AFC South · 2002
Houston Texans
Record
4-12
Net EPA
-0.135est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.226
- Success rate33.0%
- EPA / dropback-0.172
- EPA / rush-0.307
- Explosive rate5.8%
- Third-down rate25.7%
- Red-zone TD rate39.5%
- Points / drive0.66
- Turnover rate2.4%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.083
- Success rate allowed40.4%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.073
- EPA / rush allowed-0.095
- Explosive rate allowed9.5%
- Pressure rate (proxy)11.1%
- Sack rate5.9%
- Points / drive allowed1.18
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.226 · 5th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.083 · 16th %ile
Form
The shape of the season
Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.
4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.
- Offense
- Defense (prevented)
Betting profile
Against the number
Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.
ATS
7-8-1
-0.1 vs line
Home
3-4-1
Away
4-4
As favorite
0-1
As dog
7-7-1
O/U
7-9
-1.3 vs total
Roster
Roster
No roster published for 2002
Roster files begin in 1999 and are published weekly from 2002.
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Cowboys | W 19-10 | +8.5 | -0.228 |
| 2 | @ Chargers | L 3-24 | +13.5 | -0.581 |
| 3 | vs Colts | L 3-23 | +10.5 | -0.266 |
| 4 | @ Eagles | L 17-35 | +19 | -0.225 |
| 6 | vs Bills | L 24-31 | +7 | +0.068 |
| 7 | @ Browns | L 17-34 | +8.5 | +0.019 |
| 8 | @ Jaguars | W 21-19 | +11 | -0.056 |
| 9 | vs Bengals | L 3-38 | -2.5 | -0.226 |
| 10 | @ Titans | L 10-17 | +9 | -0.312 |
| 11 | vs Jaguars | L 21-24 | +6.5 | -0.043 |
| 12 | vs Giants | W 16-14 | +5.5 | -0.264 |
| 13 | @ Colts | L 3-19 | +11.5 | -0.404 |
| 14 | @ Steelers | W 24-6 | +14 | -0.497 |
| 15 | vs Ravens | L 19-23 | +3 | -0.121 |
| 16 | @ Commanders | L 10-26 | +6.5 | -0.394 |
| 17 | vs Titans | L 3-13 | +9.5 | -0.217 |