2015 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 18, 2015 · EverBank Field
Houston TexansWinner
31
Jacksonville Jaguars
20
Houston Texans 31–20. Played in 18 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · JAX
30/53, 331 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
-3.5 expected points added · -4.9% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
24/36, 293 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
17.4 expected points added · +4.4% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
10/15 for 148 yds, 2 TD
42% of team targets · 13.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 24/36 | 293 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 18 | 53 | 2.9 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Chris Polk | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Brian Hoyer | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 10 | 15 | 148 | 2 | 42% | 13.2 |
| Cecil Shorts | 4 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 17% | 2.6 |
| Arian Foster | 5 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 17% | 4.6 |
| Keith Mumphery | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11% | 0.1 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | -0.2 |
| Jaelen Strong | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
| Chris Polk | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cushing | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Bouye | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Pleasant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hal | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lonnie Ballentine | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Crick | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Bortles | 30/53 | 331 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -3.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Bortles | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 4.6 |
| Toby Gerhart | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Denard Robinson | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Corey Grant | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Walters | 8 | 12 | 87 | 0 | 23% | 5.3 |
| Allen Robinson | 6 | 12 | 86 | 1 | 23% | 0.6 |
| Julius Thomas | 7 | 13 | 78 | 1 | 25% | -6.9 |
| Allen Hurns | 2 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 13% | 0.6 |
| Toby Gerhart | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 8% | 0.5 |
| Denard Robinson | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6% | 1.3 |
| Marcedes Lewis | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Posluszny | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Evans | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Telvin Smith | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon House | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnathan Cyprien | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Colvin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Skuta | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Branch | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Bennett | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Clemons | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- JAX -2.5
- Closing total
- 43.5
- HOU moneyline
- +140
- JAX moneyline
- -155
Jaguars closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 51 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- EverBank Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 73°F, wind 18 mph
- Referee
- Brad Allen
- Rest
- HOU 10 days · JAX 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill O'Brien vs Gus Bradley
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 18 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.