2026 · Week 18 · Division

Scheduled

Titans

Tennessee

@

Texans

Houston

Reliant Stadium · astroturf

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

+2.7est.

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.

Titansedge mapTexans
  • -0.141EPA / play+0.071
  • 44.0%Success rate48.1%
  • -0.152EPA / dropback+0.098
  • -0.096EPA / rush+0.030
  • 4.0%Explosive rate8.9%
  • +0.39CPOE+3.16
  • 33.3%Third-down rate43.8%
  • 100.0%Red-zone TD rate80.0%
  • 0.99Points / 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

All square 24–24 since 1999

HOU have won 3 straight. Meetings average 43.7 points. HOU are 28-19-1 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 differential-0.08
  • Expected margin+2.73