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Texans Regular Season Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	9/7	LA	L 9-14	0-1
2	9/15	TB	L 19-20	0-2
3	9/21	JAC	L 10-17	0-3
4	9/28	TEN	W 26-0	1-3
5	10/5	BAL	W 44-10	2-3
6	BYE
7	10/20	SEA	L 19-27	2-4
8	10/26	SF	W 26-15	3-4
9	11/2	DEN	L 15-18	3-5
10	11/9	JAC	W 36-29	4-5
11	11/16	TEN	W 16-13	5-5
12	11/20	BUF	W 23-19	6-5
13	11/30	IND	W 20-16	7-5
14	12/7	KC	W 20-10	8-5
15	12/14	ARI	W 40-20	9-5
16	12/21	LV	W 23-21	10-5
17	12/27	LAC	W 20-16	11-5
18	1/4	IND	W 38-30	12-5

Texans Postseason Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	1/12	PIT	W 30-6	1-0
2	1/18	NE	L 16-28	1-1

passing yards

C.J. Stroud QB

3041

rushing yards

Woody Marks RB

703

receiving yards

Nico Collins WR

1117

tackles

Kamari Lassiter CB

interceptions

Jalen Pitre SAF

Passing

name	GP	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	YDS/G	TD	INT	SACK	SYL	RTG
D. Mills, QB	6	91	159	57.2%	915	152.5	5	1	8	60	81.6
C. Stroud, QB	14	273	423	64.5%	3,041	217.2	19	8	23	189	92.9

Rushing

name	GP	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG	YDS/G	TD	FUM	LST	FD
B. Brooks, RB	15	17	78	4.6	20	5.2	0	0	0	5
D. Ogunbowale, RB	17	11	25	2.3	9	1.5	1	1	10	1
N. Chubb, RB	15	122	506	4.1	30	33.7	3	0	16	20
C. Stover, TE	9	4	3	0.8	2	0.3	0	0	0	2
D. Pierce, RB	4	10	26	2.6	10	6.5	0	0	0	1
D. Mills, QB	6	13	60	4.6	14	10.0	1	1	5	2
C. Stroud, QB	14	48	209	4.4	30	14.9	1	2	10	18
X. Hutchinson, WR	17	3	22	7.3	9	1.3	0	0	0	2
W. Marks, RB	16	196	703	3.6	23	43.9	2	1	51	39
N. Collins, WR	15	2	15	7.5	8	1.0	1	1	0	1
J. Noel, WR	17	6	12	2.0	5	0.7	0	0	3	0
J. Jordan, RB	4	43	193	4.5	50	48.3	0	0	6	8

Receiving

name	GP	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	YDS/G	YAC	FD
B. Berrios, WR	4	6	8	37	6	0	14	9.3	18.0	3
J. Wayne, WR	1	2	2	20	10	0	17	20.0	3.0	1
D. Ogunbowale, RB	17	10	13	76	8	0	18	4.5	56.0	3
N. Chubb, RB	15	13	20	67	5	0	27	4.5	63.0	1
C. Stover, TE	9	12	16	76	6	0	11	8.4	52.0	4
D. Pierce, RB	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0
D. Schultz, TE	17	82	106	777	9	3	47	45.7	358.0	39
X. Hutchinson, WR	17	35	57	428	12	3	33	25.2	146.0	19
W. Marks, RB	16	24	36	208	9	3	50	13.0	223.0	7
N. Collins, WR	15	71	120	1,117	16	6	57	74.5	324.0	48
J. Watson, WR	3	3	4	30	10	0	15	10.0	14.0	1
J. Noel, WR	17	26	35	292	11	2	44	17.2	99.0	13
J. Jordan, RB	4	7	7	34	5	0	14	8.5	40.0	2
B. Bates, TE	3	2	2	23	12	0	19	7.7	0.0	2
C. Kirk, WR	13	28	52	239	9	1	47	18.4	115.0	12
J. Higgins, WR	17	41	68	525	13	6	75	30.9	123.0	28
H. Bryant, TE	12	2	6	7	4	0	5	0.6	0.0	1

