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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Houston Texans
6-8 234.78
267.34
 
VS
proj
Tennessee Titans
205.86 2-12
241.8

Houston Texans come back to hand Tennessee Titans ninth consecutive loss, 234.78-205.86

Houston Texans staged a comeback to earn a 234.78-205.86 win to hand Tennessee Titans their ninth straight loss. Houston Texans trailed 168.86-106.70 heading into Monday night, but the team came back behind Kyle Dugger (18 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (11.4). This marks the second time this season Houston Texans have knocked off Tennessee Titans, after winning 217.14-153.78 in their last matchup. Houston Texans (6-8) will look to sustain their momentum against Denver Broncos, while Tennessee Titans (2-12) try to develop some positive momentum against Baltimore Ravens.

Matchup Timeline

  Houston Texans   Tennessee Titans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 12 tackles against the Cowboys, Pitre recorded 23 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 11.96-point projection and was much higher than his 12.13-point season scoring average. Pitre ranks #1 among fantasy DBs this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Jalen Pitre

Top Player Comparison

Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 234.78
1
Jalen Pitre
DB
23
11.96
9.8%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20.6
16.58
8.8%
3
QB
19.98
34.83
8.5%
4
Kyle Dugger
DB
18
9.08
7.7%
Tennessee Titans
Points
% of total points 205.86
1
RB
28
22.01
13.6%
2
Chris Moore
WR
27.4
6.22
13.3%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
20
15.31
9.7%
4
Josh Allen
OL
13
6.75
6.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Tennessee Titans to contribute to a 130.76-97.30 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Houston Texans   Tennessee Titans

Game Notes

Only nine of the 22 starters on Houston Texans scored more than their point projections.
Tennessee Titans had only eight of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
Tennessee Titans can partially blame the loss on Andrew Billings, who didn't score any points.
The two highest scorers for Tennessee Titans ( and Chris Moore) scored more points than Jalen Pitre, the leading scorer for Houston Texans.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 28.92-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Houston Texans get the win, but they also covered the 25.54-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Houston Texans moves to (2-3), while Tennessee Titans falls to (0-2).
For Tennessee Titans, put up 28 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

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