2015 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3, 2016 · NRG Stadium
Jacksonville Jaguars
6
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Houston TexansWinner
30
HOU -5 ✓U 45 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 30–6 — 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
Passing · HOU
25/40, 249 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-1.1 expected points added · -3.3% completion over expected
Passing · JAX
17/32, 239 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-26.7 expected points added · -11.9% completion over expected
Receiving · JAX
5/9 for 108 yds, 0 TD
28% of team targets · -4.4 expected points added
Receiving · HOU
7/12 for 89 yds, 0 TD
29% of team targets · 0.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Bortles | 17/32 | 239 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -26.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Gray | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Denard Robinson | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | -5.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Robinson | 5 | 9 | 108 | 0 | 28% | -4.4 |
| Marcedes Lewis | 1 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 3% | 3.2 |
| Marqise Lee | 3 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 19% | 1.0 |
| Clay Harbor | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| Allen Hurns | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 16% | -2.2 |
| Julius Thomas | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 19% | -4.6 |
| Rashad Greene | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | -0.4 |
| Jonas Gray | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Denard Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnathan Cyprien | 5 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Posluszny | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayes Pullard | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Evans | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon House | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aaron Colvin | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Miller | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Odrick | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Branch | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Gratz | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 25/40 | 249 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1.1 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 21 | 102 | 4.9 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Akeem Hunt | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Chris Polk | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 7 | 12 | 89 | 0 | 29% | 0.2 |
| Jaelen Strong | 6 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 17% | 3.8 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 4 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 12% | 1.4 |
| Akeem Hunt | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 7% | -0.2 |
| Ryan Griffin | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 7% | 2.4 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7% | 0.3 |
| Nate Washington | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -1.3 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
| Chris Polk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -3.3 |
| Keith Mumphery | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Watt | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Cushing | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 3 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Morris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hal | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Max Bullough | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Simon | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Crick | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -5
- Closing total
- 45
- JAX moneyline
- +197
- HOU moneyline
- -220
Texans closed -5 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 45; the game landed 36 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- JAX 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Gus Bradley vs Bill O'Brien
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.