The Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans kickoff their season series Sunday at noon CT at Nissan Stadium. To get ready for the matchup, we start off with a look at some series facts before uncovering a big payload of Deshaun Watson figures.
series facts
1. The Texans are 8-5 for the first time in franchise history. A win would keep them in unfamiliar territory, while a loss would make them 8-6 for the second time in club history (2016).
2. The Titans are 8-5 for the sixth time in franchise history. All five of those previous teams made the playoffs with only the 2002 team winning the division.
3. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last tinkered with, 56/112 teams that started 8-6 made the playoffs with 19/56 having won the division.
4. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last reorganized, 98/106 teams that started 9-5 made the playoffs with 53/98 of those teams having won the division.
5. Houston is 6-11 against the Titans on the road with all of the games having been played at Nissan Stadium.
6. Houston has achieved the first win of a series with the Titans 10/17 times with a 4/9 success rate on the road.
7. Houston has a 16-18 record against the Titans with a 6-11 record on the road.
8. Houston’s 6-11 record against the Titans on the road is their second-best among AFC South foes:
Jaguars: 10-8
Titans: 6-11
Colts: 3-15
9. The Titans franchise is 119-111 in December, including playoffs, with a 75-55 record at home.
10. The Texans are 33-45 in December with a 14-28 record on the road.
11. Watson has the seventh-most passing yards in the NFL with 3,425.
12. Watson’s 67.7 completion percentage is the sixth-highest in the NFL among quarterbacks with at least seven starts.
13. Watson’s 24 passing touchdowns are tied with Kirk Cousins and Dak Prescott for the fifth-highest in the league.
14. Watson’s 172 first downs by pass are the fifth-highest in the NFL.
15. Watson’s 7.9 passing yards are the 10th-highest in the NFL.
16. Watson’s 100.9 passer rating is the 10th-highest in the league.
17. Watson’s 38 sacks are the sixth-highest in the league.
18. Watson has benefited from 1,515 yards after the catch, the 10th-most overall.
19. Watson is tied with Jacoby Brissett and Patrick Mahomes for the 10th-most passes dropped with 20.
20. Watson has had to scramble out of 35 throws this season, the fourth-most in the NFL.
21. Watson and Carson Wentz are tied for the third-most passes out of run-pass option with 57. Watson has the third-most yards with 467.
22. Watson has rushed 21 times out of run-pass option, the third-most overall among quarterbacks. Watson’s 108 rushing yards are the third-most overall.
23. Watson is tied with Aaron Rodgers for the fifth-most red zone passing touchdowns with 16.
24. The only quarterback with more red zone rushing touchdowns than Watson (six) is Josh Allen (eight).
25. Watson and Ryan Tannehill are part of six quarterbacks who have at least three game-winning drives this season.
