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Texans seek 1st road win, Jaguars want 1st victory home

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HOUSTON (5-3) at JACKSONVILLE (2-6)

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE - Texans by 2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Houston 4-3-1, Jacksonville 3-4-1

SERIES RECORD - Texans lead 17-11

LAST MEETING - Texans beat Jaguars 30-6, Jan. 1

LAST WEEK - Texans on bye, beat Lions 20-13 on Oct. 30; Jaguars lost at Chiefs 19-14

AP PRO32 RANKING - Texans No. 12, Jaguars No. 30

TEXANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (30), RUSH (11), PASS (30)

TEXANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (28), PASS (2)

JAGAURS OFFENSE - OVERALL (17), RUSH (26), PASS (14)

JAGUARS DEFENSE - OVERALL (11), RUSH (24), PASS (5)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Coming off bye, Texans looking to start 3-0 in AFC South and extend division winning streak to eight games. ... Texans have won four in row in series, sweeping both meetings in 2014 and 2015. Houston has never won five straight against Jacksonville. ... Texans have scored at least 20 points in 11 of last 12 meetings. ... Houston playing first of four road games in five weeks. Texans are 0-3 on road, getting outscored 85-22 at New England, Minnesota and Denver. ... Houston WR DeAndre Hopkins needs one 100-yard receiving game to tie Andre Johnson (13, 2003-06) for most in franchise history in first four seasons. Hopkins torched Jaguars last season, catching 17 passes for 237 yards and two TDs in two games. ... RB Lamar Miller has started 51 consecutive games, second-longest active streak among NFL running backs. ... QB Brock Osweiler has been sacked at least once every game this season. ... OLB Whitney Mercilus had 5 + sacks in two games against Jacksonville last season. ... Jaguars have lost three in row and are winless in three games at EverBank Field, against Packers, Ravens and Raiders. ... Jags enjoyed their best rushing performance of season last week at Kansas City, finishing with 205 yards on ground. Now, they want to prove it wasn't one-week wonder. ... Fantasy Tip: With talented Jaguars CB Jalen Ramsey expected to shadow Hopkins, Texans rookie Will Fuller could be better starting option Sunday.

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