The Houston Texans and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet for a Saturday afternoon showdown at Raymond James Stadium to kickoff NFL Network’s triple-header coverage. We start off our 100 facts with a look at the series history and then move on to quarterback Deshaun Watson.
series facts
1. The Texans are 9-5 for the first time in franchise history. A win will be the third time in club history they are 10-5, though a loss will be the second time in club history they are 9-6.
2. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last reformatted, teams that started 82/85 teams that were 10-5 made the playoffs with 52/82 of those teams having won the division.
3. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last tinkered with, 70/107 teams that started 9-6 made the playoffs with 21 of them having won the division.
4. The Buccaneers are 7-7 for the fourth time in team history. All of those teams finished 7-9.
5. The previous 7-7 teams in Bucs history produced 12th, 15th, and 15th overall picks the following year.
6. The Texans are 3-1 against the Buccaneers with a 1-1 record on the road.
7. The Texans’ 1-1 record against the Buccaneers on the road is tied for their best against an NFC South opponent on the road:
Buccaneers: 1-1
Panthers: 1-1
Falcons: 0-2
Saints: 0-3
8. The Texans are 5-4 in Saturday games, including playoffs, with a 2-1 record in December.
9. The Buccaneers are 6-17 in Saturday games, including playoffs, with a 3-11 record in December.
10. The Texans are 34-45 in December with a 15-28 record on the road.
11. The Buccaneers are 66-108 in December, including playoffs, with a 43-49 record at home.
12. The Texans are 31-56 in the Eastern Time Zone with a 24-44 record in the early afternoon time slot.
13. The Buccaneers are 185-280-1 in the early afternoon time slot with a 111-122-1 record at home.
deshaun watson facts
14. Among Pro Bowlers, Watson’s 67.8 completion percentage is the second-highest in the NFL.
15. Watson’s 3,668 passing yards are the seventh-highest in the NFL.
16. Watson’s 26 touchdowns are tied with Jimmy Garoppolo and Dak Prescott for the fourth-highest passing touchdowns in the league.
17. Watson’s 11 interceptions are the most thrown by a Pro Bowler this season.
18. Watson’s 184 first downs by pass are the highest among Pro Bowlers this season.
19. Watson’s 7.9 yards per pass attempt are tied with Drew Brees for the 10th-highest in the league.
20. Watson’s 100.4 passer rating is tied for the ninth-highest overall.
21. Watson’s 39 sacks are the sixth-highest in the league.
22. Only Russell Wilson and Josh Allen with five game-winning drives apiece have more than Watson’s four.
23. Watson has run the third-most run-pass option plays in the league with 90. 62 have been passes, also third-most in the NFL.
24. Watson’s 6.6 completed air yards per completion are tied with Lamar Jackson and Philip Rivers for the eighth-most in the league.
25. Watson’s 9.0 intended air yards per pass attempt are tied with Josh Allen for the seventh-most overall.
