{"id":951300,"date":"2026-07-21T06:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/951300\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T06:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:33:29","slug":"best-fantasy-performances-in-houston-texans-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/951300\/","title":{"rendered":"Best fantasy performances in Houston Texans history"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Every season in the NFL produces performances that feel less like a single game and more like statistical outliers \u2014 explosive outings where quarterbacks pile up passing yards, running backs break off long scoring runs, and receivers turn routine targets into multi-touchdown afternoons. These are the kinds of games that separate good fantasy weeks from historic ones.<\/p>\n

Stacker<\/a> compiled a ranking of the best fantasy performances in Houston Texans history using data from Stathead<\/a>. The list includes the highest single-game fantasy scores by quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers\/tight ends across the franchise\u2019s history, based on standard fantasy scoring.<\/p>\n

Best Quarterback fantasy games<\/p>\n

#5. Ryan Fitzpatrick, November 30, 2014
\u2013 Stats: 358 Passing Yards, 6 Passing TDs, 0 Interceptions
\u2013 Game: HOU vs TEN, 45-21 Win
\u2013 Fantasy points: 39.32<\/p>\n

#4. George Blanda, December 3, 1961
\u2013 Stats: 351 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TDs, 1 Interceptions
\u2013 Game: HOU vs SDG, 33-13 Win
\u2013 Fantasy points: 39.74<\/p>\n

#3. Deshaun Watson, October 6, 2019
\u2013 Stats: 426 Passing Yards, 5 Passing TDs, 0 Interceptions, 47 Rushing Yards
\u2013 Game: HOU vs ATL, 53-32 Win
\u2013 Fantasy points: 41.74<\/p>\n

#2. C.J. Stroud, November 5, 2023
\u2013 Stats: 470 Passing Yards, 5 Passing TDs, 0 Interceptions
\u2013 Game: HOU vs TAM, 39-37 Win
\u2013 Fantasy points: 41.8<\/p>\n

#1. George Blanda, November 19, 1961
\u2013 Stats: 418 Passing Yards, 7 Passing TDs, 1 Interceptions
\u2013 Game: HOU vs NYT, 49-13 Win
\u2013 Fantasy points: 49.72<\/p>\n

Best Running Back fantasy games<\/p>\n

#5. Sid Blanks, December 13, 1964
\u2013 Stats: 179 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TDs, 12 Receiving Yards
\u2013 Game: HOU vs NYJ, 33-17 Win
\u2013 Fantasy points: 37.1<\/p>\n

#4. Arian Foster, October 23, 2011
\u2013 Stats: 115 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TDs, 119 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TDs
\u2013 Game: HOU vs TEN, 41-7 Win
\u2013 Fantasy points: 41.4<\/p>\n

#3. Arian Foster, September 12, 2010
\u2013 Stats: 231 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TDs
\u2013 Game: HOU vs IND, 34-24 Win
\u2013 Fantasy points: 41.8<\/p>\n

#2. Earl Campbell, November 20, 1978
\u2013 Stats: 199 Rushing Yards, 4 Rushing TDs
\u2013 Game: HOU vs MIA, 35-30 Win
\u2013 Fantasy points: 43.9<\/p>\n

#1. Billy Cannon, December 10, 1961
\u2013 Stats: 216 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TDs, 114 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TDs
\u2013 Game: HOU vs NYT, 48-21 Win
\u2013 Fantasy points: 63.0<\/p>\n

Best Wide Receiver\/Tight End fantasy games<\/p>\n

#5. Charley Hennigan, October 29, 1961
\u2013 Stats: 232 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TDs, 9 Receptions
\u2013 Game: HOU vs BUF, 28-16 Win
\u2013 Fantasy points: 35.2<\/p>\n

#4. DeAndre Hopkins, November 30, 2014
\u2013 Stats: 238 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TDs, 9 Receptions, 9 Targets
\u2013 Game: HOU vs TEN, 45-21 Win
\u2013 Fantasy points: 35.8<\/p>\n

#3. Charley Hennigan, December 3, 1961
\u2013 Stats: 214 Receiving Yards, 3 Receiving TDs, 10 Receptions
\u2013 Game: HOU vs SDG, 33-13 Win
\u2013 Fantasy points: 39.4<\/p>\n

#2. Will Fuller, October 6, 2019
\u2013 Stats: 217 Receiving Yards, 3 Receiving TDs, 14 Receptions, 16 Targets
\u2013 Game: HOU vs ATL, 53-32 Win
\u2013 Fantasy points: 39.7<\/p>\n

#1. Andre Johnson, November 3, 2013
\u2013 Stats: 229 Receiving Yards, 3 Receiving TDs, 9 Receptions, 13 Targets
\u2013 Game: HOU vs IND, 24-27 Loss
\u2013 Fantasy points: 40.9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MT-R \/\/ Shutterstock \u00a0 Every season in the NFL produces performances that feel less like a single game…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":951287,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2056],"tags":[7,221,253,2368,6,222],"class_list":["post-951300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston-texans","tag-football","tag-houston","tag-houston-texans","tag-houstontexans","tag-nfl","tag-texans"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116956574809431689","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=951300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/951287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=951300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=951300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=951300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}