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The Dolphins desperately need a win against the Bills on Thursday Night Football; the Jaguars look to rebound from a tough loss at Cincinnati.
When: Sept. 21, 1 p.m.
Where: EverBank Stadium.
TV: CBS (Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala).
Radio: 1010-XL/92.5-FM (Frank Frangie, Jeff Lageman, Bucky Brooks); Spanish, 930 AM/97.3 FM via Accion (Javier Carrero, Victor Cora); Sirius XM Channel 814.
Records: Jaguars 1-1, Texans 0-2.
What happened last week?
The Jaguars lost at Cincinnati 31-27. The Texans lost at home to Tampa Bay on Monday night, 20-19.
What are the Jaguars-Texans odds?
The Jaguars are favored by 1.5 and are -125 on the money line according to BetMGM. The Texans are +105. The over-under is 43.5.
Who’s injured?
Jaguars: Out — OG Wyatt Milum (knee). Questionable — OG Ezra Cleveland (ankle).
Texans: Out — CB Jaylin Smith (hamstring).
What’s the series history between the Jaguars and Texans?
The Texans lead 31-15 and are 15-8 in Jacksonville. Houston has won six games in a row at EverBank Stadium and nine of the last 10 in Jacksonville since 2014.
What happened the last time the Jaguars played the Texans?
The Jaguars lost 23-20 at home on Dec. 1, 2024. Trevor Lawrence was knocked out of the game and eventually for the season by the late hit on Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair and Mac Jones completed 20 of 32 passes for 235 yards and fourth-quarter TDs to Parker Washington and Brian Thomas Jr. Washington caught six passes for a career-high 103 yards.
What’s the key Jaguars-Texans matchup?
Jaguars CB Tyson Campbell vs. Texans WR Nico Collins
No wide receiver has abused the Jaguars’ secondary more than Collins in the past two seasons. He has caught 29 passes for 408 yards (14.1) and two touchdowns against the Jaguars in his last four games, with three 100-yard games. In the Texans’ home victory last year, he caught 12 for 151 yards.
Campbell was injured in two of those games but in the other two, he did not have an interception or a pass defensed. He has also gone 22 games in a row without a pick, dating back to the opening game of the 2023 season against the Colts.
Collins is the only player in the Houston wide receiver room who played against the Jaguars last year. He has struggled, along with the rest of the Texans’ offense so far this season, with six receptions for 77 yards. But bet the ranch that Houston will try to force-feed him the ball on Sunday.
What’s notable about Jaguars vs. Texans?
The Jaguars will wear their “Prowler” throwback jerseys for the first of four games this season. … Jacksonville last beat Houston in Jacksonville on Dec. 17, 2017, a 45-7 rout that enabled the Jaguars to clinch the AFC South title the following week despite a loss to San Francisco. … The Jaguars have been above .500 against Houston only once, taking a 9-8 lead in the rivalry after three victories in a row in 2009 and 2010. The Texans have gone 23-6 against the Jags since. … With six turnovers in their first two games (leading the NFL), the Jaguars are only three away from matching the total for the entire 2024 season, when they had six interceptions and three fumble recoveries. … Five players have combined for the turnovers, with cornerback Jourdan Lewis getting two, in the opening game. … Jacksonville’s 339 yards on the ground lead the NFL and are the most in the first two games of the season in franchise history.