Jaguars @ Texans: Week 10 Live Game Thread

The Jacksonville Jaguars are in the midst of a playoff chase. Had the 2025 NFL season ended after Week 9, they would have sneaked in as the seventh seed in the AFC, claiming the final Wild Card spot. However, the Jaguars still have plenty of games left to play.

On the one hand, this gives them ample time to drop out of the postseason picture and lose ground to some more established contenders, such as the Kansas City Chiefs or the Baltimore Ravens. On the other hand, it also means the Jaguars could climb the standings, especially in the AFC South, and potentially give themselves an easier path in the playoffs, or even a home game.

This upcoming matchup with the Houston Texans will be about as pivotal as a Week 10 clash could possibly be. It's a divisional rematch, giving Head Coach Liam Coen and his Jaguars the opportunity to sweep a rival. It could also prove instrumental to the AFC's ultimate playoff picture come season's end.

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Week 10 could swing playoffs

Obviously, a win here to move to 6-3 would be a huge boon to the Jacksonville Jaguars' playoff chances. However, it'll probably be more impactful than most people expect. The Baltimore Ravens are surging, the Kansas City Chiefs are right on their tail, and even some dark-horses like the Cincinnati Bengals and the Houston Texans could get back into the race with a couple of wins.

Not only do the Jaguars have the opportunity to bolster their own postseason hopes, but they have the chance to effectively stomp out the Texans here. A loss would bump Houston down to 3-6 on the year. At that mark, the Texans could decide to shut C.J. Stroud down for the remainder of the campaign and pivot their focus to the 2026 NFL Draft instead.

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Injuries will play a huge role

C.J. Stroud's concussion will certainly loom large in this game, with backup quarterback Davis Mills set to take his place under center against Jacksonville. However, the Jaguars are dealing with their own lengthy injury report. They already had three starters on IR: tight end Brenton Strange, safety Eric Murray, and wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter Jr.

For Week 10, Brian Thomas Jr., Jourdan Lewis, Hunter Long, and Ezra Cleveland are all out as well. That leaves Jacksonville with a severely depleted secondary and pass-catching corps. Thankfully, new acquisition Jakobi Meyers is available in this game. How successful he can be as a top target after a short week of practice in a new system is a different question.

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INTERCEPTION: Jarrian Jones picks off Davis Mills on the Houston Texans third pass of the game. The Jacksonville Jaguars take over on the opposing 40-yard line.

AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN: The Jaguars go 3-and-out, with pressure getting to Trevor Lawrence on back-to-back dropbacks. Cam Little drills a 54-yard field goal, but an unnecessary roughness penalty from the Texans gives Jacksonville 15 yards and a new set of downs.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 1: The Jaguars can't capitalize with a touchdown, but Cam Little chips in a 32-yarder. JAX 3-0 HOU

ON THE GROUND: Jacksonville's coverage team punches the ball out on the return and recovers the fumble to give the offense another chance at the end zone from the Texans' 19-yard line.

CALLED BACK: Trevor Lawrence finds Jakobi Meyers on a quick slant rub route for six, but it's called back due to a false start.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 2: T-Law finds Parker Washington on a toe-tap in the corner of the end zone over double coverage. JAX 10-0 HOU

IN THE BACKFIELD: Dennis Gardeck blows up the run on the Texans' first play of the following drive for a four-yard loss.

MOVING BACK: During a decent, sustained drive from Houston, a holding penalty on tackle Blake Fisher moves the Texans back to 1st-and-20. A short screen pass is blown up by Jarrian Jones in the backfield on the next play t force 2nd-and-21.

BACK IN THE DIRT: Davis Mills fumbles the snap, but Woody Marks is able to fall on it. Texans face a daunting 3rd-and-26.

SURE HANDS: Jakobi Meyers record his first official catch of his Jaguars' tenure, reeling in a ball on a short out for seven yards on Jacksonville's first play of the new drive.

END OF 1ST QUARTER — JAX 10-0 HOU

SIGH OF RELIEF: Trevor Lawrence is absolutely rocked in the backfield by Danielle Hunter, putting the ball on the ground. Thankfully, the Jaguars fall on it to set up 3rd-and-19.

DELAY OF GAME: Houston takes a delay of game to move back to 3rd-and-13.

SACKED: Arik Armstead gets to Davis Mills on a stunt and sacks him inside of the Texans' 5-yard line.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 3: Parker Washington backpedals to get to a huge boot from Tommy Townsend. The Texans' punter out-kicked the coverage, though, and Washington takes it back 72 yards for paydirt. JAX 17-0 HOU

HUGE PICKUP: Davis Mills finds Jaylin Noel for 27 yards on a play-action rollout to try to mount a comeback.

NOT GOING AWAY: Woody Marks takes a 3rd-and-1 and picks up an extra 20 to get inside Jacksonville's 10 and set up 1st-and-goal.

