The Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans have never really tussled for the AFC South. Either side has been up or down and the fight was really more of a matter with the Indianapolis Colts or Tennessee Titans.
What makes this matchup with the Jaguars and Texans unique is the finality of the season series. Not only will Houston and Jacksonville go at it for first place in the division, but this is it. The Week 12 encounter closes out the season series, and Houston got the better of Jacksonville in Week 3.
Who could have imagined back when C.J. Stroud got his first win?
If you can’t catch the game any other conventional way, follow along here.
How to watch
Blue: JAX-HTX (Courtesy — 506sports.com)
Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans — Sunday, Nov. 26, 12:00 p.m. CT
TV channel: KHOU-TV
Live stream: FuboTV
Radio: Sports Radio 610 (KILT-AM), Mega 101 (KLOL-FM) (Marc Vandermeer & Andre Ware)
Location: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Forecast: Cloudy, 60 degrees, 11 mph wind (indoors)
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Texans offensive player spotlight
WR Robert Woods has been a steady veteran for Houston with 28 catches for 286 yards and a touchdown through eight games. When Woods has had to step up, as was the case last week with the Arizona Cardinals, the 31-year-old has done so, hauling in five catches for 54 yards with Noah Brown out.
Texans defensive player spotlight
The former New York Jets linebacker has dominated with 72 combined tackles and even is second on the team with nine tackles for loss. The career year from Cashman has solved multiple problems in the linebacking corps.
First quarter — JAX 3, HTX 0
15:00 — Houston gets the ball first. Initial drive picks up a first down.
5:58 — K Brad McManus hits a 40-yard field goal. 3-0, Jaguars
4:41 — The Texans have to punt it away after a three-and-out due to a holding on first-and-10 from the Houston 25.
0:20 — QB C.J. Stroud threw a 62-yard pass to WR Tank Dell, who was hit with an illegal shift as he was never set. The pass gets knocked out, and LG Tytus Howard was injured. Howard is getting his left leg checked out. He limped off to the sideline. C-G Juice Scruggs replaced Howard. According to Marc Vandermeer from Texans Radio, Howard rode a cart to the locker room.
Second quarter — JAX 13, HTX 7
9:44 — QB Trevor Lawrence rushes for a 1-yard touchdown. Extra point is good. 10-0, Jaguars
6:49 — Stroud connects with Dell for a 7-yard touchdown. K Matt Ammendola nails the extra point. 10-7, Jacksonville
2:33 — Jacksonville had to call their first timeout due to the home crowd being so loud.
2:28 — McManus hits a 48-yard field goal. 13-7, Jacksonville
0:25 — Ammendola misses a 50-yard field goal wide right.
0:10 — Lawrence hits WR Christian Kirk for a 57-yard gain down to the Houston 1-yard line. Jacksonville calls their final timeout.
0:01 — CB Desmond King and LB Blake Cashman stop RB Travis Etienne.
HALFTIME
TEXANS
Stroud: 12/16, 135, TD; 4 carries, 30 yards
Dameon Pierce: 4 carries, 10 yards
Dell: 5 catches, 50 yards, TD
JAGUARS
Lawrence:
Third quarter — JAX 21, HTX 14
11:49 — CB Derek Stingley picks off Lawrence and returns it to the Jacksonville 46.
8:16 — The Texans cash in with Stroud scrambling for a 1-yard touchdown. Extra point is good. 14-13, Texans
4:29 — Lawrence throws a 1-yard touchdown to WR Calvin Ridley. Two-pointer from Lawrence to Ridley is also good. 21-14, Jaguars
Fourth quarter — JAX 24, HTX 21
11:25 — McManus hits a 53-yard field goal. 24-14, Jaguars
9:22 — Stroud fails to hit TE Dalton Schultz on a fourth-and-1 from the Houston 46. Schultz was led a bit too far.
7:10 — McManus is wide right on a 55-yard field goal.
5:22 — Stroud finds WR Nico Collins over the middle for a 17-yard touchdown. Extra point is good. 24-21, Jaguars
3:13 — Lawrence misses WR Zay Jones on third-and-7 from the Houston 46. The crowd is deafening.
0:34 — Houston elects to send Ammendola out for a 58-yard field goal to tie the game 24-24. The ball hits the bar off the crossbar no good.
0:00 — Houston falls to 6-5 and split the season series with the Jaguars, who improve to 7-3 and first place in the AFC South.
