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NFL · Week 6
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:30 AM ET
HOUHouston Texans1-4 · Regular season
JAXJacksonville Jaguars4-1 · Regular seasonHouston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars preview
Model win prob.JAX 55%
Model: our NFL team ratings (the playoff-picture engine), home edge included. Not betting odds.
Numbers to know
- 1JAX has held opponents to 17 or fewer points in 4 of its last 5 games.
- 2JAX has won its last 3 games (this season).
- 3JAX has outscored opponents by 10.6 points per game over its last 5 (24.6–14.0).

HOU recent form
Last 5 games (this season)
- W10/11@ TEN26–3
- L10/4vs DAL30–34
- L9/27@ IND17–19
- L9/20vs CIN6–20
- L9/13vs BUF31–36

JAX recent form
Last 5 games (this season)
- W10/11vs PHI19–17
- W10/4@ CIN22–17
- W9/27vs NE35–6
- L9/20@ DEN13–20
- W9/13vs CLE34–10
Key players
HOU
Nico Collins
12 rec · 87 rec yds/g · 2 TD
2 games · weeks 2–5, 2026 · 20.7 PPR pts/g
JAX
Parker Washington
17 rec · 67.3 rec yds/g · 3 TD
4 games · weeks 2–5, 2026 · 15.5 PPR pts/g
NFL: the team's top skill player by PPR fantasy points per game over its last 4 games (must have played the latest one).
Head to head
HOU 3 – 2 JAX · last 5Meetings regular season + playoffs since 2015.
- 11/9/25JAX 29 @ HOU 36
- 9/21/25HOU 10 @ JAX 17
- 12/1/24HOU 23 @ JAX 20
- 9/29/24JAX 20 @ HOU 24
- 11/26/23JAX 24 @ HOU 21
All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.