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QBs vs Houston Texans

As of Week 11 · through 2 games · PPR

Daniel Jones
Comparing
Daniel Jones vs the Texans
Projection 16.8 pts · 2 games played this season
Flex
QB1 avg pts
25.9
PPR per game
Rank
4
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+53%
lg avg 16.9
WkTeamPlayerCmpAttPaYdPaTDINTCarRuYdRuTDFPts
1BUFBUFJosh Allen202933420623235.7
2CINCINJoe Burrow2031207201-1016.2
Average20.030.0270.52.00.03.511.01.025.9
Median20.030.0270.52.00.03.511.01.025.9
High203133420623235.7
Low2029207201-1016.2

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

How Daniel Jones should do vs the TexansSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Texans, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Daniel Jones has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Texans opponents to line them up with: the best QB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Daniel Jones will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Texans avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Daniel Jones's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Daniel Jones usually produces.

Projected is Daniel Jones's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Texans were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppCmpAttPaYdPaTDINTCarRuYdRuTDFPts
1BAL1931166111409.0
2KC223121011310011.4
Jones avg20.531.0188.01.01.02.07.00.010.2
Texans QB1 avg20.030.0270.52.00.03.511.01.025.9
Difference-0.5-1.0+82.5+1.0-1.0+1.5+4.0+1.0+15.7
Projected as QB124.937.6228.21.21.22.48.50.016.9

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Jones averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.

Start / Sit · Daniel JonesMedium confidence · 16.8 proj ptsFlex
  • Daniel Jones averages 10.2 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 10.4) and has played as the team's QB1.
  • The Texans have allowed 25.9 points to QB1s over 2 games (+53% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +21% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (17.4) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Game environment -2%: Vegas total 43.5, implied 20.5 points for IND (league avg 22.5); Indoors: no weather effect, a small boost for passing and kicking.
  • Opposing-defense injuries (+1%): Opposing starter Henry To'oTo'o (LB) is on IR, which helps the passing game.
  • Projection: 16.8 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level QB scores about 18.1 and a top-tier one about 24.5.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreDaniel Jones vs the Texans

Prediction for Daniel Jones

Nobody knows which slot Daniel Jones will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Texans.

If Daniel Jones plays as
16.9
projected PPR points

I predict about 16.9 points for Daniel Jones if playing as a QB1. Daniel Jones has averaged 10.2 over 2 games, and the Texans have given up 25.9 to QB1s (+53% vs the league average of 16.9).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Daniel Jones scored: Wk 1 9.0, Wk 2 11.4. Average 10.2; weighted toward recent games it is 13.9.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Texans allowed 25.9 points to their opponent's QB1. The league average for that slot is 16.9, so that is +53%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +21% adjustment (x1.21).

4. Result. 13.9 x 1.21 = 16.9. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Daniel Jones is to reach it as a QB1.

41%
chance of 17+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (16.9) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 10.1 points, leaning on Daniel Jones's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical QB swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 17.

With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • QB1s have averaged 270.5 passing yards, 2.0 passing TDs and 11.0 rushing yards against the Texans across 2 games.
  • The Texans allow 25.9 PPR points to QB1s, +53% versus the league average of 16.9 (ranked 4 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
  • 2 of 2 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 16.2 to 35.7 (median 25.9).
  • Every QB1 in the sample cleared 200 passing yards.
  • QB1s scored a touchdown in 2 of 2 games (100%).
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.