The high of obliterating the hapless Baltimore Ravens 44-10 can only last so long. But hopefully that spark carries on for the next several months.
Houston has rarely done well in nationally televised games, going 16-28 according to ChampsorChumps.us.
A lot of those loses are due to short weeks, where the team didn’t have enough time to prepare. Or coaching ineptitude by way of BO’B, David Culley. etc.
Now they have 1 of the 2 best coaches in Texans history, Demeco Ryans, and they’ve had 2 full weeks
to prepare.
Meanwhile, their opponent on Monday Night Football, the Seattle Seahawks, are coming off a 20-12 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in week 6.
The Texans and Seahawks have met in the regular season just 5 times to date, with the Fogbirds winning 4 of those matches. This time, the Texans bring Ryans, who was most recently the defensive coordinator of Seattle’s division rival, the San Francisco 49ers. Does this give H-Town an advantage? Probably not, but people will say it does.
Either way, if the Texans want to prove that their destruction of the Ravens wasn’t just taking advantage of a team currently spiraling into the dirt, this is the game to do it.
Seattle currently has the 10th ranked offensive in total yards gained, with 2138 (356.3 per game).
Houston currently has the 4th ranked defense, with 1329 total yards against (265.8 per game).
The Fogbirds defense sits at 13th place, with 1887 yards against (314.5 per game).
The Texans offense is 20th, with 1572 yards gained (314.4 per game).
Based on yardage alone, the edge goes to Houston. Unfortunately, that’s not a locked-down predictor of NFL outcomes.
This might be though:
Sam Darnold and Jaxon Smith-Njigba have been lighting opposing defenses on fire to the tune of 696 receiving yards for Smith-Njigba and 3 receiving touchdowns.
C.J. Stroud and Nico Collins are woefully behind in the yards/touchdowns stats, even though they’ve played 1 less game. 312 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns is hardly where most expected Collins to sit coming out of the bye week, but here we are.
Hopefully the week off did the team good and the extra days of preparation against Seattle will shine through on Monday night.
Houston Texans Week 7 stats
- QB C.J. STROUD completed 23 of 27 atts. (85.2 pct.) for 244 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 143.9 rating in Week 5, his 2nd-career game with 4+ TD passes. Aims for his 3rd in row with 75+ comp. pct., 2+ TD passes & 125+ rating.
- RB NICK CHUBB rushed for 61 yards & had 2nd rush TD of season in Week 5, his 53-career rush TD. Has 60+ scrimmage yards in 4 of 5 games this season. Had 139 scrimmage yards (122 rush, 17 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in his only career game vs. Sea. (10/13/19 w/ Cle.). Has 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 rec.) in 9 career Monday games. Aims for his 4th in row in primetime with TD.
- WR NICO COLLINS has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 & aims for his 3rd in row on road with TD catch. Aims for his 3rd in row on Monday & 5th in row overall with 50+ rec. yards. Had 5 catches for 69 yards in last meeting.
- WR CHRISTIAN KIRK led team with 64 rec. yards in Week 5. Has 75+ rec. yards in 3 of his 4 career Monday games.
- WR XAVIER HUTCHINSON had 1st 2 career rec. TDs in Week 5.
- WR JAYLIN NOEL (rookie) had 1st career TD catch in Week 5.
- TE DALTON SCHULTZ aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches.
- DE DANIELLE HUNTER has 9.5 sacks & 11 TFL in his past 8 on Monday & aims for his 4th in row on Monday with 1.5+ sacks & 2+ TFL. Has 23 sacks & 31 TFL in 33 career primetime games. Aims for his 3rd in row at Sea. with sack.
- DE WILL ANDERSON has TFL in 4 of 5 games this season & aims for his 4th in row on road with TFL.
- LB E.J. SPEED has 12+ tackles & 2+ TFL in 2 of his past 3 primetime games.
- LB HENRY TO’OTO’O aims for his 6th in row in primetime with TFL.
- LB AZEEZ AL-SHAAIR has PD in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with TFL.
- CB KAMARI LASSITER had 1st INT of season in Week 5.
- S JALEN PITRE had 2nd-career game with 2 INTs in Week 5.
Remember the mention of Ryans coaching for the 49ers? He certainly remembers more than that:
Seattle Seahawks Week 7 Stats
- QB SAM DARNOLD passed for 295 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 121.7 rating in Week 6, his 4th-straight game with 110+ rating, most in NFL this season. Since 2024, has 17 games with 100+ rating, most in NFL during span. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 2+ TD passes & 135+ rating. Had 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 119.2 rating in his last start vs. Hou. (9/22/24 w/ Min.).
- RB KENNETH WALKER has 50 + scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 3rd in row at home with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 307 scrimmage yards (102.3 per game) & 5 rush TDs in 3 career Monday games, incl. 75+ rush yards & rush TD in each game.
- RB ZACH CHARBONNET aims for his 3rd in row at home with rush TD.
- WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA had 8 catches for 162 yards & 3rd TD catch of season last week & aims for his 3rd in row with 8+ receptions, 125+ rec. yards & rec. TD. Leads NFL with 696 rec. yards in 2025, incl. NFL-high 4 games with 100+ rec. yards. Aims for his 10th in row at home with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards.
- WR COOPER KUPP had 1st rec. TD of season last week, his 58th-career TD catch. Has 5+ catches in each of his 8 career Monday games & aims for his 6th in row on Monday with 80+ rec. yards.
- TE AJ BARNER ranks tied-2nd among TEs with 4 rec. TDs in 2025.
- DE LEONARD WILLIAMS has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of his past 5.
- DT BYRON MURPHY had career-high 2 sacks last week.
- LB DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had 1st 2 sacks of season in Week 6. Has 10 sacks & 10 TFL in 7 career Monday games.
- LB UCHENNA NWOSU has 4 sacks in his past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row on Monday with sack & FF.
- LB ERNEST JONES has 5+ tackles in 21 straight games, 4th-longest active streak.
- LB DRAKE THOMAS has sack in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 4th in row with TFL.
- S COBY BRYANT aims for his 3rd in row with TFL.
If you hop in the truck right now, you can likely make the 35 hour drive from NRG to Lumen Field in plenty of time for Monday’s matchup. Grab a seat next to UprootedTexan and the rest of the Traveling Texans and cheer the good guys on to victory!
