Wk 15 · 2026

Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans — Sun, Dec 20

Sun, Dec 20 · Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX · CBS

Weather

This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.

Jacksonville Jaguars

AFC South · 4-1

1:00pET

HOU -3 · total 43.5 DraftKings

Ratings differential JAX by 4.0

Houston Texans

AFC South · 1-4

What is at stake

An AFC South game. These two play each other twice a season, home and away, and when the AFC South finishes level it is the head-to-head result and then the division record that separate them — before any of the rest. Division standings.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 1.7 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have been through a draft and a free-agency window since.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Jaguars: +7.3#1

Efficiency margin

Texans: +1.6#13

Jaguars: +2.7#7

Offense

Texans: -0.9#19

Jaguars: +4.6#2

Defense

Texans: +2.5#6

Jaguars: 27.9

Points / game

Texans: 23.8

Jaguars: 19.8

Points allowed / game

Texans: 17.4

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats

The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.

Jaguars form

W 19-17vs PHIW 22-17at CINW 35-6vs NEL 13-20at DENW 34-10vs CLE

2026 season

Texans form

W 26-3at TENL 30-34vs DALL 17-19at INDL 6-20vs CINL 31-36vs BUF

2026 season

Jaguars this season

Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)

Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)

Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)

Texans this season

Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)

Against the spread1-4 · 20% (5 games)

Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 10

Opponent	Jaguars	Texans
Browns AFC	vs W 34-10 preview	at Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Bengals AFC	at W 22-17 preview	vs L 6-20 preview
Eagles NFC	N W 19-17 preview	at Wk 16 · scheduled preview
Colts AFC	vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview	at L 17-19 preview
Ravens AFC	at Wk 9 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Titans AFC	at Wk 10 · scheduled preview	at W 26-3 preview
Giants NFC	at Wk 11 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Steelers AFC	vs Wk 14 · scheduled preview	at Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Cowboys NFC	at Wk 16 · scheduled preview	vs L 30-34 preview
Commanders NFC	vs Wk 17 · scheduled preview	at Wk 14 · scheduled preview

Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Texans leads 28–12 · Texans won the last one

40 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 4.0 points toward Texans