Defense

		Tackles			Sacks			Interceptions			Fumbles
name	GP	SOLO	AST	TOTAL	SACK	SCKYDS	TFL	PD	INT	TD	FF	FR	FTD
A. Speed, CB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Mills, SAF	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Johnson, FB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Fairbairn, K	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Fotu, DT	2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Ndubuisi, DT	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Barnett, DE	17	13	8	21	5	40	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. Brooks, RB	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Rankins, DT	17	15	20	35	3	16	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
M. Stewart, SAF	9	10	8	18	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
D. Ogunbowale, RB	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Togiai, DT	15	27	32	59	1.5	13.5	6	4	0	0	0	1	0
A. Huzzie, CB	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
N. Chubb, RB	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Hansen, LB	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Harris, LB	15	5	3	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
C. Stover, TE	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Taylor, DE	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Andrews, C	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Brinkman, LS	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Gardner-Johnson, SAF	3	11	4	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Smith, CB	4	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Jones, DT	4	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Davidson, DT	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Wallace, CB	3	7	2	9	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Bryant, CB	11	21	16	37	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Pitre, SAF	14	43	31	74	0	0	3	12	4	0	0	0	0
D. Stingley Jr., CB	17	26	10	36	0	0	1	15	4	0	1	0	0
T. Settle, DT	12	6	9	15	1	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
D. Schultz, TE	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Hill, LB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Horton, DE	16	8	12	20	0.5	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
D. Clark, LB	6	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
W. Anderson Jr., DE	17	35	19	54	12	101	20	3	0	0	3	2	0
D. Autry, DE	12	5	3	8	3.5	22.5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
F. Fatukasi, DT	4	5	3	8	1.5	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Smith, CB	17	11	5	16	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
X. Hutchinson, WR	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. To'oTo'o, LB	17	41	52	93	2.5	19.5	9	4	0	0	0	1	0
K. Lassiter, CB	16	62	29	91	0	0	7	17	4	0	0	0	0
J. Reed, SAF	7	8	5	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
D. Hunter, DE	17	28	26	54	15	117	15	3	0	0	3	1	0
J. Watson, WR	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Merriweather, SAF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Tomlinson, G	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Ingram, CB	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
E. Speed, LB	16	23	26	49	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
A. Al-Shaair, LB	16	48	55	103	0	0	1	9	2	0	1	1	0
C. Kirk, WR	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Townsend, P	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Bullock, SAF	17	44	20	64	0	0	0	10	4	0	1	0	0
J. Higgins, WR	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Bryant, TE	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Edwards Jr., DT	14	6	7	13	1.5	19.5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Arnette, CB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

passing yards

C.J. Stroud QB

462

rushing yards

Woody Marks RB

129

receiving yards

Christian Kirk WR

164

tackles

Jalen Pitre SAF

interceptions

Ja'Marcus Ingram CB

Passing

name	GP	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	YDS/G	TD	INT	SACK	SYL	RTG
C. Stroud, QB	2	41	79	51.9%	462	231.0	2	5	6	25	51.8

Rushing

name	GP	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG	YDS/G	TD	FUM	LST	FD
N. Chubb, RB	2	14	62	4.4	9	31.0	0	0	1	3
C. Stover, TE	2	3	10	3.3	4	5.0	0	0	0	3
C. Stroud, QB	2	3	11	3.7	10	5.5	0	5	5	1
W. Marks, RB	2	33	129	3.9	20	64.5	1	1	6	5

Receiving

name	GP	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	YDS/G	YAC	FD
N. Chubb, RB	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0
C. Stover, TE	2	3	5	15	5	0	8	7.5	11.0	0
D. Schultz, TE	2	5	6	59	12	0	42	29.5	43.0	2
X. Hutchinson, WR	2	6	17	65	11	0	23	32.5	18.0	3
W. Marks, RB	2	2	4	19	10	0	13	9.5	17.0	1
N. Collins, WR	1	3	7	21	7	0	13	21.0	8.0	1
J. Noel, WR	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0
C. Kirk, WR	2	10	15	164	16	2	46	82.0	59.0	8
J. Higgins, WR	2	9	14	98	11	0	16	49.0	13.0	5
H. Bryant, TE	2	3	6	21	7	0	9	10.5	10.0	1