STANDING STRONG: The Jaguars stuff Marks on his next carry and then force two straight incompletions. Houston settles for a Matthew Wright field goal.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 4: Wright knocks in a 23-yard chip shot. JAX 17-3 HOU

ANOTHER ONE: The Texans force an incompletion on 2nd-and-7, but gift the Jaguars another first down with an unsportsmanlike conduct flag.

NOWHERE TO GO: Bhayshul Tuten is dragged down for a five-yard loss on an outside run that the Houston D-line absolutely wrecked right away.

BEHIND THE CHAINS: After the tackle for loss, Walker Little false starts to move Jacksonville back to 2nd-and-20 near midfield.

YET AGAIN: The Jaguars draw another false start, this time on Anton Harrison to get back to 3rd-and-20.

INTO SCORING POSITION: T-Law finds Austin Trammell, not for a first down, but for 15 yards to get well within Cam Little's field-goal range at Houston's 34-yard line.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 5: Cam Little makes light work of a 53-yarder. JAX 20-3 HOU

DRIVING: Nico Collins gets the best of Greg Newsome II to give Houston two straight first downs into Jacksonville territory.

CONTROVERSY: Travon Walker gets home on Davis Mills to get a huge sack to stall the Texans' drive, but an dicey "roughing the passer" penalty is called to give Houston an automatic first down and erase Walker's sack.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 6: The Texans take advantage of a long drive and a favorable call to get Woody Marks in the end zone on an outside toss. JAX 20-10 HOU

GIVEN A CHANCE: Bhayshul Tuten takes the kickoff back to Jacksonville's own 36-yard line to give the Jaguars an opportunity to score again with 1:14 left in the half.

FLAG FLIES: Derek Stingley Jr. is called for pass interference on a slant route for Parker Washington. Automatic first down for the Jaguars near midfield.

CAN'T HAVE THAT: Trevor Lawrence is sacked by Danielle Hunter at the Jaguars' own 32.

HAVE A DAY: T-Law finds Parker Washington for a 17-yard pickup near the first-down marker.

SNEAKY: Lawrence sneaks over a picks up the yard and more to convert for the first down on 3rd-and-1.

INTERCEPTION: Derek Stingley makes up for his earlier mistake by picking Lawrence off over the middle on a diving, one-handed catch in front of Austin Trammell.

NOTHING HURT: Nico Collins catches a bomb from Davis Mills on a Hail Mary before the end of the half, but the clock runs out harmlessly as he steps out of bounds.

END OF 2ND QUARTER — JAX 20-10 HOU

INSTANT IMPACT: On 3rd-and-short, Trevor Lawrence finds a wide-open Jakobi Meyers down the right sideline for a 23-yard gain.

GOOD TO GO: After getting banged up earlier in the game, Travis Etienne Jr. comes out hot out of halftime. He reels in his second pass of the drive on a flat route behind the line of scrimmage and picks up 15 after the catch.

SUPERMAN: Trevor Lawrence somehow escapes three would-be sacks and turns a loss into four yards to get to 2nd-and-6.

BATTED: On 3rd-and-4 just inside of the red zone, Lawrence's pass is batted down by Brandon Aubry at the line of scrimmage.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 7: Cam Little converts on an easy 33-yarder. JAX 23-10 HOU

SOFT SPOT: Davis Mills finds Dalton Schultz on a play-action rollout to the left in a hole in Jacksonville's zone to avoid 3-and-out.

THAT'S DIFFERENT: The Jaguars see another drop this season, but this time, they're the beneficiaries. Schutlz drops a catachable pass over the middle with room to run on 3rd-and-5, forcing the Texans to go for it on fourth down.

DOWNS: Jarrian Jones continues his great game, breaking up a pass meant for Nico Collins to get the turnover on downs. Jacksonville's offense takes over at their own 42.

BLOWN UP: E.J. Speed shoots through the trenches to get to Travis Etienne Jr. in the backfield on the Jaguars' first play of the drive for a loss of one.

HOW 'BOUT THOSE HANDS: Jakobi Meyers engulfs a contested catch by the left sideline near the first down marker. A Liam Coen challenge turns it into a first-down pickup.

OH MY: After a holding penalty on Cole Van Lanen moves the Jags to 1st-and-20, Lawrence throws a lollipop with pressure in his face to ETN on a designed screen. Thankfully, it falls harmlessly to the dirt.

HERE'S JOHNNY: T-Law buys time in the pocket before settling for Johnny Mundt in the flat; however, the tight end breaks a tackle to pick up 21 yards and the first down.

INTO THE RED: Lawrence fires a laser to Austin Trammell in the seam for 19 yards to put the Jags in the red zone.

WHO ELSE?: Parker Washington takes a slant route for the first down to set up 1st-and-goal for Jacksonville.

THAT DIDN'T WORK: ETN hands off to Washington on the Wildcat, but the Texans are all over it and force an eight-yard loss.

SMART PLAY: Lawrence sees the Texans getting too handsy, and targets LeQuint Allen Jr. to draw the third defensive pass interference on Houston. 1st-and-goal from the six for Jacksonville.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 8: ETN takes it in on a simple counter. Lawrence throws it out of the back of the end zone on the two-point conversion, though. JAX 29-10 HOU

NOT OVER YET: Nick Chubb takes a carry 19 yards into Jacksonville territory on the first play of the Texans' drive.

