Jaguars–Texans rivalry

The Jaguars–Texans rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans.

Jaguars–Texans rivalry

Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans
Location	Jacksonville, Houston
First meeting	October 27, 2002 Texans 21, Jaguars 19
Latest meeting	September 29, 2024 Texans 24, Jaguars 20
Next meeting	December 1, 2024
Stadiums	Jaguars: EverBank Stadium Texans: NRG Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total	45
All-time series	Texans: 30–15
Largest victory	Jaguars: 45–7 (2017) Texans: 30–6 (2015)
Longest win streak	Jaguars: 3 (2009–2010) Texans: 9 (2018–2022)
Current win streak	Texans: 1 (2024–present)

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Locations of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans

Having begun play in 1995 and 2002, respectively, the Jaguars and Texans are among two of the most-recently established franchises in the NFL, with its origins in the 2000s. The Texans specifically became the 32nd NFL franchise, leading the NFL to realign its divisions to create eight divisions of four teams. The Jaguars were moved from the AFC Central to the newly formed AFC South, which the Texans were also placed into. Since then, they have competed as division rivals.

The Texans lead the overall series, 30–15. The two teams have not met in the playoffs.

2000s

The 2000s proved to be an even decade for the rivalry, with both teams winning eight games against the other. Three of the first four games played between the two teams were close affairs; the exception, a 27–0 Jaguars blowout win was the first shutouts suffered by the Texans in their franchise history.

The first match between the two teams occurred in Jacksonville on October 27, 2002. The Texans won the game 21–19 as Kris Brown kicked a game-winning field goal with 54 seconds left to help Houston earn its first away victory in franchise history.

In 2008, the Jaguars defeated the Texans in an overtime match. David Garrard, the Jaguars' starting quarterback for much of the rivalry during the late 2000s, helped Jacksonville set up a game winning field-goal. Josh Scobee would deliver the kick to win 30–27.

2010s

Andre Johnson set career highs in receptions and receiving yards against the Jaguars in 2012

Unlike the 2000s, season series splits were rare, only occurring in 2010. The Houston Texans dominated the rivalry during the 2010s, sweeping the series in seven of ten seasons. The Jaguars were able to pull off series sweeps in 2013 and 2017. The latter occurred en route to an AFC Championship game appearance for the Jaguars.

In the 2011 NFL draft, the Jaguars and Texans had the 10th and 11th picks, respectively. Needing a quarterback, the Jaguars selected Blaine Gabbert from Missouri, while the Texans selected defensive lineman J. J. Watt from Wisconsin. While Gabbert flamed out after three seasons in Jacksonville and was eventually traded, Watt became a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year winner and, in the process, became a notable figure of the rivalry.

In 2010, the Jaguars won at home 31–24 thanks to a successful 50-yard Hail Mary attempt by Garrard as time ran out. Notably, Texans cornerback Glover Quin tipped the ball down before it was caught by Jaguars receiver Mike Thomas.

One of the more memorable games of the rivalry is a 43–37 overtime victory by the Texans in 2012. Playing at home, they were nearly upset by the Jaguars, but quarterback Matt Schaub completed a touchdown pass to wide receiver Andre Johnson with two minutes left in overtime to secure a victory. Schaub threw for 527 passing yards and 5 passing touchdowns during the game, both career highs. The former also ranks as the second-most passing yards in a single game in NFL history. Johnson's 14 receptions for 273 yards were both career highs, with the latter being a team record.

Deshaun Watson, who played for the Texans from 2017–2021, has been cited as another player who helped the Texans dominate the Jaguars in the rivalry.

2020s

The Texans continued their dominance of the rivalry to begin the 2020s. In 2022, Sports Illustrated writer Zach Dimmit wrote "It might be hard to find a more historically lopsided division rivalry in the league."

Watt recorded his 100th career sack in a win against the Jaguars in 2020.

In 2022, the previously winless Texans defeated the Jaguars 13–6, as they forced Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence into multiple turnovers. However, during the teams' second matchup of the season, Jacksonville blew out the Texans 31–3, snapping Houston's 9-game winning streak in the rivalry series.

