7 crazy stats from the Texans’ 23-20 win over the Buccaneers

The Houston Texans beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20 Saturday afternoon in Week 16, and there were some crazy stats that happened along the way.

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Outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus produced 2.0 sacks on the afternoon, making his 12th career game with 2.0-plus sacks, tying Mario Williams for the second-most career games with multiple sacks in team history (12). Only J.J. Watt has more with 25.

Mercilus now has a team-high 7.5 sacks on the season.