The Houston Texans will be rolling out backup QB Kyle Allen in this week’s contest, which typically means fewer pass attempts and more rushes.
The Houston Texans will have a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to skew 3.4% more towards passing than it did last season (adjusted for context).
The Texans are an enormous 7.5-point underdog in this week’s contest, likely leading to an extreme passing game script.
THE BLITZ projects the Houston Texans as the 8th-most pass-centric offense among all teams this week with a 63.7% pass rate, given their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
Jordan Akins has notched a lot more receiving yards per game (31.0) this year than he did last year (18.0).
Cons
THE BLITZ projects the Texans to run the 5th-least total plays among all teams this week with 62.6 plays, based on their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.
The Houston Texans have called the 4th-least plays in the league this year, totaling a measly 53.7 plays per game.
Opposing QBs have averaged 32.3 pass attempts per game vs. the Cleveland Browns defense this year: 4th-least in the NFL.
The Houston Texans O-line ranks as the 4th-worst in the NFL this year in protecting the quarterback, which has a harmful effect on all passing offense statistics across the board.
The Cleveland Browns pass defense has yielded the 5th-lowest Completion% in the league (66.8%) versus TEs this year (66.8%).