Up next on the schedule for the Jacksonville Jaguars is a London matchup with the Houston Texans. This will be Jacksonville's first divisional game of the season.
The Jaguars will enter this contest at 4-1, while the Texans are 1-4. For the Jaguars, this game comes with the opportunity to really widen their lead in the AFC South race.
As part of our preview, here are three things to know about this game, along with a prediction.
Marvin Harrison Jr. will play for the Texans
After just acquiring Harrison Jr. less than a week ago in a trade with the Cardinals, it will be a quick turnaround for the former fourth overall pick. While he may not play the entire game, Houston will look for ways to get him involved.
Harrison Jr. reunites with CJ Stroud, who was his college quarterback at Ohio State
during the 2022 season. That year, Harrison Jr. caught 77 passes for 1,263 yards and 14 touchdowns.
A disruptive Houston pass rush
Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter form what has been the most disruptive pass rush duo in football through five games. Anderson has logged 30 QB pressures, while Hunter has 23, and both rank in the top eight in that category among all edge rushers this season.
Cole Van Lanen and Walker Little will be in for a big test this week. As Liam Coen said earlier in the week, it's going to take a collective effort on offense to navigate playing Anderson and Hunter.
Stats to know about the Houston Texans
- Points per game: 22.0 (T19)
- Points per game allowed: 22.4 (T14)
- Yards per rush: 3.4 (30th)
- Yards per rush allowed: 3.3 (3rd)
- Yards per pass attempt: 7.5 (12th)
- Yards per pass attempt allowed: 6.6 (16th)
- Pressure rate on QB: 25.6% (11th)
- Pressure rate allowed on QB: 19.9% (12th)
- Turnover differential: +3 (T6)
- Third-down conversion rate: 37.8 (19th)
- Defensive third-down conversion rate allowed: 37.5% (12th)
- Red zone success rate: 55.6% (T20)
- Defensive red zone success rate: 58.3% (T13)
Jaguars vs. Texans Week 6 NFL prediction
Pete Prisco of CBS Sports likes the Jaguars to win a close one, 24-20.
"The Jaguars will have been in London for two weeks, which makes this a challenge for the Texans, who went this week. Houston won for the first time on the road last week and now their division chances probably rest on this game. The Jaguars were sloppy last week, which will get them back focused. Jaguars will win a tight one."
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: 3 things to know plus a prediction for Jaguars vs. Texans Week 6 game
