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Texans-Jaguars Capsule

HOUSTON (1-4) at JACKSONVILLE (1-4)

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE - Texans by 2 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Texans 1-4, Jaguars 2-3

SERIES RECORD - Texans lead 15-11

LAST MEETING - Texans beat Jaguars 23-17, Dec. 28, 2014

LAST WEEK - Texans lost to Colts 27-20; Jaguars lost to Buccaneers 38-31

AP PRO32 RANKING - Texans No. 29, Jaguars No. 32

TEXANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (20), PASS (4)

TEXANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (11), RUSH (22), PASS (10)

JAGUARS OFFENSE - OVERALL (19), RUSH (21), PASS (12)

JAGUARS DEFENSE - OVERALL (19), RUSH (16), PASS (21)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Texans have won seven of last nine in series. ... Five of last seven meetings have been decided by seven points or less. ... Texans WR Cecil Shorts III returns to Jacksonville, where he spent previous four seasons. ... Houston QB Brian Hoyer makes first start since season opener. ... Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins, who leads NFL with 578 yards receiving, is looking for fourth consecutive 100-yard game, which would tie Andre Johnson's franchise record. ... Houston DE J.J. Watt needs one sack to pass Richard Dent for fourth most in a player's first five seasons. Watt has 11 1/2 career sacks against Jacksonville, including six in two games against Blake Bortles. ... Texans have scored 51 points in fourth quarter this season, which ranks second in NFL. ... Jaguars return home after getting swept on three-game road trip. ... Bortles is first QB in franchise history with 10 or more touchdown passes in first five games of season. ... Jacksonville expects to get DT Sen'Derrick Marks and RB Denard Robinson back from knee injuries. ... Jaguars WRs Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns have combined for 49 receptions for 832 yards and seven TDs this season. Only NFL duo with more yards is Denver's Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders. ... Fantasy Tip: Jaguars expect to have more packages for two-time Pro Bowl TE Julius Thomas, who played sparingly in his season debut last week.

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