AFC South · 2003
Houston Texans
Record
5-11
Net EPA
-0.152est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.099
- Success rate38.7%
- EPA / dropback-0.096
- EPA / rush-0.102
- Explosive rate9.0%
- Third-down rate30.8%
- Red-zone TD rate65.8%
- Points / drive1.15
- Turnover rate2.8%
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Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.041
- Success rate allowed43.4%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.108
- EPA / rush allowed-0.033
- Explosive rate allowed10.8%
- Pressure rate (proxy)3.3%
- Sack rate3.3%
- Points / drive allowed1.84
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.099 · 26th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.041 · 88th %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
9-7
-0.8 vs line
Home
6-2
Away
3-5
As favorite
1-0
As dog
8-7
O/U
9-7
+0.3 vs total
Roster
Roster
No roster published for 2003
Roster files begin in 1999 and are published weekly from 2002.
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Dolphins | W 21-20 | +14 | +0.066 |
| 2 | @ Saints | L 10-31 | +8 | -0.239 |
| 3 | vs Chiefs | L 14-42 | +7.5 | -0.206 |
| 4 | vs Jaguars | W 24-20 | +2.5 | -0.114 |
| 6 | @ Titans | L 17-38 | +8.5 | +0.011 |
| 7 | vs Jets | L 14-19 | +3.5 | -0.018 |
| 8 | @ Colts | L 21-30 | +13 | +0.095 |
| 9 | vs Panthers | W 14-10 | +6 | +0.139 |
| 10 | @ Bengals | L 27-34 | +4 | +0.161 |
| 11 | @ Bills | W 12-10 | +7 | -0.072 |
| 12 | vs Patriots | L 20-23 | +5 | -0.293 |
| 13 | vs Falcons | W 17-13 | -3 | -0.087 |
| 14 | @ Jaguars | L 0-27 | +9.5 | -0.467 |
| 15 | @ Buccaneers | L 3-16 | +11.5 | -0.244 |
| 16 | vs Titans | L 24-27 | +5.5 | -0.169 |
| 17 | vs Colts | L 17-20 | +9 | -0.171 |

