Texans 34, Jaguars 31
NFL Legion's pick
- Pick
- Jaguars 64%
Miss - Against the spread
- Jaguars +3.5
Hit - Line: Texans by 3.5NFL Legion: Jaguars by 4.1
- Projected score
Texans 19, Jaguars 23 - Line total: 42.5 points
Pick computed Sunday, October 18, 8:50 AM.
Who scores?
Texans
- Nico Collins (WR): 33%, did not score
- Woody Marks (RB): 32%, did not score
- Xavier Hutchinson (WR): 20%, did not score
- Dalton Schultz (TE): 19%, did not score
- Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR): 18%, did not score
Jaguars
- Parker Washington (WR): 28%, did not score
- Bhayshul Tuten (RB): 26%, scored
- Brenton Strange (TE): 19%, did not score
- Jakobi Meyers (WR): 18%, did not score
- Chris Rodriguez Jr. (RB): 16%, did not score
What it said before the game; players marked “TD” scored. Track record
Recap
Texans beat Jaguars 34-31
The Texans won 34-31 and led 17-14 at halftime. The Jaguars were scoreless in the first quarter, but scored 14 points in the second and stayed close to the end. NFL Legion had picked the Jaguars at 64%, so it missed on the winner but hit against the 3.5-point spread.
The keys before kickoff
- NFL Legion favors the Jaguars with a 64% win probability, compared with 36% for the Texans.
- The Texans are 1.5-point favorites on the line, but NFL Legion likes the Jaguars against that spread.
- The Jaguars come in at 4-1 with a 3-game winning streak, after beating the Eagles 19-17 and the Bengals 22-17.
- The Texans are 1-4, and NFL Legion projects a 23-19 Jaguars win at Wembley Stadium, a neutral-site game.
Injury report
Houston Texans
- QuestionableBlake FisherThumb - Questionable for Week 9 at L.A. Chargers
- QuestionableDavid MontgomeryGroin - Questionable for Week 9 at L.A. Chargers
- QuestionableJalen PitreShoulder - AC Joint - Questionable for Week 9 at L.A. Chargers
- QuestionableJaylin NoelToe - Questionable for Week 9 at L.A. Chargers
- QuestionableReed BlankenshipConcussion - Questionable for Week 9 at L.A. Chargers
Long-term absences (11)
- Injured reserveAli GayeI.L. - Knee
- Injured reserveBritish BrooksI.L. - Hamstring
- Injured reserveDylan HortonI.L. - Achilles
- PUP listE.J. SpeedQuadriceps - Physically Unable to Perform
- Injured reserveGraham MertzI.L. - Knee - ACL
- Injured reserveJake HummelI.L. - Groin
- Injured reserveJayden HigginsI.L. - Knee - ACL
- Injured reserveJaylin SmithI.L. - Hamstring
- Injured reserveK.C. OssaiI.L. - Undisclosed
- Injured reserveSam HagenI.L. - Undisclosed
- Injured reserveSolomon ByrdI.L. - Ankle
Jacksonville Jaguars
Nobody on the report.
Starting quarterbacks
- C.J. Stroud No injury designation
- Trevor Lawrence No injury designation
The two teams
- Record
- Texans: 2-5
- Jaguars: 4-2
- Home
- Texans: 0-4
- Jaguars: 3-1
- Away
- Texans: 2-1
- Jaguars: 1-1
- Points per game
- Texans: 23.6
- Jaguars: 25.7
- Points allowed per game
- Texans: 24.3
- Jaguars: 17.3
- Last 5
- Texans:
loss, loss, win, win and loss (oldest to newest) - Jaguars:
loss, win, win, win and loss (oldest to newest) - Division rank
- Texans: 3rd in the AFC South
- Jaguars: 1st in the AFC South
- Rating
- Texans: 1,512
- Jaguars: 1,615