Two struggling teams will square off in Week 15 as the Houston Texans take on the Jacksonville Jaguars at the TIAA Bank Field. Both teams have been simply abysmal this season, with the Texans and Jaguars sharing similar 2-11 records. Who will record the much-needed victory in this Texans vs Jaguars clash? Here's a breakdown of this AFC South matchup.
Houston Texans installed as +5 underdogs
The losses are piling up for the struggling Texans. Houston crashed to its third consecutive defeat on Sunday, absorbing an embarrassing 33-13 loss at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks. It was another heavy defeat for the Texans, who have now lost in 11 of their last 12 games.
The Texans will look to get their season back on track this Sunday when they travel to Florida to face the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Texans have struggled on the road this season, losing five of their six away games in 2021. The Jaguars have fared badly at home this campaign, though, with Jacksonville winning just one of its six games at TIAA Bank Field.
For Houston to grab its third win of the season against Jacksonville, the Texans will need to get another solid showing from Davis Mills. He completed 33 of 49 passes for 331 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions in the loss to Seattle.
Mills was installed as the starting quarterback of the Texans for the remainder of the season after Tyrod Taylor suffered a wrist injury in the loss to the Colts. The decision to drop Taylor was an easy one to make for coach David Cullen as the Texans QB has struggled mightily since returning from the injured reserve, throwing five interceptions during that stretch.
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Jacksonville Jaguars enter Week 15 as -5 favorites
The Jacksonville Jaguars will head into their showdown against the Houston Texans in a state of disarray after they fired head coach Urban Meyer early Thursday. Meyer was sacked amid a season filled with controversy. The disgraced coach left Jacksonville with a 2-11 record and his reputation in tatters.
Meyer grabbed the headlines for the wrong reasons last week, with reports emerging of him calling his assistant coaches losers and former kicker Josh Lambo alleging that he kicked him during warmups in the preseason.
Owner Shad Khan appointed Darren Bevell to be the team's interim head coach. Bevell has experience dealing with such a scenario as he also took over as interim head coach last year for the Detroit Lions when they fired Matt Patricia. Bevell was 1-4 in his final five games for Detroit.
The main job for Bevell right now is to help Trevor Lawrence finish the season strong. He is coming off one of his worst performances of the season in the loss to Tennessee, throwing for 221 yards and four interceptions. The Jaguars' offense struggled as a result as they were shut out for just the fourth time in their franchise history.
Writer's Prediction
Jacksonville wins and covers the spread.
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