2011 · Week 5

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Jason Campbell

25·20

Texans

Houston

QB Matt Schaub

Reliant Stadium · closed · grass

Closing spread

HOU -4.5

Total

47.5

Model margin

+3.9est.

HOU perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Availability

The injury report

The official league filing for this week — game designations first, then who missed or was limited in practice.

Raiders

Texans

Win probability

  • Texans
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Texans winsRaiders wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

HOU lead 9–5 since 1999

Meetings average 45.6 points. HOU are 7-7 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W16LV @ HOU21–23HOU
2022 · W7HOU @ LV20–38RAIDERS
2019 · W8OAK @ HOU24–27HOU
2016 · playoffsOAK @ HOU14–27HOU
2016 · W11HOU @ OAK20–27RAIDERS
2014 · W2HOU @ OAK30–14HOU
2013 · W11OAK @ HOU28–23RAIDERS
2010 · W4HOU @ OAK31–24HOU

Possession by possession

How it unfolded

Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.

Drive-by-drive log
BallStartPlaysYardsResultOAK–HOU
LVQ1 15:0035Punt0–0
HOUQ1 13:171065Touchdown0–7
LVQ1 8:0932Punt0–7
HOUQ1 7:01413Turnover0–7
LVQ1 4:463-1Field goal3–7
HOUQ1 3:2632Punt3–7
LVQ1 1:48417Field goal6–7
HOUQ2 14:55436Punt6–7
LVQ2 12:1910Turnover6–13
HOUQ2 12:09156Touchdown6–14
LVQ2 11:573-2Punt6–14
HOUQ2 10:39530Punt6–14
LVQ2 8:01513Punt6–14
HOUQ2 5:34622Punt6–14
HOUQ2 2:0800Punt6–14
LVQ2 2:00533Touchdown6–14
LVQ2 1:25252Touchdown12–14
HOUQ2 1:0964Punt12–14
LVQ2 0:15322End of half12–14
HOUQ3 15:0035Punt12–14
LVQ3 13:2236Punt12–14
HOUQ3 12:14560Missed field goal12–14
LVQ3 10:511132Field goal15–14
HOUQ3 5:12654Field goal15–17
LVQ3 1:59661Touchdown22–17
HOUQ4 14:5030Punt22–17
LVQ4 13:22746Field goal25–17
HOUQ4 10:0030Punt25–17
LVQ4 9:283-4Punt25–17
HOUQ4 8:221555Field goal25–20
LVQ4 2:563-4Punt25–20
HOUQ4 1:50871Turnover25–20

Box score

Individual performances

Texans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Schaub24/5141622

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Arian Foster22683.10
Chris Ogbonnaya221.00
Matt Schaub100.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +4.53.7%6.7%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.8%

Positive margins favour Texans; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

1.97%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

59.5%

Expected total

43.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.41
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.90

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.