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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Houston Texans
2-6 259.82
189.68
 
VS
proj
s99 GX NE Pats 20 25
186.46 5-3
177.8

Houston Texans earn win over s99 GX NE Pats 20 25, 259.82-186.46

Houston Texans brought their A game and outperformed expectations, earning a 259.82-186.46 win over s99 GX NE Pats 20 25. Houston Texans never trailed in this one after taking a 9.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Minnesota Vikings defense (12 points). Josh Allen (169 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 45 Rush Yds) and Diontae Johnson (5 Rec, 84 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for s99 GX NE Pats 20 25 in the loss. Houston Texans (2-6) will look to sustain their momentum against Baltimore Ravens, while s99 GX NE Pats 20 25 (5-3) take on Pittsburgh Steelers in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Houston Texans   s99 GX NE Pats 20 25

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Flowers made 4 tackles and recorded 2 sacks as the Lions beat the Giants 31-26. In doing so, he put up 18.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Houston Texans this week. Flowers will square off against the Raiders next week.
Trey Flowers

Top Player Comparison

Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 259.82
1
Aaron Jones
RB
41.6
15.28
16%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
25.42
21.51
9.8%
3
James Conner
RB
24
17.7
9.2%
4
Jamaal Williams
RB
18.6
9.97
7.2%
s99 GX NE Pats 20 25
Points
% of total points 186.46
1
Josh Allen
QB
22.26
21.9
11.9%
2
Diontae Johnson
WR
19.4
7.22
10.4%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
14.1
14.98
7.6%
4
Tyler Eifert
TE
13.4
5.94
7.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 28-yard touchdown pass for s99 GX NE Pats 20 25, who trailed 121.22-105.66 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Tyrell Williams had a 46-yard touchdown catch for Houston Texans, contributing to a 175.62-142.66 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for Houston Texans, contributing to a 235.82-161.26 lead for the team.
Monday
Diontae Johnson had a 45-yard touchdown catch for s99 GX NE Pats 20 25.

Points By Position

  Houston Texans   s99 GX NE Pats 20 25

Game Notes

Houston Texans had 13 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
Despite 12 of their 23 starters scoring higher than their points projection, s99 GX NE Pats 20 25 lost.
The final result could have looked differently, as Houston Texans had three starters score zero points, while s99 GX NE Pats 20 25 had one.
Houston Texans had three players score more points than the leading scorer for s99 GX NE Pats 20 25.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The 259.82 points scored by Houston Texans are the 5th-most in the league this season.
This victory snaps a five-match losing streak for Houston Texans.
Not only did Houston Texans win, but they also easily covered the 11.88-point projected margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

Houston Texans
Houston Texans (2-6) face Baltimore Ravens (8-0) in Week 9. Houston Texans may have to shuffle the deck some with Tre'Quan Smith out on bye in Week 9. Baltimore Ravens will be without Joe Mixon, Aaron Donald, Giovani Bernard, Tyler Higbee, John Johnson III, Clay Matthews, and Matt Ryan. Over the last three weeks, Houston Texans have scored 203.93 points per game, while Baltimore Ravens have averaged 226.16 per contest.
s99 GX NE Pats 20 25
The schedule gets no simpler for eighth-place s99 GX NE Pats 20 25, as they next get the distinct privilege of facing red-hot Pittsburgh Steelers next week. Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 9, as Vic Beasley Jr., Gerald Everett, Troy Reeder, and Ito Smith are off for Pittsburgh Steelers and Tyler Eifert, Demario Davis, and Josh Hill will sit for s99 GX NE Pats 20 25.