Titans at Texans: Week 18 preview, odds and injuries

Week 18 · Sun, Jan 10 · Reliant Stadium12 AM ET

at12 AMET · TBD

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 6:35 PM ET

The Tennessee Titans (1-7) visit the Houston Texans (3-5) on Sun, Jan 10, time TBD at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX (Week 18, 2026 season).

When and where is Titans vs Texans?

Sun, Jan 10, time TBD at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX.

Who is injured for Titans vs Texans?

Titans: Carnell Tate (WR, questionable, shoulder), JC Latham (OT, questionable, finger), Jaylon Jones (CB, questionable, knee), Marcus Harris (CB, questionable, ankle), Peter Skoronski (G, questionable, hamstring) and Tommy Townsend (P, questionable, knee) (plus 1 more). Texans: David Montgomery (RB, questionable, groin) and Reed Blankenship (S, questionable, concussion).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Titans at Texans: Week 18 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2027-01-10-ten-at-hou (updated 2026-11-10).

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Regular season through week 17 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Texans dropback offense vs Titans pass defense
The Texans' dropback offense ranks 7th in EPA per dropback (+0.18, 309 dropbacks) against a Titans pass defense ranked 29th (+0.17 allowed, 305 dropbacks faced).
7thHOU offense22 spots apart29thTEN defense
2Texans big-play offense vs Titans defense against big plays
The Texans' big-play offense ranks 7th in explosive-play rate (10.2%, 489 plays) against a Titans defense against big plays ranked 26th (10.3% allowed, 523 plays faced).
7thHOU offense19 spots apart26thTEN defense

When the Titans have the ballEdge HOU · +8 ranks

TEN dropback offenseEPA per dropbackHOU pass defense

25th-0.10280 dropbacks

HOU +8

+0.05 allowed314 dropbacks faced17th

TEN run gameEPA per rushHOU run defense

17th-0.08172 rushes

-0.08 allowed198 rushes faced17th

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

When the Texans have the ballEdge HOU · +22 ranks

HOU dropback offenseEPA per dropbackTEN pass defense

7th+0.18309 dropbacks

HOU +22

+0.17 allowed305 dropbacks faced29th

HOU run gameEPA per rushTEN run defense

25th-0.14180 rushes

-0.07 allowed218 rushes faced18th

Third downEdge HOU · +11 ranks

TEN third-down offensethird-down conversion rateHOU third-down defense

26th36.2%94 third downs

HOU +11

40.0% allowed105 third downs faced15th

HOU third-down offensethird-down conversion rateTEN third-down defense

14th40.2%102 third downs

HOU +11

44.0% allowed100 third downs faced25th

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

Red zoneNo big edge

TEN red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateHOU red-zone defense

23rd52%23 trips

61% allowed23 trips faced19th

HOU red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateTEN red-zone defense

17th58%31 trips

58% allowed31 trips faced15th

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 HOU · +19 ranks

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

28th7.3%452 plays

HOU +10

9.6% allowed512 plays faced18th

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

7th10.2%489 plays

HOU +19

10.3% allowed523 plays faced26th

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

Pressure & sacksNo big edge

TEN pass protectionsack rateHOU pass rush

7th4.6% sacked280 dropbacks

9.2% of dropbacks314 dropbacks faced2nd

HOU pass protectionsack rateTEN pass rush

10th5.2% sacked309 dropbacks

6.6% of dropbacks305 dropbacks faced14th

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

TurnoversEdge HOU · +9 ranks

TEN ball securityturnovers per gameHOU takeaway defense

19th1.3 giveaways a game8 games

1.0 takeaways a game8 games22nd

HOU ball securityturnovers per gameTEN takeaway defense

1st0.5 giveaways a game8 games

HOU +9

1.4 takeaways a game8 games10th

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

AbsencesTEN 0 · HOU 0 regulars out or doubtful

Titans7 listed

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

QPeter SkoronskiG97% offense · 8 wk
QJC LathamOT94% offense · 8 wk
QCarnell TateWR82% offense · 7 wk
QMarcus HarrisCB56% defense · 8 wk
QTyjae SpearsRB41% offense · 6 wk
QTommy TownsendPno snaps
QJaylon JonesCBno 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 & travelTEN +1 day of rest · TEN travels 671 mi

AwayTitans

7days since last game

671miles to get here

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 17 vs PIT · 3,678 mi flown this season

Normal week

Rest edge+1TEN dayTravel gap 671 mi

HomeTexans

6days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Mon wk 17 at GB · Green Bay · 15,529 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: TEN 8 games, 452 offensive and 523 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