Team Profile
Houston Texans
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-12.4% 26thOff DVOA
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-1.4% 25thPassing DVOA
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-14.4% 27thRushing DVOA
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-15.3% 3rdDef DVOA
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-9.8% 3rdDef Passing DVOA
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-22.4% 3rdDef Rushing DVOA
2024 Team Stats
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Points For21.9 19th
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Points Against21.9 14th
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Yards Per Game320.0 21st
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Yards Allowed Per Game315.0 5th
Houston Texans wide receiver Robert Woods (hip) is cleared to play against the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Round. Woods has been dealing with a hip issue for several weeks now. But the veteran will play through it once again on Saturday. He saw limited playing time last week after seeing just 33% of the Texans' offensive snaps. He caught just one pass for 11 yards in the Wild-Card Round win. Woods hasn't been a huge part of Houston's offensive game plan in recent weeks, which makes him a risky option in all daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests this weekend.
Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins has been heavily involved offensively, and that shouldn't change in the team's Divisional Round matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore has played wide receivers tough all year and allowed the sixth-fewest fantasy points to that position group in 2023. But they will be without top cornerback Marlon Humphrey (calf) on Saturday. His absence will surely boost Collins' fantasy value. Back in Week 1, the Texans wideout was able to reel in six passes for 80 yards with Humphrey out of the lineup. That seems like a safe floor for him this weekend.
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was spectacular in his first postseason start. But he might struggle in the Divisional Round against the Baltimore Ravens. Last week, Stroud threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns in a blowout victory over the Cleveland Browns. However, quarterbacks are only averaging 218.6 pass yards and 1.06 pass touchdowns per game against the Ravens' secondary this season. They have also allowed the third-fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks in 2023. Stroud only managed 242 pass yards with zero touchdowns back in Week 1 against this Baltimore defense, making him a risky option in the Divisional Round.
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs (foot) received a veteran day of rest at practice on Thursday after taking part in full on Wednesday. It's a new injury listed for Diggs, but it's apparently nothing major, and he should be just fine to play in Sunday's Divisional Round playoff game against the visiting Kansas City Chiefs. Diggs caught seven of nine targets for 52 yards in Monday's wild-card win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. It's now back-to-back games for Diggs with seven receptions, but he hasn't found the end zone now since the team's Week 12 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 12. It might be tough for the 30-year-old to return to the end zone on Sunday in the Divisional Round against a Kansas City Chiefs defense that allowed the third-fewest half-PPR points to wideouts in 2023.
Houston Texans wide receivers Robert Woods (hip) and John Metchie III (foot) were both listed as limited in practice on Wednesday for the second straight day this week. Woods and Metchie should both be able to play this weekend in the Divisional Round of the postseason in Baltimore against the Ravens, but they'll likely need to practice in full on Friday to avoid questionable tags. Noah Brown (shoulder) is now on Injured Reserve, but it probably won't matter all that much for Woods' limited fantasy ceiling on the road in a tough environment in Baltimore against the best defense in the NFL. The 31-year-old is most certainly going to need to find the end zone to be worth it in DFS lineups this weekend. He caught just one pass on two targets for 11 yards in the 45-14 win over the Cleveland Browns in the wild-card round.