The Texans will face the Arizona Cardinals for the seventh time in the history of these two franchises. Let's dive into the numbers for this one on Sunday.
- .500 - Each team has three wins in the first six meetings, even Steven .500 for the rivalry.
- 3 - Furthermore, each team has won each of the three meetings in its own building. The Texans beat Arizona in Houston in 2005, 2017 and 2023, while the Texans lost out in the Desert in 2009, 2013 and 2021. This game is in Houston and if the trend holds, the Texans will walk away with win number nine on the season.
- 1 - There is only one quarterback in the history of the NFL to beat the Texans as the starting QB with four different teams. That would be Sam Darnold who completed that task on Monday Night football earlier this season as a member of the Seattle Seahawks.
- 5 - Cardinals starting QB Jacoby Brissett can add his name to that list on Sunday as a win over the Texans would give him wins as a starter for New England, Indianapolis, Miami and, of course, Arizona. Brissett has five wins as a starter against the Texans (one for New England, three for Indy and one for Miami).
- 19.8 - The Texans defense was so incredibly good last week against the Chiefs that it forced 3x Super Bowl champion QB Patrick Mahomes into, arguably, the worst game of his career. Mahomes threw three interceptions, no touchdowns, was held under 50% completion and had a QB rating of 19.8.
- 5 - The Texans faced two of the last three league MVPs in the last three weeks. They faced Josh Allen of the Bills and then Mahomes last Sunday night. The Texans defense combined for FIVE interceptions in those two games.
- Over the past two seasons, the Texans have intercepted the following QBs…
- 2024 - SNF v. Jared Goff, Lions - five times
- 2024 - v. Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins - three times
- 2024 - Playoff game v. Justin Herbert, Chargers - four times
- 2025 - v. Josh Allen, Bills - twice
- 2025 - v. Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs - three times
- 10 - Texans defensive lineman Tommy Togiai led the Texans with ten tackles against the Chiefs on Sunday Night football. He also added a sack, a TFL and two QB hits, making it one of the most impressive performances by an interior DL in years.
- 39.6 - Texans CB Kamari Lassiter allowed just a 39.6 passer rating against the Chiefs. He had a pick and perhaps the most important pass breakup in a long while on the deep shot to Chiefs speedy WR Tyquan Thornton in the end zone.
- 5 or 50 - Chiefs TE Travis Kelce faced the Texans defense seven times in the regular season in his Hall of Fame career. In those seven games, he caught five or more passes OR registered 50 or more receiving yards. In every freakin' game…until Sunday night. He finished with…
- 1 - One reception…
- 8 - …for eight yards
- 17 - Texans QB C.J. Stroud threw 17 TD passes to Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr while they were teammates at Ohio State. They were one of the best college QB-WR combinations in the history of college football.
Okay, that's going to do it. Got to get ready for this visit from the Cardinals on Sunday. See everyone at Noon on Kids' Day at NRG!
