The Houston Texans and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet for a Saturday afternoon showdown at Raymond James Stadium to kickoff NFL Network’s triple-header coverage. We start off our 100 facts with a look at the series history and then move on to quarterback Deshaun Watson.
series facts
1. The Texans are 9-5 for the first time in franchise history. A win will be the third time in club history they are 10-5, though a loss will be the second time in club history they are 9-6.
2. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last reformatted, teams that started 82/85 teams that were 10-5 made the playoffs with 52/82 of those teams having won the division.
3. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last tinkered with, 70/107 teams that started 9-6 made the playoffs with 21 of them having won the division.
4. The Buccaneers are 7-7 for the fourth time in team history. All of those teams finished 7-9.
5. The previous 7-7 teams in Bucs history produced 12th, 15th, and 15th overall picks the following year.
6. The Texans are 3-1 against the Buccaneers with a 1-1 record on the road.
7. The Texans’ 1-1 record against the Buccaneers on the road is tied for their best against an NFC South opponent on the road:
Buccaneers: 1-1
Panthers: 1-1
Falcons: 0-2
Saints: 0-3
8. The Texans are 5-4 in Saturday games, including playoffs, with a 2-1 record in December.
9. The Buccaneers are 6-17 in Saturday games, including playoffs, with a 3-11 record in December.
10. The Texans are 34-45 in December with a 15-28 record on the road.
11. The Buccaneers are 66-108 in December, including playoffs, with a 43-49 record at home.
12. The Texans are 31-56 in the Eastern Time Zone with a 24-44 record in the early afternoon time slot.
13. The Buccaneers are 185-280-1 in the early afternoon time slot with a 111-122-1 record at home.