{"id":2191,"date":"2024-08-24T14:38:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T14:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2024-08-26T00:40:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T00:40:23","slug":"2024-nfl-houston-texans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/2024\/08\/24\/2024-nfl-houston-texans\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Texans: 2024 NFL Preview &#8211; Championship Aspirations for C.J."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Houston Texas | AFC South<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hou.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2192\" style=\"width:224px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hou.png 500w, https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hou-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hou-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/nfl\/?sport=nfl&amp;week=1&amp;gameid=7185\" title=\"\">Click here for the Week 1 Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans matchup page<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/plans\/memberships\/\" title=\"\">Shop for Baller Access membership plans<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Head Coach:<\/strong> Demeco Ryans (2nd season)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Key Additions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stefon Diggs (WR)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joe Mixon (RB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Danielle Hunter (DE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kammari Lassiter (CB) &#8211; rookie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Key Departures:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Devin Singletary (RB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>George Fant (RT)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Denzel Perryman (LB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jonathan Greenard (DE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sheldon Rankins (DT)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maliek Collins (DT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><strong>Last Season&#8217;s Results and Interesting Trends (2023):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Overall Record:<\/strong> 10-7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ATS Record:<\/strong> 9-8 ATS <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>O\/U Record:<\/strong> 6-11 O\/U <br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6-2 ATS as an underdog<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><strong>Last Season&#8217;s Ranks (2023):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>EPA\/play (offense):<\/strong> 15th<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rush EPA (offense):<\/strong> 26th<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pass EPA (offense):<\/strong> 13th<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EPA\/play allowed (defense):<\/strong> 14th<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rush EPA (defense):<\/strong> 6th<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pass EPA (defense):<\/strong> 20th<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Plays per game:<\/strong> 14th<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Seconds per snap (lowest to highest):<\/strong> 4th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>2024 Season Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Week 1: Indianapolis Colts (Away)<br>Week 2: Chicago Bears (Home)<br>Week 3: Minnesota Vikings (Away)<br>Week 4: Jacksonville Jaguars (Home)<br>Week 5: Buffalo Bills (Home)<br>Week 6: New England Patriots (Away)<br>Week 7: Green Bay Packers (Away)<br>Week 8: Indianapolis Colts (Home)<br>Week 9: New York Jets (Away)<br>Week 10: Detroit Lions (Home)<br>Week 11: Dallas Cowboys (Away)<br>Week 12: Tennessee Titans (Home)<br>Week 13: Jacksonville Jaguars (Away)<br>Week 14: BYE<br>Week 15: Miami Dolphins (Home)<br>Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs (Away)<br>Week 17: Baltimore Ravens (Home)<br>Week 18: Tennessee Titans (Away)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><strong>Commentary:<\/strong> The Houston Texans are entering the 2024 season with high expectations after a solid 10-7 campaign last year. Under the leadership of head coach DeMeco Ryans, who had a strong debut season, and the impressive rookie season of quarterback C.J. Stroud, the Texans have positioned themselves as serious contenders in the AFC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This offseason, the Texans made significant moves to strengthen their roster, particularly on offense, with the addition of Stefon Diggs, a premier wide receiver who brings explosive playmaking ability to the passing game. The acquisition of Joe Mixon adds a dynamic presence in the backfield, giving Stroud more options and balance on offense. On defense, the Texans have bolstered their pass rush with Danielle Hunter, a proven sack artist, while rookie cornerback Kammari Lassiter adds fresh talent to the secondary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> With an already strong defense, particularly against the run, and a fast-paced offense, the Texans have all the pieces in place to make a deep playoff run. They are not just aiming for another winning season; they are poised to be legitimate Super Bowl contenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/nfl\/?sport=nfl&amp;week=1&amp;gameid=7185\" title=\"\">Click here for the Week 1 Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans matchup page<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/plans\/memberships\/\" title=\"\">Shop for Baller Access membership plans<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houston Texas | AFC South Click here for the Week 1 Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans matchup page Shop for Baller Access membership plans Head Coach: Demeco Ryans (2nd season) Key Additions: Key Departures: Last Season&#8217;s Results and Interesting Trends (2023): Last Season&#8217;s Ranks (2023): 2024 Season Schedule: Week 1: Indianapolis Colts (Away)Week 2: Chicago [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-2191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-betting","tag-nfl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2191"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405,"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191\/revisions\/2405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}