The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 7 Houston Texans at Arizona Cardinals Sunday afternoon game.
| Houston | Rank | @ | Arizona | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Spread | -17 | ||
| 15 | Implied Total | 32 | ||
| 15.3 | 31 | Points/Gm | 32.3 | 4 |
| 28.7 | 25 | Points All./Gm | 18.2 | 2 |
| 59 | 26 | Plays/Gm | 65.8 | 11 |
| 62.7 | 17 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 61.3 | 13 |
| 5 | 28 | Off. Yards/Play | 6.1 | 8 |
| 6.2 | 28 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.6 | 18 |
| 44.35% | 10 | Rush% | 47.59% | 4 |
| 55.65% | 23 | Pass% | 52.41% | 29 |
| 47.61% | 30 | Opp. Rush % | 40.22% | 13 |
| 52.39% | 3 | Opp. Pass % | 59.78% | 20 |
- Houston has scored just 34.9% of the points scored in games involving them, the lowest rate in the league.
- Arizona has scored 64.0% of the points scored in games involving them, second in the league.
- Opponents have outscored Houston 109-27 in the second half this season, the largest second half scoring differential in the league.
- Houston is 30th in the league in yardage gained on runs of 10 or more yards (157 yards) and 31st defensively in yardage allowed on runs of 10 or more yards (398 yards).
- Kyler Murray leads the league with seven passing touchdowns on third down this season.
Trust = spike production for that player
Bust = down-week production for that player’s standards
Quarterback
Kyler Murray (TRUST): Murray is coming off another four-touchdown game and his third top-five scoring week of the season. The only small piece of shade to throw is that Murray has just seven rushing yards over the past two games, but he runs into another mismatch spot here.
One of the big jumps Murray has made this season is throwing the ball downfield. Right now, Murray has completed 24-of-36 (66.7%) of his passes over 15 yards downfield for 19.6 yards per pass attempt. In 2020 he completed just 38.7% of those throws and 42.3% as a rookie in 2019. Houston has been awful on these throws from opposing passers, allowing a 61.5% completion rate (31st) and 636 passing yards on those throws (also 31st).
