The facts conclude with a look at the same FOX broadcast team as last week, as well as a few facts surrounding All-Pro receivers Julio Jones and DeAndre Hopkins.
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Facts and Figures for Falcons, No. 26-50
Facts and Figures for Falcons, No. 51-75
broadcast facts
76. This is the fifth consecutive early game in the series.
77. This is the third game in the series to be broadcast on FOX. The series has not be subject to any cross-flex games.
78. The Texans are 21-13 on FOX.
79. The Falcons are 163-155 on FOX, including postseason and Super Bowls XXXIII and LI.
80. The Texans are 2-5 when Albert is play-by-play for their games.
81. Houston is 1-4 when Barber does color commentary for their games.
miscellaneous facts
82. Texans running back Carlos Hyde has the 15th-most rushing yards in the NFL with 250.
83. Falcons running back Devonta Freeman has the 33rd-most rushing yards in the league with 157.
84. Freeman is tied for 26th in yards before contact at 1.9 yards.
85. Hyde is tied with Christian McCaffrey for the 13th-highest yards per carry in the NFL at 4.8.
86. Hyde is tied with Tampa Bay’s Ronald Jones for the 12th-most yards before contact in the league with 124.
87. Hyde has produced the 16th-most yards after contact in the NFL with 126.
88. Hyde has taken 70% of the Texans’ red zone rushing attempts. Quarterback Deshaun Watson has 20% and running back Duke Johnson has 10%.
89. Johnson’s 23 carries for 146 yards are the second-most in both categories for the back through the first four games of his career.
90. Johnson’s 6.4 yards per carry is the highest he has produced through the first four games.
91. Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins has been targeted twice in the red zone and caught both passes for touchdowns.
92. Falcons receiver Julio Jones has caught all four of his red zone targets for three touchdowns.
93. Jones and Hopkins are part of a seven-player group in the NFL that has a 100.0% catch rate in the red zone and produced multiple touchdowns.
94. Jones is tied with nine other players for the most receiving touchdowns in the NFL with four.
95. The Falcons defense is tied with the Steelers defense for the eighth-highest opposing passer rating in the NFL at 100.8.
96. Houston’s defense has generated 13 sacks, tied for the sixth-most in the NFL.
97. Atlanta’s defense has generated the seventh-most tackles for loss in the league at 27.
98. The Texans defense is among five teams that have generated just one interception through four games.
99. The Texans have played just one game in franchise history on Oct. 6. In 2013, they visited the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park are lost 34-3.
100. The Falcons are 1-4 on Oct. 6. Here are the results:
1968 – GB, 7-38 – L
1974 – @NYG, 14-7 – W
1985 – SF, 17-38 – L
1996 – @DET, 24-28 – L
2002 – TB, 6-20 – L