END OF 3RD QUARTER — JAX 29-10 HOU

JUST MISSED IT: Davis Mills tries to throw it away on 3rd-and-2, but Greg Newsome II gets there. Unfortunately, he couldn't reel in the diving catch.

HUGE CALL: DeMeco Ryans and the Texans elect to go for it on 4th-and-2 with their backs against the wall. Mills finds Jaylin Noel wide open for a short pickup, but it's enough for the conversion.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 9: Mills finds Jayden Higgins in the end zone to make it a game again. The Texans get the two-point conversion on an incredible grab from Nico Collins. JAX 29-18 HOU

THE HUNTER: Danielle Hunter sees the run coming from a mile away, goes inside, and blows up ETN in the backfield for a loss of four to set up 3rd-and-9 for the Jags.

SACKED: Lawrence takes a deep dropback, but it's still not enough. He tries to climb the pocket, but Hunter chases him down for a sack.

WOW: Nico Collins pulls in a deep ball in double coverage for a 22-yard gain.

LONG GAME TO GO: Woody Marks takes a 10-yard carry into the red zone, and the Jaguars are reeling.

POOR MANAGEMENT: The Texans have to burn their second timeout of the half, and they have just one remaining while trying to mount an 11-point comeback with just over seven minutes to go in the game.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 10: Jacksonville's pass rush can't get any pressure, and Mills eventually finds Dalton Schultz in the back of the end zone. Montaric Brown intercepts the two-point conversion attempt. JAX 29-24 HOU

GET BACK: Bhayshul Tuten helps to take back some of momentum with a nice return to Jacksonville's 41-yard line on the kickoff.

ON THE RUN: The pressure gets to Trevor Lawrence immediately on the Jaguars' first snap of the drive, but he spins out and picks up three yards on the scramble.

DEFLECTION: Azeez Al-Shaair spies on Lawrence and gets both hands on his pass attempt on third down to force 4th-and-4 after the 3-and-out. Logan Cooke's punt is fielded at Houston's own six-yard line.

SO CLOSE: Mills' short pass to Nico Collins bounces way up in the air, but none of the Jaguars defenders can come down with it.

STAYING ALIVE: Under pressure, Mills finds Dalton Schultz on a crosser to avoid 3-and-out after a 20-yard gain to get some breathing room for the Texans.

DRIVING: Woody Marks picks up another set of downs for Houston with two straight carries for 11 yards.

TOUGH CATCH: Jayden Higgins goes vertical to pull down a tough catch on Greg Newsome II to keep the chains moving to midfield.

CHURNING: Nick Chubb gets another explosive run after the O-line opens a huge hole to help pick up 11.

TWO-MINUTE WARNING: Chubb takes another consecutive carry to pick up seven and set up 2nd-and-3 in Jacksonville territory as the clock hits the two-minute mark in the fourth quarter.

WHEW: Andrew Wingard breaks up a deep shot to Dalton Schultz that would have put the Texans in the red zone. Houston faces 3rd-and-3.

LONG AND OUTSIDE: Woody Marks goes way outside to pick up the first.

ANOTHER CONTROVERSIAL CALL: Jarrian Jones hand fights with Christian Kirk down the right sideline, and breaks up Davis Mills' pass. He's called for defensive pass interference, though, and the Texans move inside the five.

HUGE STOP: The Jaguars get to Woody Marks in the backfield after a false start moves the Texans backwards. Houston faces 2nd-and-goal at the nine.

ANOTHER ONE: Texans false start again, and move back another five yards to the 14.

INCOMPLETE: Mills can't connect with Nico Collins in the end zone, and it goes to 3rd-and-goal from 14 yards out.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 11: The pass rush flushes Davis Mills out of the pocket, but he's able to find open field and get into the end zone. He fumbles the snap on the two-point conversion and is downed by contact. JAX 29-30 HOU

DECENT START: Bhayshul Tuten gets near Jacksonville's own 35-yard line on the kickoff return to give the Jaguars a chance with 27 seconds left in the game.

DOES IT AGAIN: Danielle Hunter gets his fourth sack of the day, forcing the Jaguars to burn their final timeout of the contest and moving Jacksonville back to 2nd-and-19 with just 22 seconds remaining.

HUGE RUN: Lawrence tucks it on the next play and picks up every yard he lost and more, getting the first down to keep the drive alive. 1st-and-10 Jacksonville with 13 seconds left from their own 45.

BACKBREAKER: Edoga is called for illegal use of hands on the face to erase a nice pick-up by Parker Washington. Jacksonville has just seven seconds left from their own 35 to try to get into field goal range or make a miracle happen.

DAGGER: Lawrence is sacked, the ball comes loose, and the Texans return it for a touchdown to drive a dagger into the hearts of Jacksonville.

FINAL — JAX 29-36 HOU

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