Venue & Game Details
Kickoff: 7:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM CT
Venue: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Broadcast: ESPN/ABC: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters & Laura Rutledge (field reporters), streaming via Fubo
Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner
Weather Forecast (Houston, TX)
Kickoff Temp: ~92°F (33°C) outside
Conditions: Hot, humid, partly cloudy
Impact: None — game played indoors under a retractable roof.
Injury Report
Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
WR Chris Godwin — Out (hamstring)
OT Tristan Wirfs — Doubtful (ankle)
No other major injuries reported; Baker Mayfield fully healthy
Houston Texans:
RB Joe Mixon — Out (knee)
C Jake Andrews — Out (ankle)
G Ed Ingram — Questionable (abdomen)
WR corps healthy; QB C.J. Stroud active
Recent Form
Buccaneers: W-W-L-W-L — Defense allowing 18.6 PPG in that span.
Texans: L-W-W-L-L — Offense averaging 19.4 PPG in last 5.
Series History
All-Time: Texans lead 4–1
Last Meeting: Nov. 5, 2023 — Texans won 39-37 in Houston
Trend: Houston has won 3 straight in the series.
Key Player Matchups
QB Battle:
Baker Mayfield (TB): 231 YDS, 2 TD in Week 1; thrives off play-action, but will be tested by Houston’s edge rush.
C.J. Stroud (HOU): 198 YDS, 1 TD in Week 1; pressured heavily (3 sacks) behind a banged-up OL.
Skill Positions:
TB WR Mike Evans vs. HOU CB Derek Stingley Jr. — Evans’ size and contested-catch ability vs. Stingley’s athletic coverage.
HOU WR Nico Collins vs. TB secondary — Collins’ deep-threat potential could be key if Stroud gets time.
Trench Battle:
Bucs’ pass rush (Shaquil Barrett, Vita Vea) vs. Texans’ injury-hit OL — mismatch on paper.
Betting Trends
Texans are 5-1 ATS in last 6 home games
Buccaneers are 4-1 ATS in last 5 road games
Under is 7-3 in Texans’ last 10 games under HC DeMeco Ryans
Road underdogs of +3 or less are 58% ATS over the last three seasons
BUCCANEERS NOTES:
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD had 3 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 99.3 rating in Week 1, his 6th-straight start with 2+ TD passes. Has 90+ rating in 8 of his past 9 road starts. Aims for his 3rd in row on MNF with 2+ TD passes. Passed for 265 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 119.4 rating in last meeting. • RB BUCKY IRVING had 1st-career TD catch last week. Has TD in 4 of his past 5 road games. • WR RACHAAD WHITE had 119 scrimmage yards (73 rush, 46 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in last meeting. • WR MIKE EVANS has 5+ catches in each of his past 6 & 50+ rec. yards in each of his past 8. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with 85+ rec. yards. Has rec. TD in 8 of his 9 career MNF games. • WR EMEKA EGBUKA (rookie) had 2 rec. TDs in NFL debut last week & became 2nd player (Ernest Wilford, 9/12/04) since 1970 with GW rec. TD in final minute of 4th qtr. or OT in 1st career game. • LB LAVONTE DAVID had 9 tackles & TFL last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with FF & 4th in row vs. Hou. with 10+ tackles. Has 12 TFL in 10 career MNF games. • LB HAASON REDDICK had sack in team debut last week. • LB SIRVOCEA DENNIS tied his career-high with 10 tackles, had career-best 2 TFL & 2nd-career PD in Week 1. • LB YAYA DIABY aims for his 3rd in row on MNF with 2+ TFL. • NT VITA VEA aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with TFL. • DL CALIJAH KANCEY had sack & 3 TFL in last meeting. • CB JAMEL DEAN had 3 PD last week, tied-most in NFL in Week 1. • CB ZYON MCCOLLUM tied his career high with 10 tackles Week 1. • S TYKEE SMITH tied his career high with 11 tackles last week. • S ANTOINE WINFIELD JR. aims for his 4th in row on MNF with 10+ tackles. Had FR in last meeting.
TEXANS NOTES:
• QB C.J. STROUD completed 19 of 27 atts. (70.4 pct.) for 188 yards & had 32 rush yards last week. Is 11-5 in 16 career home starts. Set career highs in pass yards (470), TD passes (5) & rating (147.8) in last meeting. • RB NICK CHUBB led team with 60 rush yards last week in Hou. debut. Had 132 scrimmage yards (116 rush, 16 rec.) & rush TD in his last game vs. TB (11/27/22 w/ Cle.) & aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with 80+ rush yards & rush TD. • WR NICO COLLINS had TD catch in 5 of his 6 home games last season. Had 54 rec. yards & rec. TD in last meeting. • WR CHRISTIAN KIRK can make Hou. debut after spending past 3 seasons (2022-24) with Jax. Had 6 catches for career-high 138 yards & 3 TDs in only career game vs. TB (11/10/19 w/ Ari.). • WR JUSTIN WATSON spent 1st 4 career seasons (2018-21) with TB. • TE DALTON SCHULTZ set career highs in catches (10) & rec. yards (130) & had TD catch in last meeting. • TE CADE STOVER led team with career-high 4 catches in Week 1. • DE DANIELLE HUNTER had 5th-career FR last week. Had 8 sacks in 8 home games last season. Had 2 TFL, sack & PD in his last game vs. TB (9/10/23 w/ Min.). • DE WILL ANDERSON led team with 3 TFL & had sack in Week 1. Aims for his 5th in row with 0.5+ sacks, incl. playoffs. Had sack in last meeting. • DT FOLORUNSO FATUKASI had sack last week. • LB HENRY TO’OTO’O had 6 tackles, sack & PD last week. Had 5+ tackles in each of his 8 home games last season, incl. playoffs. Had FF in last meeting. • LB AZEEZ AL-SHAAIR had 7 tackles & 5th-career FF last week. • CB DEREK STINGLEY had 5 tackles in Week 1. Had 13 PD in 9 home games last season, incl. playoffs. Since 2023, ties for NFL lead with 31 PD. • CB KAMARI LASSITER led team with career-high 9 tackles last week. • S C.J. GARDNER-JOHNSON has INT in 3 of his past 4 vs. TB, incl. playoffs.
Game Odds
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 43.5
Houston Texans – 2.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, September 13, 2025
