The Houston Texans will host the Jacksonville Jaguars in NRG Stadium as the Texans are fighting to maintain a home-field advantage in the wild-card round of the playoffs and continue to hold out for the opportunity to get a bye week with a defeat of the New England Patriots against the New York Jets. With the Texans winning on Sunday, they would secure at worst the third seed and win the AFC South for the third time in five seasons since head coach Bill O’Brien was brought in 2014.
All of the Texans players have practiced to a certain extent, wide receivers DeAndre Hopkins (ankle), Keke Coutee (hamstring), cornerback Johnathan Joseph (neck), and defensive lineman J.