2024 Week 18 · Final
Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans, final 23–14
Pregame first read
HOU passing attack has the stronger league profile.
HOU passing attack #27/32 · TEN pass defense #29/32 · 181 offense / 137 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.
- Model spread
- HOU -3
- Model total
- 45
- 80% range (TEN margin)
- -17.3 to +15.3
League profiles describe different prior opponents. They do not measure this game’s head-to-head outcome. The model is a historical scoring estimate, not a betting line, and it does not know injuries or availability.
Recorded leaders
- PassingWill LevisTEN175 pass yds
- RushingDameon PierceHOU176 rush yds
- ReceivingCalvin RidleyTEN76 rec yds
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- TEN passing attack#22/32HOU pass defense#21/32
- TEN run game#22/32HOU run defense#21/32
- HOU passing attack#27/32TEN pass defense#29/32
- HOU run game#30/32TEN run defense#31/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2024 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
HOUHouston Texans
- C.J. StroudQB · 16 games230pass yds/g
- Joe MixonRB · 13 games76.4rush yds/g
- Nico CollinsWR · 11 games88rec yds/g
- Stefon DiggsWR · 8 games62rec yds/g
TENTennessee Titans
- Mason RudolphQB · 7 games209pass yds/g
- Tony PollardRB · 15 games67.8rush yds/g
- Calvin RidleyWR · 16 games58.8rec yds/g
- Nick Westbrook-IkhineWR · 12 games37.3rec yds/g