Jaguars at Texans: Week 15 preview, odds and injuries

Week 15 · Sun, Dec 20 · Reliant Stadium1 PM ET

at1 PMET · CBS

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 11:19 PM ET

The Jacksonville Jaguars (6-2) visit the Houston Texans (3-5) on Sun, Dec 20, 1 PM ET at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX (Week 15, 2026 season), on CBS.

When and where is Jaguars vs Texans?

Sun, Dec 20, 1 PM ET at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX. TV: CBS.

Who is injured for Jaguars vs Texans?

Jaguars: nobody listed out, doubtful or questionable. Texans: David Montgomery (RB, questionable, groin) and Reed Blankenship (S, questionable, concussion).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Jaguars at Texans: Week 15 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-12-20-jax-at-hou (updated 2026-11-11).

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Regular season through week 14 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Jaguars run defense vs Texans run game
The Jaguars' run defense ranks 3rd in EPA per rush (-0.17 allowed, 175 rushes faced) and faces a Texans run game ranked 25th (-0.14, 180 rushes).
25thHOU offense22 spots apart3rdJAX defense
2Jaguars dropback offense vs Texans pass defense
The Jaguars' dropback offense ranks 2nd in EPA per dropback (+0.27, 249 dropbacks) against a Texans pass defense ranked 17th (+0.05 allowed, 314 dropbacks faced).
2ndJAX offense15 spots apart17thHOU defense
3Jaguars ball security vs Texans takeaway defense
The Jaguars' ball security ranks 5th in turnovers per game (0.8 giveaways a game, 8 games) against a Texans takeaway defense ranked 22nd (1.0 takeaways a game, 8 games).
5thJAX offense17 spots apart22ndHOU defenseSmall sample, read with care Why sample size matters

When the Jaguars have the ballEdge JAX · +15 ranks

JAX dropback offenseEPA per dropbackHOU pass defense

2nd+0.27249 dropbacks

JAX +15

+0.05 allowed314 dropbacks faced17th

JAX run gameEPA per rushHOU run defense

6th+0.01214 rushes

JAX +11

-0.08 allowed198 rushes faced17th

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Texans have the ballEdge JAX · +22 ranks

HOU dropback offenseEPA per dropbackJAX pass defense

7th+0.18309 dropbacks

-0.10 allowed291 dropbacks faced3rd

HOU run gameEPA per rushJAX run defense

25th-0.14180 rushes

JAX +22

-0.17 allowed175 rushes faced3rd

Third downEdge JAX · +11 ranks

JAX third-down offensethird-down conversion rateHOU third-down defense

4th46.9%96 third downs

JAX +11

40.0% allowed105 third downs faced15th

HOU third-down offensethird-down conversion rateJAX third-down defense

14th40.2%102 third downs

35.5% allowed93 third downs faced9th

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneEdge JAX · +13 ranks

JAX red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateHOU red-zone defense

11th63%24 trips

JAX +8

61% allowed23 trips faced19th

HOU red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateJAX red-zone defense

17th58%31 trips

JAX +13

41% allowed22 trips faced4th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge JAX · +10 ranks

JAX big-play offenseexplosive-play rateHOU defense against big plays

8th10.2%463 plays

JAX +10

9.6% allowed512 plays faced18th

HOU big-play offenseexplosive-play rateJAX defense against big plays

7th10.2%489 plays

7.1% allowed466 plays faced3rd

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge HOU · +10 ranks

JAX pass protectionsack rateHOU pass rush

11th5.2% sacked249 dropbacks

HOU +9

9.2% of dropbacks314 dropbacks faced2nd

HOU pass protectionsack rateJAX pass rush

10th5.2% sacked309 dropbacks

HOU +10

5.5% of dropbacks291 dropbacks faced20th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversEdge JAX · +17 ranks

JAX ball securityturnovers per gameHOU takeaway defense

5th0.8 giveaways a game8 games

JAX +17

1.0 takeaways a game8 games22nd

HOU ball securityturnovers per gameJAX takeaway defense

1st0.5 giveaways a game8 games

1.8 takeaways a game8 games3rd

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesJAX 0 · HOU 0 regulars out or doubtful

Jaguars1 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

OUTCam'Ron Silmon-CraigSno snaps

Texans2 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QReed BlankenshipS86% defense · 6 wk
QDavid MontgomeryRB47% offense · 5 wk

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelHOU +1 day of rest · JAX travels 825 mi

AwayJaguars

6days since last game

825miles to get here

1time zones

Last: Mon wk 14 vs PIT · 22,585 mi flown this season

Normal week

Rest edge+1HOU dayTravel gap 825 mi

HomeTexans

7days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 14 at WSH · Landover · 15,529 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: JAX 8 games, 463 offensive and 466 defensive plays · HOU 8 games, 489 offensive and 512 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32