2026 · Week 15 · Division

Scheduled

Jaguars

Jacksonville

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Texans

Houston

Reliant Stadium · astroturf

Closing spread

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Total

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Model margin

-1.3est.

HOU perspective

Push chance

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Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Jaguarsedge mapTexans
  • +0.124EPA / play+0.031
  • 46.5%Success rate43.4%
  • +0.228EPA / dropback+0.138
  • -0.005EPA / rush-0.167
  • 10.3%Explosive rate8.4%
  • +3.75CPOE+2.27
  • 49.5%Third-down rate37.8%
  • 75.2%Red-zone TD rate60.4%
  • 2.66Points / drive2.19
  • 1.2%Turnover rate0.7%

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

HOU lead 33–16 since 1999

HOU have won 2 straight. Meetings average 42.3 points. HOU are 28-20-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W6HOU @ JAX34–31HOU
2025 · W10JAX @ HOU29–36HOU
2025 · W3HOU @ JAX10–17JAX
2024 · W13HOU @ JAX23–20HOU
2024 · W4JAX @ HOU20–24HOU
2023 · W12JAX @ HOU24–21JAX
2023 · W3HOU @ JAX37–17HOU
2022 · W17JAX @ HOU31–3JAX

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.59
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin-1.29