0.17	5.6 / 3.9	4-11 / 6-15	3 / 2
Nov 26Wk 12	17Tennessee TitansDIV	W34-17	+0.22	+0.02	7.7 / 7.0	4-11 / 4-12	0 / 1
Dec 2Wk 13	24Cleveland Browns	W29-13	+0.07	-0.16	5.3 / 8.4	8-16 / 2-8	0 / 4
Dec 9Wk 14	12Indianapolis ColtsDIV	L21-24	+0.06	+0.13	4.6 / 7.0	5-15 / 4-12	0 / 1
Dec 15Wk 15	@29New York Jets	W29-22	+0.07	-0.04	5.7 / 4.4	1-9 / 9-17	0 / 1
Dec 23Wk 16	@10Philadelphia Eagles	L30-32	+0.14	+0.10	5.9 / 7.1	3-10 / 9-16	1 / 3
Dec 30Wk 17	21Jacksonville JaguarsDIV	W20-3	-0.02	-0.46	4.7 / 2.5	6-17 / 3-13	1 / 2
Jan 5WC	12Indianapolis ColtsDIV	L7-21	-0.13	+0.16	4.7 / 6.6	3-13 / 9-14	1 / 1

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
4Deshaun WatsonYr 2	100%	345/505	68.3%	4165	8.2	26	9	+0.10

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
26Lamar MillerYr 7	44%	210	973	4.6	5	25	-0.10
28Alfred BlueYr 5	32%	150	499	3.3	2	20	-0.23

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
10DeAndre HopkinsWR Yr 6	23%	115	1572	13.7	11	+0.45
87Demaryius ThomasWR Yr 9	12%	59	677	11.5	5	+0.31
15Will FullerWR Yr 3	6%	32	503	15.7	4	+0.70
16Keke CouteeWR R	6%	28	287	10.3	1	+0.00
84Ryan GriffinTE Yr 6	5%	24	305	12.7	0	+0.01
14DeAndre CarterWR Yr 4	4%	22	216	9.8	0	+0.28
88Jordan AkinsTE R	3%	17	225	13.2	0	+0.49

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
99J.J. WattDE Yr 8	46	18	16.0	25	7
90Jadeveon ClowneyDE Yr 5	38	15	9.0	21	1
98DJ ReaderDT Yr 3	23	4	2.0	3	0
59Whitney MercilusDE Yr 7	21	5	4.0	14	2
97Angelo BlacksonDE Yr 4	18	1	1.0	2	0
92Brandon DunnNT Yr 5	13	4	0.0	0	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
41Zach CunninghamILB Yr 2	73	3	0.0	5	1
55Benardrick McKinneyILB Yr 4	63	5	1.5	7	1
51Dylan ColeLB Yr 2	13	1	0.0	3	0
57Brennan ScarlettOLB Yr 3	12	0	0.0	3	1
58Peter KalambayiLB R	7	0	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
32Tyrann MathieuFS Yr 6	70	8	2	0
25Kareem JacksonS Yr 9	70	17	2	2
20Justin ReidS R	70	10	3	1
24Johnathan JosephCB Yr 13	49	13	2	0
43Shareece WrightDB Yr 8	25	5	0	0
22Aaron ColvinCB Yr 5	22	1	0	0
23Johnson BademosiDB Yr 7	7	0	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
7Ka'imi FairbairnYr 3	37/42	88%	54	39/41	150

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
8Trevor DanielR	74	43.7	61	36	5