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2025	2025-11-09	Jaguars 29 — 36 Texans	at HOU	Texans
2025	2025-09-21	Texans 10 — 17 Jaguars	at JAX	Jaguars
2024	2024-12-01	Texans 23 — 20 Jaguars	at JAX	Texans
2024	2024-09-29	Jaguars 20 — 24 Texans	at HOU	Texans
2023	2023-11-26	Jaguars 24 — 21 Texans	at HOU	Jaguars
2023	2023-09-24	Texans 37 — 17 Jaguars	at JAX	Texans
2022	2023-01-01	Jaguars 31 — 3 Texans	at HOU	Jaguars
2022	2022-10-09	Texans 13 — 6 Jaguars	at JAX	Texans
2021	2021-12-19	Texans 30 — 16 Jaguars	at JAX	Texans
2021	2021-09-12	Jaguars 21 — 37 Texans	at HOU	Texans
2020	2020-11-08	Texans 27 — 25 Jaguars	at JAX	Texans
2020	2020-10-11	Jaguars 14 — 30 Texans	at HOU	Texans
2019	2019-11-03	Texans 26 — 3 Jaguars	neutral	Texans
2019	2019-09-15	Jaguars 12 — 13 Texans	at HOU	Texans
2018	2018-12-30	Jaguars 3 — 20 Texans	at HOU	Texans
2018	2018-10-21	Texans 20 — 7 Jaguars	at JAX	Texans
2017	2017-12-17	Texans 7 — 45 Jaguars	at JAX	Jaguars
2017	2017-09-10	Jaguars 29 — 7 Texans	at HOU	Jaguars
2016	2016-12-18	Jaguars 20 — 21 Texans	at HOU	Texans
2016	2016-11-13	Texans 24 — 21 Jaguars	at JAX	Texans
2015	2016-01-03	Jaguars 6 — 30 Texans	at HOU	Texans
2015	2015-10-18	Texans 31 — 20 Jaguars	at JAX	Texans
2014	2014-12-28	Jaguars 17 — 23 Texans	at HOU	Texans
2014	2014-12-07	Texans 27 — 13 Jaguars	at JAX	Texans
2013	2013-12-05	Texans 20 — 27 Jaguars	at JAX	Jaguars
2013	2013-11-24	Jaguars 13 — 6 Texans	at HOU	Jaguars
2012	2012-11-18	Jaguars 37 — 43 Texans	at HOU	Texans
2012	2012-09-16	Texans 27 — 7 Jaguars	at JAX	Texans
2011	2011-11-27	Texans 20 — 13 Jaguars	at JAX	Texans
2011	2011-10-30	Jaguars 14 — 24 Texans	at HOU	Texans
2010	2011-01-02	Jaguars 17 — 34 Texans	at HOU	Texans
2010	2010-11-14	Texans 24 — 31 Jaguars	at JAX	Jaguars
2009	2009-12-06	Texans 18 — 23 Jaguars	at JAX	Jaguars
2009	2009-09-27	Jaguars 31 — 24 Texans	at HOU	Jaguars
2008	2008-12-01	Jaguars 17 — 30 Texans	at HOU	Texans
2008	2008-09-28	Texans 27 — 30 Jaguars	at JAX	Jaguars
2007	2007-12-30	Jaguars 28 — 42 Texans	at HOU	Texans
2007	2007-10-14	Texans 17 — 37 Jaguars	at JAX	Jaguars
2006	2006-11-12	Texans 13 — 10 Jaguars	at JAX	Texans
2006	2006-10-22	Jaguars 7 — 27 Texans	at HOU	Texans

Jaguars leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	Trevor Lawrence QB #16	72/104, 843 YDS, 8 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Bhayshul Tuten RB #33	60 CAR, 277 YDS, 2 TD
	Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB #24	26 CAR, 108 YDS, 2 TD
	Ameer Abdullah RB #20	10 CAR, 45 YDS
Receiving	Parker Washington WR #11	16 REC, 228 YDS, 2 TD
	Brenton Strange TE #85	14 REC, 167 YDS, 1 TD
	Jakobi Meyers WR #3	13 REC, 165 YDS, 2 TD
	Brian Thomas Jr. WR #7	9 REC, 105 YDS, 1 TD

Defense

Tackles	Ventrell Miller LB #51	30
	Foyesade Oluokun LB #23	24
	Antonio Johnson S #6	21
Sacks	Josh Hines-Allen DE #41	1.5
	Travon Walker DE #44	1.5
	Arik Armstead DT #91	1
Interceptions	Jourdan Lewis CB #2	2
	Foyesade Oluokun LB #23	2
	Jarrian Jones CB #4	1

full roster and per-player history

Texans leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	C.J. Stroud QB #7	93/151, 1141 YDS, 5 TD
	Kai Kroeger P #38	0/1, 0 YDS
Rushing	David Montgomery RB #32	47 CAR, 127 YDS, 2 TD
	Woody Marks RB #4	28 CAR, 87 YDS, 2 TD
	C.J. Stroud QB #7	9 CAR, 66 YDS
Receiving	Dalton Schultz TE #86	21 REC, 214 YDS
	Nico Collins WR #12	14 REC, 193 YDS, 3 TD
	Jaylin Noel WR #13	8 REC, 186 YDS
	Xavier Hutchinson WR #19	12 REC, 166 YDS

Defense

Tackles	Reed Blankenship S #6	34
	Azeez Al-Shaair LB #0	31
	Jake Hansen LB #35	28
Sacks	Will Anderson Jr. DE #51	4.5
	Sheldon Rankins DT #98	2
	Danielle Hunter DE #55	2
Interceptions	Reed Blankenship S #6	1

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.