One Texans thing I’ve harped on all season is between Weeks 1-5 when the WRs were healthy the Texans pass offense thrived despite the sacks.
Stroud was 8th in PFF Offensive Grade with 7.8 YPA & 7-3 TD/INT ratio despite the pressure problems because they had separation at the WR spots & Stroud looked comfortable.
If you can tap into that as Nick Caley while improving OL play that unit is plenty good enough to win 12+ games and be a serious contender
One Texans thing I’ve harped on all season is between Weeks 1-5 when the WRs were healthy the Texans pass offense thrived despite the sacks.
Stroud was 8th in PFF Offensive Grade with 7.8 YPA & 7-3 TD/INT ratio despite the pressure problems because they had separation at the WR spots & Stroud looked comfortable.
If you can tap into that as Nick Caley while improving OL play that unit is plenty good enough to win 12+ games and be a serious contender
HIGGINS TO THE HOUSE.
Texans Inactives vs the Chargers:
Starting OTs Aireontae Ersery & Trent Brown are both out.
Texans Playoff Seeding % with a win & a loss via @TheAthletic Playoff Simulator:
Win:
7 Seed - 7%
6 Seed - 32%
5 Seed - 25%
3 Seed - 36%
Loss:
7 Seed - 86%
6 Seed - 4%
3 Seed - 4%
Out - 4%
The Texans offense will have a very different type of matchup than maybe we have seen in the past in LA.
- Chargers blitz on just 20.1% of dropbacks (fewest in the NFL)
- Chargers use zone coverage on 81.4% of their coverage dropbacks (4th highest)
Good test for Houston’s offense against a really good defense.
ITS TEXANS GAMEDAY 🤘🏻
The last time the Texans played the Chargers, but it’s just the SpongeBob-cast
Texans QB C.J. Stroud is having his best season in Total EPA (Passing + Rushing EPA) added by a wide margin in 2025.
2025 Total EPA Added: 51.5
2024 Total EPA Added: -44.1
2023 Total EPA Added: 38.1
Stroud’s rushing EPA is at 15.9 which is 13.1 points higher than any season previously.
Between Stroud’s improvements in pocket management & rushing the year 3 bounceback has been huge.
The Texans are the only team Justin Herbert has faced in his career that he has thrown more INTs than Touchdowns against.
Herbert is 1-2 with 4 TDs & 6 INTs vs the Texans in his career.
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