Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2026 · Week 15 · Division

Scheduled

Jaguars

Jacksonville

@

Texans

Houston

Reliant Stadium · astroturf

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

-16.5est.

HOU 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.

Jaguarsedge mapTexans
  • +0.310EPA / play+0.071
  • 59.3%Success rate48.1%
  • +0.731EPA / dropback+0.098
  • -0.053EPA / rush+0.030
  • 16.7%Explosive rate8.9%
  • +22.32CPOE+3.16
  • 55.6%Third-down rate43.8%
  • 100.0%Red-zone TD rate80.0%
  • 3.76Points / drive2.80
  • 0.0%Turnover rate2.5%

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 32–16 since 1999

Meetings average 41.9 points. HOU are 27-20-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W10JAX @ HOU2936HOU
2025 · W3HOU @ JAX1017JAX
2024 · W13HOU @ JAX2320HOU
2024 · W4JAX @ HOU2024HOU
2023 · W12JAX @ HOU2421JAX
2023 · W3HOU @ JAX3717HOU
2022 · W17JAX @ HOU313JAX
2022 · W5HOU @ JAX136HOU

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-18.80
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin-16.50