Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2026 · Week 5 · Division

Scheduled

Texans

Houston

@

Titans

Tennessee

Nissan Stadium · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

+1.6est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Texansedge mapTitans
  • +0.071EPA / play-0.141
  • 48.1%Success rate44.0%
  • +0.098EPA / dropback-0.152
  • +0.030EPA / rush-0.096
  • 8.9%Explosive rate4.0%
  • +3.16CPOE+0.39
  • 43.8%Third-down rate33.3%
  • 80.0%Red-zone TD rate100.0%
  • 2.80Points / drive0.99
  • 2.5%Turnover rate0.0%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

All square 24–24 since 1999

HOU have won 3 straight. Meetings average 43.7 points. TEN are 19-28-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W11HOU @ TEN1613HOU
2025 · W4TEN @ HOU026HOU
2024 · W18HOU @ TEN2314HOU
2024 · W12TEN @ HOU3227TEN
2023 · W17TEN @ HOU326HOU
2023 · W15HOU @ TEN1916HOU
2022 · W16HOU @ TEN1914HOU
2022 · W8TEN @ HOU1710TEN

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.59
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.63