2005 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · Reliant Stadium
Jacksonville JaguarsWinner
38
at
Houston Texans
20
JAX -6 ✓O 38 ✓
Jacksonville Jaguars 38–20 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Garrard | 18/31 | 292 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 22 | 101 | 4.6 | 1 | 5.9 |
| David Garrard | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| LaBrandon Toefield | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 3 | 4.2 |
| Matt Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Alvin Pearman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashean Mathis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Smith | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby McCray | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Stroud | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Henderson | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Meier | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 19/29 | 295 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Wells | 21 | 86 | 4.1 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Vernand Morency | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -3.0 |
| David Carr | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Andre Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.C. Brown | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Malone | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry DeLoach | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Earl | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Seth Payne | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robaire Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shantee Orr | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Evans | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Demarcus Faggins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antwan Peek | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- JAX -6
- Closing total
- 38
- JAX moneyline
- —
- HOU moneyline
- —
Jaguars closed -6 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 38; the game landed 58 — over by 20.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · grass
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- JAX 6 days · HOU 6 days
- Coaches
- Jack Del Rio vs Dom Capers
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.