AFC South · 2008
Houston Texans
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.037
- Success rate45.3%
- EPA / dropback+0.069
- EPA / rush-0.012
- Explosive rate9.6%
- CPOE+3.93
- Third-down rate42.2%
- Red-zone TD rate52.0%
- Points / drive1.91
- Turnover rate2.9%
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Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.052
- Success rate allowed44.4%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.069
- EPA / rush allowed+0.030
- Explosive rate allowed9.8%
- Pressure rate (proxy)14.9%
- Sack rate4.6%
- Points / drive allowed2.06
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Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.037 · 60th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.052 · 81th %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.
Roster
Roster
No roster published for 2008
Roster files begin in 1999 and are published weekly from 2002.
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Steelers | L 17-38 | +6.5 | -0.179 |
| 3 | @ Titans | L 12-31 | +5 | -0.292 |
| 4 | @ Jaguars | L 27-30 | +6.5 | +0.358 |
| 5 | vs Colts | L 27-31 | +4 | +0.013 |
| 6 | vs Dolphins | W 29-28 | -3 | +0.035 |
| 7 | vs Lions | W 28-21 | -11 | +0.212 |
| 8 | vs Bengals | W 35-6 | -9 | +0.355 |
| 9 | @ Vikings | L 21-28 | +6.5 | -0.059 |
| 10 | vs Ravens | L 13-41 | -2.5 | -0.258 |
| 11 | @ Colts | L 27-33 | +9 | +0.373 |
| 12 | @ Browns | W 16-6 | +3 | -0.056 |
| 13 | vs Jaguars | W 30-17 | -3 | -0.028 |
| 14 | @ Packers | W 24-21 | +7 | +0.158 |
| 15 | vs Titans | W 13-12 | +3 | -0.015 |
| 16 | @ Raiders | L 16-27 | -7 | -0.092 |
| 17 | vs Bears | W 31-24 | -3 | +0.150 |