NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

AFC · AFC South

Houston Texans

0-1 · −2.6 power rating (24th) · 0-1 ATS

Offense EPA/play 12th
+0.071
adj +0.031
Defense EPA/play 27th
+0.278
adj +0.072
Points for / against 21st
31.0 / 36.0
per game · diff −5
Turnover margin 27th
−2
0 takeaways · 2 giveaways
Pressure rate 24th
9.1%
−6.4% vs avg
Sack rate 15th
6.1%
−0.1% vs avg
Havoc rate 7th
17.9%
+4.4% vs avg
Takeaway rate 23rd
0.0%
−12.1% vs avg
aDOT allowed
13.2
+4.9 vs avg
CPOE allowed 24th
+8.1%
+5.4% vs avg
YAC allowed per completion 19th
5.0
−0.1 vs avg
Three-and-outs forced 1st
0.0%
+0.0% vs avg
Opp. starting field position 12th
46.8
−1.4 vs avg
Scoring drives allowed 27th
58.3%
+17.8% vs avg

Runs faced by gap

Where opponents run against this defense; blue = the offense struggled there (low EPA allowed), red = they succeeded.

1-2.0 ypc−4.25L endL tackle65.3 ypc+0.14L guard53.6 ypc+0.12Middle33.0 ypc−0.15R guard21.0 ypc−0.47R tackle17.0 ypc+0.37R end

Passes faced by area

Coloured by EPA allowed per attempt (blue = good defense).

Left0/1−0.29 EPA2/2+0.64 EPA1/1+1.26 EPA0/3−0.66 EPAMiddle0/1−0.05 EPA3/3+0.88 EPA1/2+2.27 EPARight0/3−0.54 EPA1/6−0.28 EPA3/4+1.23 EPA3/3+3.26 EPABehind LOS0–9 yds10–19 yds20+ yds

Defensive efficiency

Defense EPA/play allowed+0.27827th
Defense success rate allowed41.1%10th
Pass EPA/dropback allowed+0.55628th
Rush EPA/carry allowed−0.2635th
Pass success allowed46.0%15th
Rush success allowed31.6%7th
Early-down EPA allowed+0.30128th
3rd/4th-down EPA allowed+0.29623rd
Explosive rate allowed14.3%29th
Yards per play allowed7.328th
3rd-down conversion allowed33.3%12th
Red-zone TD rate allowed33.3%4th
Points per drive allowed3.0024th
Pressure rate9.1%24th
Havoc rate17.9%7th
Takeaway rate0.0%23rd

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