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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Houston Texans
7-6 168.94
204.9
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
156.48 6-7
202.85

Offensively challenged Houston Texans top Seattle Seahawks, 168.94-156.48

Houston Texans earned a 168.94-156.48 victory over Seattle Seahawks despite posting only the 16th-highest point total in the league for the week. Seattle Seahawks leapt out to a 32.28-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from Cameron Jordan, who made 7 tackles and recorded 2 sacks for 22 points, and Drew Brees, who passed for 127 yards and a touchdown (10.28 points). But Houston Texans held the lead the rest of the way, powered by James Conner (22.4 points) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (15). Houston Texans ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 7-6. Seattle Seahawks will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 6-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Houston Texans   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Williams overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 6.7 points against his 1.22-point projection. During a 20-17 loss to the Cardinals, he racked up 27 yards from scrimmage . Williams will face the Falcons next week.
Jamaal Williams

Top Player Comparison

Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 168.94
1
James Conner
RB
22.4
19.88
13.3%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
15
5.83
8.9%
3
Spencer Ware
RB
13.2
15.63
7.8%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
11.43
7.7%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 156.48
1
Cameron Jordan
DE
22
9.76
14.1%
2
Jordy Nelson
WR
19.7
9.36
12.6%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
16.3
13.98
10.4%
4
Jimmy Graham
TE
13
7.33
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 30-yard touchdown pass for Seattle Seahawks to contribute to a 32.28-0.00 lead for Seattle Seahawks.

Points By Position

  Houston Texans   Seattle Seahawks

What If

Houston Texans would have beaten only three other teams besides Seattle Seahawks this week.
Seattle Seahawks would have lost to 16 other teams besides Houston Texans this week.
If they played Seattle Seahawks every week, Houston Texans would be 3-10 this season.
Last week, Seattle Seahawks would have topped Houston Texans 186.34-139.48.
Houston Texans would be 5-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Seattle Seahawks.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Houston Texans, Seattle Seahawks would be 8-4.
If Houston Texans had played every team in the league each week, they would be 117-130.
If they played every team every week, Seattle Seahawks would be 145-102.

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