AFC South · 2023

Houston Texans

10-7 (4-2 AFC South · 7-5 AFC)1st in the AFC South · No. 4 seed

Last: L 10-34 at Baltimore Ravens

Rating: -0.819
Adj Off: 21.716
Adj Def: 22.519
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	37.9%20	38.8%15
Early-down pass rate	49.4%26	51.1%21
Plays per game	66.212	66.58
Time of possession	29:3918	30:569
Yards per pass attempt	6.58	6.527
Yards per rush	3.731	3.61
Starting field position	Own 2824	Own 2914

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.02518	-0.02915
Adj. EPA per play	-0.02616	-0.01519
Success rate	41.3%24	41.5%9
Passing EPA per play	+0.05913	+0.05220
Rushing EPA per play	-0.16326	-0.1576
CPOE	-1.322	3.427
Explosive play rate	9.8%5	8.9%20

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	22.213	20.811
Points per drive	1.9419	1.8710
Red zone TD rate	55.1%25	57.8%15
3rd down conversion	37.9%19	35.7%5
Turnovers per game	0.881	1.2918
Sack rate	6.7%23	6.7%15
Penalties per game	6.729	5.912

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 10Wk 1	@1Baltimore Ravens	L9-25	-0.29	-0.04	3.8 / 4.5	7-18 / 8-15	1 / 2
Sep 17Wk 2	23Indianapolis ColtsDIV	L20-31	-0.00	+0.23	5.1 / 6.3	9-19 / 6-12	1 / 0
Sep 24Wk 3	@14Jacksonville JaguarsDIV	W37-17	+0.22	-0.02	6.5 / 5.9	9-15 / 5-13	0 / 2
Oct 1Wk 4	16Pittsburgh Steelers	W30-6	+0.15	-0.25	6.7 / 4.0	6-12 / 6-14	0 / 1
Oct 8Wk 5	@26Atlanta Falcons	L19-21	-0.06	-0.03	5.4 / 6.2	4-13 / 7-14	0 / 2
Oct 15Wk 6	9New Orleans Saints	W20-13	+0.05	+0.03	5.0 / 5.5	4-11 / 6-15	1 / 1
Oct 29Wk 8	@31Carolina Panthers	L13-15	-0.05	-0.10	4.0 / 3.7	5-12 / 5-14	1 / 0
Nov 5Wk 9	11Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W39-37	+0.20	+0.17	7.7 / 5.3	3-11 / 3-13	1 / 1
Nov 12Wk 10	@10Cincinnati Bengals	W30-27	+0.14	+0.03	7.3 / 6.5	4-13 / 6-14	3 / 2
Nov 19Wk 11	29Arizona Cardinals	W21-16	-0.05	-0.07	6.4 / 5.4	9-13 / 3-10	4 / 1
Nov 26Wk 12	14Jacksonville JaguarsDIV	L21-24	+0.03	+0.09	6.1 / 6.6	6-13 / 7-13	0 / 1
Dec 3Wk 13	24Denver Broncos	W22-17	-0.10	-0.19	5.6 / 4.9	4-16 / 0-11	0 / 3
Dec 10Wk 14	@28New York Jets	L6-30	-0.45	-0.00	2.6 / 5.3	1-12 / 6-15	0 / 1
Dec 17Wk 15	@25Tennessee TitansDIV	W19-16OT	-0.10	-0.18	4.7 / 3.2	4-15 / 5-15	1 / 1
Dec 24Wk 16	17Cleveland Browns	L22-36	-0.20	+0.11	3.6 / 5.5	5-15 / 6-16	2 / 2
Dec 31Wk 17	25Tennessee TitansDIV	W26-3	+0.00	-0.43	5.1 / 3.5	3-11 / 1-12	0 / 1
Jan 6Wk 18	@23Indianapolis ColtsDIV	W23-19	+0.10	+0.01	5.5 / 5.8	5-13 / 1-11	0 / 1
Jan 13WC	17Cleveland Browns	W45-14	+0.29	-0.32	8.8 / 4.6	2-8 / 7-15	0 / 2
Jan 20Div	@1Baltimore Ravens	L10-34	-0.21	+0.20	4.7 / 5.3	4-12 / 4-12	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
7C.J. StroudR	84%	319/499	63.9%	4108	8.2	23	5	+0.12
18Case KeenumYr 12	9%	34/53	64.1%	291	5.5	1	3	-0.37
10Davis MillsYr 3	7%	18/39	46.2%	173	4.4	2	0	-0.10

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
26Devin SingletaryYr 5	49%	216	898	4.2	4	30	-0.08
31Dameon PierceYr 2	33%	145	416	2.9	2	13	-0.25

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
12Nico CollinsWR Yr 3	14%	80	1297	16.2	8	+0.66
86Dalton SchultzTE Yr 6	10%	59	635	10.8	5	+0.28
3Tank DellWR R	8%	47	709	15.1	7	+0.34
2Robert WoodsWR Yr 11	7%	40	426	10.7	1	+0.03
85Noah BrownWR Yr 7	6%	33	567	17.2	2	+0.35

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
51Will Anderson Jr.DE R	29	9	7.0	22	0
98Sheldon RankinsDT Yr 8	29	7	6.0	10	1
55Jerry HughesDE Yr 14	23	2	3.0	3	1
96Maliek CollinsDT Yr 8	19	6	5.0	18	0
97Teair TartDT Yr 4	17	8	1.0	4	0
94Khalil DavisDT Yr 4	16	4	2.0	6	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
48Christian HarrisLB Yr 2	65	7	2.0	7	0
53Blake CashmanLB Yr 5	56	5	2.0	5	1
6Denzel PerrymanMLB Yr 9	45	5	0.5	3	0
52Jonathan GreenardLB Yr 4	36	12	12.5	2	0
39Henry To'oTo'oLB R	35	2	0.0	2	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
5Jalen PitreSAF Yr 2	58	5	0	1
21Steven NelsonCB Yr 9	48	12	4	0
22Kareem JacksonS Yr 14	37	3	2	0
1Jimmie WardSAF Yr 10	33	3	1	1
4Tavierre ThomasSAF Yr 6	30	1	0	2
24Derek Stingley Jr.CB Yr 2	28	13	5	0
30DeAndre Houston-CarsonDB Yr 8	26	5	2	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
15Ka'imi FairbairnYr 8	27/28	96%	54	21/22	102
16Matt AmmendolaYr 3	6/9	67%	45	10/11	28

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
11Cameron JohnstonYr 7	66	47.7	74	30	3