Defense

		Tackles			Sacks			Interceptions			Fumbles
name	GP	SOLO	AST	TOTAL	SACK	SCKYDS	TFL	PD	INT	TD	FF	FR	FTD
L. Fotu, DT	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Barnett, DE	2	0	2	2	0.5	1.5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
B. Brooks, RB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Rankins, DT	2	3	3	6	1.5	14	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
T. Togiai, DT	2	5	8	13	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
C. Harris, LB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Brinkman, LS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Jones, DT	2	3	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Bryant, CB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Pitre, SAF	2	9	3	12	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Stingley Jr., CB	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Hill, LB	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Horton, DE	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Clark, LB	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
W. Anderson Jr., DE	2	3	3	6	3.5	22	2	0	0	0	3	0	0
D. Autry, DE	2	0	1	1	0.5	1.5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
T. Smith, CB	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
X. Hutchinson, WR	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. To'oTo'o, LB	2	6	9	15	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
K. Lassiter, CB	2	7	4	11	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
J. Reed, SAF	2	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Hunter, DE	2	5	0	5	3	33	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
J. Ingram, CB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
E. Speed, LB	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Al-Shaair, LB	2	7	8	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
C. Kirk, WR	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Bullock, SAF	2	4	4	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

offense

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
QB	C.J. Stroud	Davis Mills	Graham Mertz
RB	Woody Marks	Jawhar Jordan	Nick Chubb	Dare Ogunbowale
WR	Jayden Higgins	Xavier Hutchinson
WR	Christian Kirk	Justin Watson	Braxton Berrios
WR	Nico Collins	Jaylin Noel
TE	Dalton Schultz	Cade Stover	Harrison Bryant
FB	British Brooks
LT	Aireontae Ersery	Blake Fisher
LG	Jarrett Patterson
C	Jake Andrews	Juice Scruggs
RG	Ed Ingram	Jarrett Kingston
RT	Tytus Howard	Trent Brown

defense

	Starter	2nd	3rd
LDE	Will Anderson Jr.	Dylan Horton
RDE	Danielle Hunter	Derek Barnett
WLB	Henry To'oTo'o	Christian Harris	Jamal Hill
MLB	Azeez Al-Shaair	E.J. Speed	Damone Clark
LCB	Derek Stingley Jr.	Tremon Smith
SS	Myles Bryant
FS	Calen Bullock	K'Von Wallace
RCB	Kamari Lassiter	Ja'Marcus Ingram
DT	Tommy Togiai	Denico Autry
NB	Jalen Pitre	Alijah Huzzie
NT	Sheldon Rankins	Naquan Jones

special teams

	Starter	2nd	3rd
P	Tommy Townsend
H	Tommy Townsend
PR	Jaylin Noel	Braxton Berrios
KR	Tremon Smith	Jaylin Noel	Braxton Berrios
LS	Austin Brinkman
K	Ka'imi Fairbairn

Glossary

LDE : Left Defensive End

LDT : Left Defensive Tackle

RDT : Right Defensive Tackle

RDE : Right Defensive End

WLB : Weakside Linebacker

MLB : Middle Linebacker

SLB : Strongside Linebacker

LCB : Left Cornerback

SS : Strong Safety

FS : Free Safety

RCB : Right Cornerback

PK : Place Kicker

P : Punter

H : Holder

PR : Punt Returner

KR : Kick Returner

LS : Long Snapper

WR : Wide Receiver

LT : Left Tackle

LG : Left Guard

C : Center

RG : Right Guard

RT : Right Tackle

QB : Quarterback

TE : Tight End

RB : Running Back

D : Doubtful

NFI : Non-Football Injury

P : Probable

Q : Questionable

O : Out

PUP : Physically unable to perform

SUSP : Suspended by NFL or current team

IR : Injured reserve

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