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HOU @ LAC

Week 9, 2026 · 2026-11-08 · 4:05 PM ET

HOU -3.5

O/U 42.5 · ML -185/+154

SoFi Stadium is a domed stadium -- weather isn't a real gameplay factor there.

Storylines

Ka'imi Fairbairn grades out as HOU's best

Ka'imi Fairbairn (K) is at 87 out of 100 through week 8 of 2026. That score compares him with everyone else at his position — an 84 would mean better than 84% of them — and it comes from charted play, not raw totals.

Where They Stand

Overall: Grade 62, 7th of 32 — in the top third.

Strengths: defensive line (1st), special teams (4th) and offensive line (4th).

Coaching: DeMeco Ryans beats what his rosters' grades say he should by 2.5 points a game, over 58 games, 10th in the league.

Defense — better on the field: On the field, the defense has played better than 89% of the league, ahead of a player grade of 58 out of 100.

This season: 2-5. Last time out, they lost to New York Giants 21-27.

Since preseason: Up 1.1 points since the preseason, mostly because its offense played better than before (better than 23% of the league, now better than 39%) and its coach's record slipped. Losing doesn't move the grade by itself. The grade is how well the players and each side of the ball played, and 7 games still counts for less than last season.

Written from this club's own numbers: its grade, the offense, defense, special teams and coach that make it up, its last games, its division, and its depth chart. Which facts show up depends on where this club is unusual, so no two teams get the same summary. The site builds the sentences from those numbers. A chatbot does not write them.

Injury Report

No injury report published yet for Week 9. Reports are filed during game week — nothing is invented in the meantime.

LAC — Last 10 Games

2-8 their last 10

How LAC have actually been playing lately, not their history in this matchup.

2026 wk6 vs KC6–22
2026 wk5 vs DEN17–23
2026 wk4 vs SEA23–30
2026 wk3 vs BUF16–24
2026 wk2 vs LV14–26
2026 wk1 vs ARI14–26
2025 wk18 vs DEN3–19
2025 wk17 vs HOU16–20
2025 wk16 vs DAL34–17
2025 wk15 vs KC16–13

HOU vs LAC — Last 10 Meetings

4-1 last 5

2025 wk17HOU 20 – 16 LAC
2024 wk19LAC 12 – 32 HOU
2022 wk4LAC 34 – 24 HOU
2021 wk16LAC 29 – 41 HOU
2019 wk3HOU 27 – 20 LAC

Houston Texans Transactions (10-28-2026)

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Bye Week Bounceback Needed | VanderBlog

DeMeco Ryans has seen some tough circumstances in his head coaching career but this is his biggest challenge yet.

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Houston Texans Transactions (10-24-2026)

The Houston Texans made roster moves.

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Texans vs. Giants By the Numbers

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Know Your Foe: How the Texans Can Beat John Harbaugh's NFC East-Leading Giants

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Week 7 Injury Report | Texans vs Giants

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Houston Texans Transactions (10-21-2026)

The Houston Texans made roster moves.

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Season at a Glance

2026 Record

2-5

From completed real game results.

Team Grade

7 of 32 (Top 10), from offense, defense, special teams and coaching.

Injuries Reported

No report filed for this week yet.

From the Record Book

On this day in 2022: Texans lost to TEN 10-172022-10-30 · home
On this day in 2016: Texans beat DET 20-132016-10-30 · home
Texans are 4-1 vs LAC since 2019Real record from completed games in this database.
Widest margin vs LAC: 32-12 in 202420-point difference.

JAX	4-2	67%
HOU	2-5	29%
IND	2-5	29%
TEN	1-6	14%

1	vs BUF	L 31-36
2	vs CIN	L 6-20
3	@ IND	L 17-19
4	vs DAL	L 30-34
5	@ TEN	W 26-3
6	@ JAX	W 34-31
7	vs NYG	L 21-27
9	@ LAC	2026-11-08
10	@ CLE	2026-11-15
11	vs IND	2026-11-19
12	vs BAL	2026-11-29
13	@ PIT	2026-12-06
14	@ WAS	2026-12-13
15	vs JAX	2026-12-20
16	@ PHI	2026-12-24
17	@ GB	2027-01-04
18	vs TEN	2027-01-10