In 2023, under rookie quarterback C. J. Stroud, the Texans defeated the Jaguars 37–17 in what would be Stroud's first win as a Texan. In Week 12, the two teams battled in a close game with both quarterbacks throwing for over 300 yards, with the Jaguars ending up winning 24–21 from a missed game-tying field goal by Texans kicker Matt Ammendola. Despite splitting the series, the Texans clinched the division with a 10–7 record, due to a late-season collapse by the Jaguars who finished 9–8.

Season-by-season results

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans Season-by-Season Results
2000s (Tied, 8–8) Season Season series at Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans Overall series Notes 2002 Tie 1–1 Texans 21–19 Jaguars 24–21 Tied 1–1 Texans join the NFL as an expansion team. Both teams placed in the AFC South following 2002 NFL realignment. 2003 Tie 1–1 Jaguars 27–0 Texans 24–20 Tied 2–2 2004 Texans 2–0 Texans 21–0 Texans 20–6 Texans 4–2 Texans's first season sweep over the Jaguars. 2005 Jaguars 2–0 Jaguars 21–14 Jaguars 38–20 Tied 4–4 Jaguars' first season sweep over the Texans. 2006 Texans 2–0 Texans 13–10 Texans 27–7 Texans 6–4 2007 Tie 1–1 Jaguars 37–17 Texans 42–28 Texans 7–5 2008 Tie 1–1 Jaguars 30–27 (OT) Texans 30–17 Texans 8–6 2009 Jaguars 2–0 Jaguars 23–18 Jaguars 31–24 Tied 8–8
2010s (Texans, 15–5) Season Season series at Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans Overall series Notes 2010 Tie 1–1 Jaguars 31–24 Texans 34–17 Tied 9–9 2011 Texans 2–0 Texans 20–13 Texans 24–14 Texans 11–9 J. J. Watt's first season with the Texans. 2012 Texans 2–0 Texans 27–7 Texans 43–37 (OT) Texans 13–9 In Houston, Texans score their most points in a game against the Jaguars. 2013 Jaguars 2–0 Jaguars 27–20 Jaguars 13–6 Texans 13–11 2014 Texans 2–0 Texans 27–13 Texans 23–17 Texans 15–11 2015 Texans 2–0 Texans 31–20 Texans 30–6 Texans 17–11 In Houston, Texans record their largest victory against the Jaguars with a 24–point differential. 2016 Texans 2–0 Texans 24–21 Texans 21–20 Texans 19–11 2017 Jaguars 2–0 Jaguars 45–7 Jaguars 29–7 Texans 19–13 In Jacksonville, Jaguars record their largest victory against the Texans with a 38–point differential and score their most points in a game against the Texans. 2018 Texans 2–0 Texans 20–7 Texans 20–3 Texans 21–13 2019 Texans 2–0 Texans 26–3 Texans 13–12 Texans 23–13 Jaguars home game played at Wembley Stadium in London as part of NFL International Series.
2020s (Texans, 7–2) Season Season series at Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans Overall series Notes 2020 Texans 2–0 Texans 27–25 Texans 30–14 Texans 25–13 In Jacksonville, Josh Lambo successfully kicked a 59–yard field goal, tying the record for the longest field goal made in Jaguars franchise history. 2021 Texans 2–0 Texans 30–16 Texans 37–21 Texans 27–13 2022 Tie 1–1 Texans 13–6 Jaguars 31–3 Texans 28–14 Texans won nine straight meetings (2018–22). 2023 Tie 1–1 Texans 37–17 Jaguars 24–21 Texans 29–15 2024 December 1 Texans 24–20 Texans 30–15
Summary of Results Season Season series at Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans Notes Regular season Texans 30–15 Texans 14–8 Texans 16–7 Texans are 1–0 at the Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London (2019), accounted for as a Jacksonville Jaguars home game.

See also

• National Football League rivalries
• AFC South

Further reading

• Ricketson, Teddy (January 1, 2023). "Trevor Lawrence given extra rest as Jaguars blowing out Texans". DraftKings. Retrieved January 13, 2023.