WEEK 17
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (7-8) @ HOUSTON TEXANS (2-12-1)
DATE: Sunday (1/1/23)
STADIUM: NRG Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Scott Novak
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Texans lead all-time series, 28-13
STREAKS Houston has won past 9
LAST GAME 10/9/22: Texans 13 at Jaguars 6
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/12/21: Texans 37, Jaguars 21
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
LAST WEEK W 19-3 at N.Y. Jets (Thu.)
COACH VS. OPP. Doug Pederson: 1-1
PTS. FOR 23.5
OFFENSE 367.7
PASSING Trevor Lawrence: 350-531-3,749-24-7-96.0
RUSHING Travis Etienne: 204-1,000-4.9-4
RECEIVING Christian Kirk: 76-988-13.0-7
PTS. AGAINST 22.1
DEFENSE 361.1
SACKS Josh Allen: 5
INTs Many tied: 3
TAKE/GIVE +5 (24/19)
PUNTING (NET) Logan Cooke: 49.8 (43.6)
KICKING Riley Patterson: 111 (30/31 PAT; 27/32 FG)
JAGUARS NOTES
• QB TREVOR LAWRENCE totaled 280 yards (229 pass, 51 rush) & had 5th rush TD of season last week, tied with David Garrard (5 in 2010) for most rush TDs ever by Jax. QB in single season. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Has 16 TDs (14 pass, 2 rush) vs. INT with 108.2 rating in past 7 games, highest rating in NFL since Week 9. Aims for his 6th in row on road with 0 INTs. Passed for 332 yards & 3 TDs in last road meeting. Needs 251 pass yards to become 3rd Jax. QB ever with 4,000+ pass yards in season.
• RB TRAVIS ETIENNE aims for 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Had 114 scrimmage yards (71 rush, 43 rec.) in Week 5 meeting. Is 5th Jax. player ever with 1,000+ rush yards in single season.
• WR CHRISTIAN KIRK needs 12 rec. yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season.
• WR MARVIN JONES set season highs in catches (7) & rec. yards (104) in Week 5 meeting. Has 75+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. Hou.
• TE EVAN ENGRAM led team with 7 catches for 113 yards last week. Aims for 4th in row with 7+ catches & 60+ rec. yards. Aims for 3rd in row on road with 100+ rec. yards. Had 6 catches for 69 yards in Week 5 meeting.
• LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN had 6 tackles, 2 FFs & 2 PD last week, becoming 6th player with 2 FFs in game this season. Had 2 TFL & sack in Week 5 meeting. Leads NFL with 162 tackles in 2022, tied-most by Jax. player in season since 2000.
• LB DEVIN LLOYD (rookie) led team with 9 tackles & had 3rd INT of season last week. Is 1 of 2 rookies (Jalen Pitre) with 100+ tackles (107) & 3+ INTs.
• DE/LB JOSH ALLEN aims for 4th in row with TFL & has sack in 2 of past 3.
• S RAYSHAWN JENKINS had TFL last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 8+ tackles.
HOUSTON TEXANS
LAST WEEK W 19-14 at Tennessee (Sat.)
COACH VS. OPP. Lovie Smith: 4-1
PTS. FOR 16.9
OFFENSE 278.9
PASSING Davis Mills: 248-401-2,618-14-13-79.0
RUSHING Royce Freeman: 27-83-3.1-0
RECEIVING Brandin Cooks: 48-554-11.5-2
PTS. AGAINST 23.9
DEFENSE 381.1
SACKS Jerry Hughes: 8
INTs Jalen Pitre (R): 4
TAKE/GIVE -2 (22/24)
PUNTING (NET) Cameron Johnston: 48.5 (43.0)
KICKING Ka’imi Fairbairn: 102 (21/21 PAT; 27/29 FG)
JAGUARS NOTES
• QB DAVIS MILLS completed 17 of 28 atts. (60.7 pct.) for 178 yards & TD vs. INT last week. Has 2 TD passes in 2 of his past 3 home starts. Needs 382 pass yards for 1st-career season with 3,000+ pass yards.
• RB ROYCE FREEMAN has 94 scrimmage yards (47 per game) in 2 games this season.
• RB DARE OGUNBOWALE spent past 2 seasons (2020-21) with Jax.
• WR BRANDIN COOKS had GW TD catch last week, his 2nd rec. TD of season. Has 55+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Has 70+ rec. yards in 3 of his 4 home games this season. Had 5 catches for 132 yards in last home meeting & has 100+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. Jax. Has 621 rec. yards (103.5 per game) in 6 career games vs. Jax. Is 1 of 4 in NFL (Mike Evans, DeAndre Hopkins & Travis Kelce) with 500+ rec. yards in each of past 9 seasons.
• WR CHRIS MOORE aims for his 3rd in row at home with 40+ rec. yards.
• DB JALEN PITRE had 9 tackles & 4th INT of season last week, 3rd-most among rookies. Aims for 5th in row with 9+ tackles. Has PD in 4 of past 5. Had 8 tackles in Week 5 meeting. Leads rookies & all DBs with 126 tackles this season, third-most ever by Hou. rookie.
• DB JONATHAN OWENS had 1st-career sack last week. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of past 4.
• LB CHRISTIAN KIRKSEY has 5+ tackles in all 15 games this season. Aims for his 5th in row at home with TFL. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Jax. with PD.
• DL JERRY HUGHES had 2nd FF of season last week.
• DL OGBONNIA OKORONKWO had career-high 3 TFL & 2 sacks in Week 16. Has sack in 3 of past 4.
