Happy Texans Week, part one, Big Cat Country! The Jaguars remain in London to face off against division rivals, the Houston Texans. The Jags and Texans have played each other 48 times, and Houston leads the series 32-16. The odds favorJacksonville, so let’s look at the Jags beating the Texans at home throughout the decades, while hoping the Jaguars come home with two wins.
The 1990s
The Texans didn’t make their NFL debut until 2002.
The 2000s
Week 14 on December 7, 2003 Final score: Texans 0 – Jaguars
27 Attendance: 43,363
Jimmy Smith, Fred Taylor, and LaBrandon Toefield scored touchdowns. Byron Leftwich completed 18 out of 29 attempted passes for 194 yards and was sacked once for a loss of 12 yards. Taylor led the team with 163 rushing yards, and Smith led with 58 receiving yards. Seth Marler made two out of three attempted field goals. Paul Spicer had a two-yard interception. Tony Brackens and Rob Meier sacked Dave Ragone three times for a loss of 17 yards. Akin Ayodele led the team with seven tackles.
The 2010s
Week 15 on December 17, 2017
Final score: Texans 7 – Jaguars 45
Attendance: 64,701
Tommy Bohanon and Jaydon Mickens both scored two touchdowns, and Keelan Cole and Corey Grant scored one touchdown each. Blake Bortles completed 21 out of 29 attempted passes for 326 yards. Grant led the team with 69 rushing yards, and Cole led with 186 receiving yards. Josh Lambo made the attempted field goal. Barry Church had an interception. Calais Campbell, Dante Fowler Jr., and Malik Jackson sacked T.J. Yates four times for a loss of 29 yards.
The 2020s
Week 3 on September 21, 2025
Final score: Texans 10 – Jaguars 17
Attendance: 58,161
Jacksonville’s running back room was on full display, as the two touchdowns were scored by Bhayshul Tuten and Travis Etienne Jr. Trevor Lawrence completed 20 out of 40 passes for 222 yards and was sacked twice for a loss of 17 yards. Etienne led the team with 56 rushing yards, and Brenton Strange led with 61 receiving yards. Cam Little made one of the attempted field goals but missed one from 47 yards. Jourdan Lewis and Antonio Johnson intercepted two of Stroud’s passes. Travon Walker, Josh Hines-Allen, and Arik Armstead sacked Stroud twice for a loss of 20 yards. Tyson Campbell led the team with seven combined tackles.
Series results
Players who have played for JAX and HOU
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