STADIUM: NRG Stadium
REFEREE: Scott Novak
DATE: Sunday, December 31, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Chris Myers, Robert Smith, Jen Hale
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) TEN: 83 or 382 HOU: 109 or 227
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: TEN leads series, 23-20 (HOU won past 2. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 12/17/23 (OT): HOU 19 at TEN 16.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Mike Vrabel vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 6-5 Reg. Season: 53-44 (.546) Postseason: 2-3 (.400). DeMeco Ryans vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 8-7 (.533) Postseason: 0-0.
TENNESSEE TITANS NOTES:
• QB WILL LEVIS (rookie) completed 17 of 26 atts. (65.4 pct.) for 199 yards & had 1st-career rush TD in Week 15 meeting. Has 0 INTs in 2 of 3 games vs. division.
• QB RYAN TANNEHILL completed 18 of 26 atts. (69.2 pct.) last week in 1st start since Week 6. Had 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 138.9 rating in his last start vs. Hou. (1/9/22).
• RB DERRICK HENRY rushed for 88 yards & 11th TD of season in Week 16. Has a rush TD in 4 of past 5 & ties for NFL lead with 7 rush TDs since Week 12. Has 1,027 rush yards (171.2 per game) & 10 rush TDs in his past 6 vs. Hou., with 125+ rush yards & rush TD in 5 of 6 games. Needs 28 rush yards for 5th-career season with 1,000+ rush yards. Is 3rd player ever with 10+ rush TDs in 6 straight seasons.
• RB TYJAE SPEARS (rookie) had 67 scrimmage yards (40 rush, 27 rec.) & 5 catches last week. Has 65+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4. Ranks 3rd among rookies RBs with 45 catches & 4th with 743 scrimmage yards (428 rush, 315 rec.).
• WR DEANDRE HOPKINS aims for his 3rd in row on road with 50+ rec. yards & TD catch. Needs 61 rec. yards for 7th-career 1,000-yard season. Spent the first 7 seasons of career with Hou. (2013-19) & ranks 2nd in Hou. franchise history in catches (632), rec. yards (8,602) & rec. TDs (54).
• TE CHIGOZIEM OKONKWO set season highs in catches (6) & rec. yards (63) & had 1st TD catch of season last week.
• DE DENICO AUTRY has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of past 5. Had 2 sacks in Week 15 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with a sack.
• LB HAROLD LANDRY had 2 TFL & sack last week & has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of past 4.
• LB AZEEZ AL-SHAAIR aims for 6th in row with 8+ tackles & 3rd in row with 2+ TFL. Had 13 tackles & 2 TFL in Week 15 meeting.
HOUSTON TEXANS NOTES:
• QB C.J. STROUD (rookie) has 0 INTs in each of his past 3 & 105+ rating in 2 of his past 3. Has 17 TDs (16 pass, 1 rush) vs. 4 INTs with 109 rating in 7 home starts. Has 968 pass yards (322.7 per game) & 7 TDs (6 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs with 111.5 rating in 3 starts vs. division. Needs 171 pass yards to surpass Mac Jones (3,801 in 2021) for 5th-most pass yards by rookie in NFL history.
• QB CASE KEENUM completed 11 of 17 atts. (64.7 pct.) last week. Passed for 229 yards in Week 15 meeting.
• QB DAVIS MILLS passed for 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs last week.
• RB DEVIN SINGLETARY aims for 4th in row with 60+ scrimmage yards. Had career-high 170 scrimmage yards (121 rush, 49 rec.) in Week 15 meeting. Needs 60 scrimmage yards for 3rd-straight 1,000-yard season.
• RB DAMEON PIERCE had 98-yard KR-TD last week, 1st-career return-TD. Hou is the only team this season with 2 KR-TDs.
• FB ANDREW BECK had 1st TD catch of season last week.
• WR NICO COLLINS had career-high 7th rec. TD of season last week & has rec. TD in 3 of past 4. Has 100+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 2 of 3 games vs. division this season.
• WR NOAH BROWN had 8 catches for 82 yards & TD in Week 15 meeting. Has career-high 559 rec. yards this season.
• TE DALTON SCHULTZ aims for 3rd in row with 55+ rec. yards.
• CB DESMOND KING led the team with 11 tackles & had 2 TFL & PD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 11+ tackles & 2+ TFL.
• CB DEREK STINGLEY had 2 PD & 5th INT of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 2+ PD. Has INT in each of past 4 at home.
• S DEANDRE HOUSTON-CARSON had 6 tackles, TFL & 2nd INT of season last week. Has PD in 3 of his past 4 at home.
• DE JERRY HUGHES had 2nd sack of season in Week 16.
