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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Houston Texans
3-1 228.48
223.54
 
VS
proj
Jacksonville Jaguars
139.5 0-4
159.19

Houston Texans hand Jacksonville Jaguars fourth consecutive loss in 228.48-139.50 beatdown

Houston Texans cruised to a 228.48-139.50 win to hand Jacksonville Jaguars their fourth straight loss to open the season. Houston Texans took a 12.20-point lead on Thursday behind Hayden Hurst (11.7 points) and Jaelan Phillips (6.5) and never let go of it. Justin Herbert (340 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Derrick Henry (114 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 33 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Jacksonville Jaguars in the loss. Houston Texans (3-1) will look to keep it rolling against New York Jets, while Jacksonville Jaguars (0-4) will face LA Rams in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Houston Texans   Jacksonville Jaguars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 3 passes for 43 yards and a touchdown against the Cowboys, Dotson tallied 14.3 points this week. He scored 72.7% more than his 8.28-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Dotson ranks #75 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Jahan Dotson

Top Player Comparison

Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 228.48
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
31
17.99
13.6%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
27.88
23.17
12.2%
3
J.K. Dobbins
RB
22.3
9.81
9.8%
4
Jerry Jeudy
WR
15.3
11.91
6.7%
Jacksonville Jaguars
Points
% of total points 139.5
1
Justin Herbert
QB
25.1
25.62
18%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
23.7
14.34
17%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
11
8.45
7.9%
4
Uchenna Nwosu
LB
9
6.68
6.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Houston Texans owned a 153.10-120.00 lead. For Houston Texans, Justin Jefferson had a 41-yard catch. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for Jacksonville Jaguars with a 50-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Houston Texans, while Jerry Jeudy had a 20-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 198.28-131.30 lead for Houston Texans.
Monday
Jeff Wilson Jr. had a 32-yard touchdown run for Houston Texans during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Houston Texans   Jacksonville Jaguars

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Jacksonville Jaguars. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Houston Texans are doing a better job of that, averaging 220.76 versus Jacksonville Jaguars's 151.33.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Houston Texans (3-1) have a better record than Jacksonville Jaguars (0-4).
Even the machines think Houston Texans have better players. They have a higher projected points average (221.89) than Jacksonville Jaguars (162.51).
Houston Texans don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Jacksonville Jaguars (1 vs 0).
Houston Texans are clutch masters, with more close wins than Jacksonville Jaguars (2 vs 0).
Houston Texans should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Jacksonville Jaguars (2 vs 1).
By position, Houston Texans have outscored Jacksonville Jaguars at RB, WR, TE, DEF, and IDP this season.
Houston Texans has a higher average scoring margin (13) than Jacksonville Jaguars this season (-75).
The starters for Houston Texans had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Jacksonville Jaguars (1).
Don't worry Jacksonville Jaguars, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Houston Texans
Yo, Houston Texans, you really made a statement to your leaguemates with this explosive showing. Not only did you win by nearly 89 points, you also jumped up two places in the league standings!
Jacksonville Jaguars
There's a decent chance that Jacksonville Jaguars might be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. With just 13 total targets this past week, their six wide receivers apparently made most of their contributions by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.