AFC South · 2021

Houston Texans

4-13 (3-3 AFC South · 4-8 AFC)3rd in the AFC South

Last: L 25-28 vs Tennessee Titans

Rating: -6.229
Adj Off: 19.030
Adj Def: 25.328
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	38.2%15	44.4%1
Early-down pass rate	42.9%32	49.6%25
Plays per game	62.430	66.412
Time of possession	28:0628	31:545
Yards per pass attempt	5.625	7.130
Yards per rush	3.432	4.829
Starting field position	Own 299	Own 3022

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.13231	+0.07828
Adj. EPA per play	-0.08631	+0.05529
Success rate	37.7%32	48.2%31
Passing EPA per play	-0.08430	+0.16225
Rushing EPA per play	-0.21032	-0.02823
CPOE	-1.323	1.323
Explosive play rate	6.0%31	11.3%32

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	16.530	26.627
Points per drive	1.3932	2.4825
Red zone TD rate	61.7%17	65.8%26
3rd down conversion	39.8%15	43.2%26
Turnovers per game	1.3515	1.4112
Sack rate	6.7%24	5.1%21
Penalties per game	6.728	5.226

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 12Wk 1	32Jacksonville JaguarsDIV	W37-21	+0.15	-0.06	6.1 / 5.9	12-21 / 3-11	0 / 3
Sep 19Wk 2	@20Cleveland Browns	L21-31	+0.15	+0.13	5.2 / 6.6	8-14 / 4-9	1 / 3
Sep 23Wk 3	26Carolina Panthers	L9-24	-0.17	+0.20	4.0 / 6.1	1-9 / 5-11	0 / 0
Oct 3Wk 4	@1Buffalo Bills	L0-40	-0.84	+0.12	2.6 / 6.5	1-9 / 5-12	5 / 1
Oct 10Wk 5	6New England Patriots	L22-25	+0.20	+0.04	6.4 / 5.9	6-14 / 6-11	1 / 2
Oct 17Wk 6	@9Indianapolis ColtsDIV	L3-31	-0.23	+0.28	4.8 / 8.3	9-17 / 3-10	3 / 0
Oct 24Wk 7	@13Arizona Cardinals	L5-31	-0.53	+0.13	3.3 / 5.9	2-13 / 6-12	1 / 1
Oct 31Wk 8	5Los Angeles Rams	L22-38	-0.13	+0.26	5.5 / 7.1	4-12 / 4-11	1 / 0
Nov 7Wk 9	@19Miami Dolphins	L9-17	-0.34	-0.16	4.1 / 3.6	6-17 / 9-16	5 / 4
Nov 21Wk 11	@10Tennessee TitansDIV	W22-13	-0.08	-0.18	3.1 / 5.3	6-17 / 6-15	1 / 4
Nov 28Wk 12	31New York Jets	L14-21	-0.23	-0.05	3.7 / 4.3	6-14 / 2-13	1 / 1
Dec 5Wk 13	9Indianapolis ColtsDIV	L0-31	-0.62	+0.16	2.8 / 5.7	3-12 / 7-13	2 / 1
Dec 12Wk 14	12Seattle Seahawks	L13-33	-0.15	+0.33	5.1 / 7.8	3-13 / 7-13	0 / 0
Dec 19Wk 15	@32Jacksonville JaguarsDIV	W30-16	-0.05	-0.10	4.9 / 4.5	10-18 / 3-14	1 / 0
Dec 26Wk 16	17Los Angeles Chargers	W41-29	+0.31	+0.07	7.0 / 7.0	9-13 / 6-9	0 / 3
Jan 2Wk 17	@8San Francisco 49ers	L7-23	-0.18	+0.04	3.6 / 6.8	5-15 / 5-13	1 / 1
Jan 9Wk 18	10Tennessee TitansDIV	L25-28	+0.18	+0.27	6.4 / 6.5	4-11 / 8-13	0 / 0

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
10Davis MillsR	72%	263/394	66.8%	2664	6.8	16	10	-0.12
5Tyrod TaylorYr 11	27%	91/150	60.7%	966	6.4	5	5	-0.01

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
28Rex BurkheadYr 9	29%	122	427	3.5	3	25	-0.01
31David JohnsonYr 7	16%	67	228	3.4	0	32	-0.28
26Royce FreemanYr 4	13%	56	169	3.0	0	10	-0.16

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
13Brandin CooksWR Yr 8	16%	90	1037	11.5	6	+0.19
12Nico CollinsWR R	6%	33	446	13.5	1	-0.00
89Danny AmendolaWR Yr 14	4%	24	248	10.3	3	+0.01
88Jordan AkinsTE Yr 4	4%	24	214	8.9	0	-0.24
85Pharaoh BrownTE Yr 5	4%	23	171	7.4	0	-0.30
18Chris ConleyWR Yr 7	4%	22	323	14.7	2	+0.29
15Chris MooreWR Yr 6	4%	21	227	10.8	2	+0.36

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
55DeMarcus WalkerDE Yr 5	21	3	2.0	7	1
91Roy LopezDT R	20	4	1.0	2	0
97Maliek CollinsDT Yr 6	18	7	2.5	7	0
90Ross BlacklockDT Yr 2	14	2	2.0	6	1
54Jacob MartinDE Yr 4	11	4	4.0	6	2
93Jaleel JohnsonDT Yr 5	11	2	0.0	1	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
51Kamu Grugier-HillOLB Yr 6	71	12	3.0	3	1
58Christian KirkseyOLB Yr 8	55	3	0.0	8	1
43Neville HewittLB Yr 7	37	1	0.0	0	0
52Jonathan GreenardLB Yr 2	23	8	8.0	4	0
59Eric WilsonLB Yr 5	20	1	0.0	1	1

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
25Desmond KingDB Yr 5	68	6	3	1
37Tavierre ThomasSAF Yr 4	51	4	2	1
23Eric MurrayS Yr 6	48	4	1	0
39Terrance MitchellCB Yr 8	45	10	1	3
20Justin ReidS Yr 4	41	4	2	1
1Lonnie JohnsonSAF Yr 3	38	6	3	0
24Tremon SmithCB Yr 4	16	0	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
7Ka'imi FairbairnYr 6	15/19	79%	61	13/16	58
Dominik Eberle	2/3	67%	51	5/5	11

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
11Cameron JohnstonYr 5	88	46.7	69	37	4