Team Profile
Houston Texans
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-5.1% 23rdOff DVOA
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8.5% 21stPassing DVOA
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-9.6% 20thRushing DVOA
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-14.3% 4thDef DVOA
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-8.2% 7thDef Passing DVOA
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-22.6% 4thDef Rushing DVOA
2024 Team Stats
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Points For22.4 17th
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Points Against22.6 19th
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Yards Per Game338.0 15th
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Yards Allowed Per Game288.0 3rd
Houston Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud will make his postseason debut against the Cleveland Browns on Saturday. Stroud will enter the playoffs following a spectacular rookie season in which he threw for 4,108 yards, 23 touchdowns, and five interceptions. But he'll draw a tough matchup in the first round of the playoffs. The Browns have given up the fourth-fewest fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks this season, which makes Stroud a risky play in daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests. The Browns have also only allowed two quarterbacks to throw for over 250 pass yards and two touchdowns over the past 10 weeks.
Houston Texans wide receivers Robert Woods (hip) and Noah Brown (back) are both listed as questionable to play in Saturday's wild-card playoff game against the Cleveland Browns. Woods was limited the last two days in practice, while Brown only practiced on Friday. Both players were held out of the Week 18 win over the Indianapolis Colts. Woods is more likely to be on the field on Saturday to give Nico Collins some extra help in the passing game against a Browns secondary that is already down Grant Delpit and could also be missing two key members of their secondary. The 31-year-old Woods did very little all year and found the end zone just once, so he's merely a low-cost DFS dart throw if he plays. Brown would be a boom/bust lineup consideration if he's active on Saturday. Only Collins and tight end Dalton Schultz are realistic fantasy considerations as Texans pass-catchers this weekend.
Houston Texans wide receiver Robert Woods (hip) was able to return to practice with the team on Wednesday after he was listed as a non-participant on Tuesday. Woods was held out of the Week 18 regular season finale win over the Indianapolis Colts last Saturday, but the fact that he returned to practice on Wednesday, bodes well for his chances of returning for Saturday's wild-card playoff game against the visiting Cleveland Browns. About the only way fantasy managers playing DFS this week will want to consider the 31-year-old veteran for a lineup spot is if Noah Brown (back) misses a second straight game. The Browns secondary is one of the toughest for opposing wideouts, and Woods had only 40 receptions for 426 yards and one touchdown on 75 targets for Houston this year. UPDATE: Woods was limited in Wednesday's practice.
Houston Texans wide receivers Robert Woods (hip) and Noah Brown (back) were both listed as non-participants on the team's Tuesday practice report. Both Woods and Brown were inactive in the Week 18 regular season finale win over the Indianapolis Colts last Saturday to secure the AFC South title. It resulted in Nico Collins going off for nine catches on nine targets for 195 yards and a touchdown, while tight end Dalton Schultz had five catches (seven targets) for 42 yards. Rookie Xavier Hutchinson had four targets. Woods and Brown will need to return to practice over the next two days to have a shot to face the Cleveland Browns on wild-card weekend this Saturday. If neither wideout is able to play, Collins is going to draw a lot of attention from a much better secondary in the Browns.
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs came up big in Sunday's 21-14 road victory over the Miami Dolphins as the team secured the AFC East crown, catching seven of his eight targets for 87 yards. It's hard to believe, but Diggs' Week 18 receiving total was actually his highest since Week 6. It's a testament to his late-season swoon, and Diggs' night could have been even better. The 30-year-old superstar made a move to freeze All-Pro corner Jalen Ramsey on the first play of Buffalo's second series of the game, only for quarterback Josh Allen to overthrow a long would-be house call. Allen was later able to find his favorite target, however, lofting a 36-yard pass that Diggs made a spectacular grab on to get his squad into a goal-to-go. It was an encouraging performance from Diggs, who could function as a target hog in next Sunday's Wild Card clash with the Pittsburgh Steelers depending on the status of No. 2 wideout Gabe Davis (knee).