When: Oct. 18, 9:30 a.m. (EDT).
Where: Wembley Stadium, London.
TV: NFL Network (Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Molly McGrath).
Radio: 1010-XL/92.5-FM (Frank Frangie, Jeff Lageman, Bucky Brooks); Spanish, 106.7-FM (Javier Carrero, Victor Cora); SiriusXM Channel 814.
Records:Jaguars 4-1, Texans 1-4.
What happened last week?
The Jaguars beat Philadelphia 22-17 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The Texans beat Tennessee 26-3 on the road.
What are the Jaguars-Texans odds?
The Jaguars are 2.5-point favorites according to BetMGM, and -145 on the moneyline. Houston is +125. The over-under is 42.5.
Who’s injured?
Jaguars: Out ― CB Montaric Brown (hamstring), LS Ross Matiscik (shoulder). Questionable ― CB Jaylon Jones (hamstring).
Texans: Out ― WR Tank Dell (knee), RB David Montgomery (groin), S Jalen Pitre (shoulder). Questionable ― CB J'Marcus Ingram (elbow), LB Henry To'o To'o (shoulder).
What’s the series history between the Jaguars and Texans?
Houston holds a commanding 32-16 lead in the rivalry and has won four of the last six. The only time they have played at a neutral site was in 2019 when the Texans won 26-3 at Wembley Stadium.
What happened the last time the Jaguars played the Texans?
Parker Washington scored on a punt return and a pass reception from Trevor Lawrence but Houston outscored Jacksonville 26-0 in the fourth quarter to erase a 29-10 deficit and win 36-29 at Reliant Stadium.
What’s the key Jaguars-Texans matchup?
Jaguars OT Walker Little vs. Houston DEs Will Anderson and Danielle Hunter
Little will have to take over on the left side with the injury to Anton Harrison and his most immediate task will be to neutralize Anderson or Hunter when they line up on his side.
Anderson had five solo tackles, three assists and three quarterback hits in two games vs. the Jaguars as a rookie, including four tackles, two QB hits and a blocked field-goal attempt in the first meeting of the season. But he has only two solo tackles and no sacks in four games since. Through five games this season, Anderson leads the NFL with 7.5 sacks.
It's worth noting that in five starts against the Texans since Anderson came into the league, Little has helped hold him to two sacks, one in each game last season.
Hunter had a good game against the Jaguars in 2016 when he was with Minnesota, making five solo tackles and a sack. He failed to get a sack in his first three games vs. the Jaguars with Houston, but was a wrecking crew last year in Houston, with 3.5 sacks. He's off to a good start this season with three sacks, six quarterback hits and four passes defensed.
What’s notable about Jaguars vs. Texans?
The Jaguars played in their 15th London game last week and are 8-7. ... The Texans' 2019 victory over the Jaguars in London was the last time they have played overseas. Their only other international game was a 27-20 loss to the Raiders in Mexico on Nov. 21, 2016. ... The Jaguars defense allowed a combined 55 rushing yards in their victories over the Bengals and Eagles. It's the first time since 2019 that an NFL team allowed 25 or less rushing yards in back-to-back games. The Jaguars are also the second team in the Super Bowl Era and the first since the 1969 Dallas Cowboys to hold an opponent's leading rusher under 40 yards in the first five games of the season. ... With the victory, Lawrence broke a tie with Tom Brady for the most victories by a starting quarterback in an International Series game with five. ... Punter Logan Cooke leads the NFL with 93 punts inside the 10-yard line since his rookie season in 2018.
Jaguars vs. Texans by the numbers
(Per-game averages, NFL rank in parentheses)
- Rush offense: Jaguars 114.2 (T14), Texans 79.0 (31)
- Rush defense: Jaguars 63.8 (1), Texans 78.4 (3)
- Pass offense: Jaguars 220.6 (17), Texans 261.8 (6)
- Pass defense: Jaguars 266.2 (30), Texans 234.0 (23)
- Total offense: Jaguars 334.8 (15), Texans 340.8 (13)
- Total defense: Jaguars 330.0 (18), Texans 312.4 (11)
- Scoring offense: Jaguars 24.6 (12), Texans 22.0 (T19)
- Scoring defense: Jaguars 14.0 (52, Texans 22.4 (T14)
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jaguars vs. Texans, odds, injuries in AFC South showdown in London