The Houston Texans boast a new play-caller this year in offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to skew 3.7% more towards passing than it did last year (context-neutralized).The Texans are a 3-point underdog this week, likely leading to a passing game script.THE BLITZ projects Rex Burkhead to garner 3.1 targets in this game, on average, ranking him in the 76th percentile among RBs.Rex Burkhead has notched a whopping 5.0 air yards per game since the start of last season: 93rd percentile among running backs. (That may not sound like a lot, but most RBs have negative air yards because they are targeted behind the line of scrimmage).Rex Burkhead's skills in grinding out extra yardage have gotten better this season, totaling 11.14 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) compared to just 3.72 rate last season.
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