Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans
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Sunday 2026-12-20 · 13:00 ET·Reliant Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
✚ Reed Blankenship (SS) — Out
Field
roof n/a · astroturf
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
JAX 6d · HOU 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
JAX form
6-2PF 229 · PA 121Home 4-1Away 2-1
QB Trevor Lawrence 41–44 as starter · playoffs 1–2 · last 10: 8–2 · since 2021
HOU form
3-5PF 209 · PA 192Home 0-4Away 3-1
QB C.J. Stroud 31–23 as starter · playoffs 3–3 · last 10: 5–5 · since 2023
| JAX | Season efficiency | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| 0.148 | Off EPA / play | 0.06 |
| 47.3 | Off success % | 42.9 |
| 10.2 | Off explosive % | 10.2 |
| 46.9 | 3rd-down conv % | 40.2 |
| -0.128 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.003 |
| 41 | Def success % allowed | 40.6 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken outWk 15 best ball playoffs
Coaching Intel
JAX staff
HCLiam Coen1–2 vs RyansOCGrant Udinski1–2 vs BurkeDCAnthony Campanile1–2 vs Caley
4th-down go 20.7% · PROE -0.3 · no-huddle 5.9%
HOU staff
HCDeMeco Ryans2–1 vs CoenOCNick Caley2–1 vs CampanileDCMatt Burke2–1 vs Udinski
4th-down go 13.7% · PROE -0.3 · no-huddle 4.6%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Liam Coen1–2DeMeco RyansRyans leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | HOU @ JAX | 34–31 | 426–413 | DeMeco Ryans |
| 2025-11-09 | JAX @ HOU | 29–36 | 213–414 | DeMeco Ryans |
| 2025-09-21 | HOU @ JAX | 10–17 | 272–292 | Liam Coen |
JAX offense vs HOU defense
Grant Udinski(OC)1–2Matt Burke(DC)Burke leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | JAX | HOU | 31–34 | 413 | -3 | L |
| 2025-11-09 | JAX | HOU | 29–36 | 213 | -7 | L |
| 2025-09-21 | JAX | HOU | 17–10 | 292 | +7 | W |
HOU offense vs JAX defense
Nick Caley(OC)2–1Anthony Campanile(DC)Caley leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | HOU | JAX | 34–31 | 426 | +3 | W |
| 2025-11-09 | HOU | JAX | 36–29 | 414 | +7 | W |
| 2025-09-21 | HOU | JAX | 10–17 | 272 | -7 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | HOU @ JAX | 34–31 | HOU | DeMeco Ryans / Liam Coen |
| 2025-11-09 | JAX @ HOU | 29–36 | HOU | Liam Coen / DeMeco Ryans |
| 2025-09-21 | HOU @ JAX | 10–17 | JAX | DeMeco Ryans / Liam Coen |
| 2024-12-01 | HOU @ JAX | 23–20 | HOU | DeMeco Ryans / Doug Pederson |
| 2024-09-29 | JAX @ HOU | 20–24 | HOU | Doug Pederson / DeMeco Ryans |
| 2023-11-26 | JAX @ HOU | 24–21 | JAX | Doug Pederson / DeMeco Ryans |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded