Texans aim for 10th straight division win against Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE (2-11) at HOUSTON (7-6)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE - Texans by 6
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Jacksonville 4-8-1, Houston 6-6-1,
SERIES RECORD - Texans lead 18-11
LAST MEETING - Texans beat Jaguars 24-21, Nov. 13
LAST WEEK - Jaguars lost to Vikings 25-16; Texans beat Colts 22-17
AP PRO32 RANKING - Jaguars No. 30, Texans No. 18
JAGUARS OFFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (21), PASS (21).
JAGUARS DEFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (23), PASS (4).
TEXANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (28), RUSH (5), PASS (30).
TEXANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (6), RUSH (18), PASS (5).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Jaguars have lost eight straight. ... QB Blake Bortles has seven TD passes and one INT in last three games in AFC South. ... WR Allen Robinson has 301 yards receiving with two TDs in last three against Houston. ... WR Marqise Lee had 113 yards receiving last week. He has TD reception in last two games. ... DE Yannick Ngakoue is third among rookies with six sacks. He has forced four fumbles and has INT. ... S Johnathan Cyprien led team with 14 tackles and had forced fumble last week. ... CB Aaron Colvin had sack in last game against Texans. ... RB T.J. Yeldon had 90 yards of total offense last week. ... Texans have won nine straight division games. ... Houston, tied for division lead with Tennessee, is 6-1 at home this season. ... RB Lamar Miller has 421 yards rushing with two rushing TDs and one TD catch in last four games in division. Miller ranks sixth in NFL with 1,010 yards rushing. ... WR DeAndre Hopkins has 285 yards receiving and two touchdowns in last three against Jacksonville. ... CB Kareem Jackson has interception return for touchdown in last two meetings with Jaguars. He needs one INT to reach 13 for career and set franchise record. ... LB Benardrick McKinney is only player in NFL this season with at least 100 tackles (114) and four sacks. ... Jadeveon Clowney leads AFC DEs with 12 tackles for losses. He had sack and forced fumble last week. ... Fantasy Tip: Houston RB Jonathan Grimes could be good pickup after getting more carries in recent weeks in relief of Miller. Grimes had rushing TD and caught touchdown pass last time Jaguars visited Houston.
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