The Houston Texans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers face one another to kickoff triple-header coverage on Saturday on NFL Network. If the Texans win the Week 16 encounter with the Bucs, Houston will have the AFC South title for the sixth time in club history.
Next, we take a look at facts surrounding Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians and referee Scott Novak.
Facts and Figures for Buccaneers, No. 1-25
Facts and Figures for Buccaneers, No. 26-50
bruce arians facts
51. Arians is the seventh former playoff-winning coach the Buccaneers have hired.
52. With a win, Arians would join Jon Gruden and Dirk Koetter as the only Buccaneers coach to lead the team at a least eight wins in his first season with the team.
53. Arians is 12-3 against the AFC South with a 6-0 record at home.
54. A win would join Arians with Gruden as the only Buccaneers coach to get a win against the Texans in their first try.
55. Arians is 1-2 against the Texans with a 1-0 record at home.
56. Arians is 20-9 in December with a 9-4 record at home.
57. Arians is 27-30-1 against playoff-winning coaches with a 14-12-1 record at home.
58. Arians and Texans head coach Bill O’Brien are the only head coaches since 2014 to lead their teams in back-to-back playoff appearances with multiple quarterbacks.
59. Arians is 23/46 on challenges for his career with a 6/11 rate in 2019.
60. Arians has made six challenges related to pass interference this season with a 2/6 success rate.
61. The Buccaneers have the second-most penalties in the NFL with 115.
62. The Buccaneers have the third-highest scoring offense in the NFL at 29.7 points per game.
63. The Buccaneers have the eighth-highest red zone conversion rate in the league at 64.0%.