Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans
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Sunday 2026-10-11 · 13:00 ET·Nissan Stadium·TEN +7 · O/U 37.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-09D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
69°F · Chance Rain Showers · 10 mph W
Rest
HOU 7d · TEN 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
HOU form
0-4PF 84 · PA 109Home 0-3Away 0-1
QB C.J. Stroud 28–22 as starter · playoffs 3–3 · last 10: 6–4 · since 2023
TEN form
0-4PF 55 · PA 83Home 0-2Away 0-2
QB Cam Ward 3–18 as starter · last 10: 2–8 · since 2025
| HOU | Season efficiency | TEN |
|---|---|---|
| -0.026 | Off EPA / play | -0.085 |
| 41.6 | Off success % | 41.2 |
| 10.4 | Off explosive % | 7.9 |
| 35.8 | 3rd-down conv % | 35.4 |
| 0.035 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.065 |
| 39.4 | Def success % allowed | 43.1 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
HOU staff
HCDeMeco Ryans0–2 vs SalehOCNick CaleyDCMatt Burke1–1 vs Daboll
4th-down go 14.5% · PROE -0.3 · no-huddle 4.8%
TEN staff
HCRobert Saleh2–0 vs RyansOCBrian Daboll1–1 vs BurkeDCGus Bradley
4th-down go 18.4% · PROE -0.3 · no-huddle 9.3%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
DeMeco Ryans0–2Robert SalehSaleh leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-31 | HOU @ NYJ | 13–21 | 323–294 | Robert Saleh |
| 2023-12-10 | HOU @ NYJ | 6–30 | 135–348 | Robert Saleh |
HOU offense vs TEN defense
Nick Caley(OC)vsGus Bradley(DC)first career meeting
TEN offense vs HOU defense
Brian Daboll(OC)1–1Matt Burke(DC)dead even2 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-30 | BUF | MIA | 42–17 | 383 | +25 | W |
| 2018-12-02 | BUF | MIA | 17–21 | 417 | -4 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-16 | HOU @ TEN | 16–13 | HOU | DeMeco Ryans / Brian Callahan |
| 2025-09-28 | TEN @ HOU | 0–26 | HOU | Brian Callahan / DeMeco Ryans |
| 2025-01-05 | HOU @ TEN | 23–14 | HOU | DeMeco Ryans / Brian Callahan |
| 2024-11-24 | TEN @ HOU | 32–27 | TEN | Brian Callahan / DeMeco Ryans |
| 2023-12-31 | TEN @ HOU | 3–26 | HOU | Mike Vrabel / DeMeco Ryans |
| 2023-12-17 | HOU @ TEN | 19–16 | HOU | DeMeco Ryans / Mike Vrabel |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded