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 receivers Robert Woods (hip) and John Metchie III (foot) were both listed as limited participants for Tuesday's practice session. Woods has been rested early during the week for most of the year and is expected to be available to play this Saturday against the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Round. He missed the Week 18 regular season finale and returned in the wild-card win over the Cleveland Browns, only to catch one of his two targets for 11 yards. The 31-year-old could have a bigger role in a tough matchup against Baltimore this weekend now that Noah Brown (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve. Still, both Woods and Metchie will be low-cost dart throws in DFS against the Ravens, with most of quarterback C.J. Stroud's targets going to Nico Collins and tight end Dalton Schultz. Woods had only 40 catches for 426 yards and one score in 2023.
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs paced his team with seven catches on nine targets in Monday's 31-17 wild-card victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers, amassing 52 yards. Quarterback Josh Allen got the struggling Diggs involved early, linking up with his go-to man twice for 22 yards on Buffalo's first drive. Diggs suffered an injury scare right before halftime but walked off under his own power, and he was back out there for the third quarter after a five-catch first half. Besides a clutch grab on third-and-long, the 30-year-old All-Pro managed only 18 yards in a muted second half. Diggs' scoreless drought extended to six games consecutively from the 2023 regular season as well as six postseason contests in a row dating back to the 2020 year. Diggs aims to be at his best in next Sunday's Divisional clash with shadow cornerback L'Jarius Sneed and the Kansas City Chiefs, who bottled Diggs up for his season low in yards (24) back in Week 14.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson secured four of his seven targets for 48 yards and a touchdown in a 31-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Although Johnson finished third on the team in targets and receiving yards on Monday, he was arguably Pittsburgh's most impactful player. He was on the receiving end of quarterback Mason Rudolph's first touchdown pass of the contest that gave the Steelers life after quickly surrendering 21 points. The 27-year-old had an up-and-down season for fantasy purposes but was productive with six touchdowns in his 14 total games played. He figures to remain an integral piece of the Steelers' passing attack in the 2024-2025 campaign.
The story of Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs' 2023 season was a tale of two halves. Diggs paced for his best season yet over his first nine games, catching 70 of his 97 targets for 834 yards and seven touchdowns. But the 30-year-old All-Pro followed up by laying one egg after another down the stretch, hardly providing flex-worthy fantasy numbers with 37 receptions (63 targets) for 348 yards and one score in his final eight outings. Diggs $7,400 DraftKings cost has taken a precipitous tumble as a result of the tailspin, as it's the first time since Week 1 against the vaunted New York Jets secondary that Diggs' salary is below the $8,000 plateau. Weather is still likely to be a challenge temperature-wise despite the NFL moving this wild-card game from Sunday to Monday. Even with No. 2 wideout Gabe Davis (knee) out, Diggs resides no higher than on the WR1/2 fringe while likely facing shadow coverage from Pittsburgh Steelers standout rookie Joey Porter.
Houston Texans tight end Dalton Schultz caught his sixth touchdown of the season and first of the playoffs in the team's 45-14 win over the Cleveland Browns in the Wild-Card Round. Schultz wasn't utilized much in this contest after dropping a pass on the Texans' first drive of the game. However, quarterback C.J. Stroud went back to the tight end late in the second quarter for a 37-yard score. That was Schultz's only catch of the game, but it came at an opportune time, as it gave the Texans a 10-point halftime lead. He'll look to get more involved next week in the Divisional Round.