HOUSTON TEXANS (3-7) AT DETROIT LIONS (4-6) WEEK 12 // THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 2020 // 12:30 PM ET // FORD FIELD // REFEREE: SHAWN SMITH REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Texans lead all-time series, 3-1 LAST GAME: 10/30/16: Lions 13 at Texans 20 STREAKS: Texans have won past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/22/12: Texans 34, Lions 31 (OT) HOUSTON TEXANS LEADERS DETROIT LIONS W 27-20 vs. New England LAST WEEK L 20-0 at Carolina Romeo Crennel: 0-1 COACH VS. OPP. Matt Patricia: 0-0 22.7/27.2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.7/28.7 358.9 OFFENSE 342.9 Deshaun Watson: 233-338-2883-20-5-108.6 PASSING Matthew Stafford: 216-344-2581-17-7-93.7 Deshaun Watson (QB): 54-269-5.0-2 RUSHING Adrian Peterson: 104-389-3.7-2 Will Fuller: 47-708-15.1-6 RECEIVING T.J. Hockenson (TE): 40-441-11.0-5 411.7 DEFENSE 397.4 J.J. Watt: 4 SACKS Romeo Okwara: 6 Vernon Hargreaves, Bradley Roby: 1 INTs Duron Harmon: 2 -4 (5/9) TAKE/GIVE 0 (10/10) Bryan Anger: 47.4 (42.5) PUNTING (NET) Jack Fox: 50.6 (1L) (46.3) (1L) Ka’imi Fairbairn: 71 (23/24 PAT; 16/19 FG) KICKING Matt Prater: 75 (24/24 PAT; 17/24 FG) TEXANS NOTES LIONS NOTES • QB DESHAUN WATSON completed 28 of 37 passes (75.7 pct.) for • QB MATTHEW STAFFORD has 2,705 passing yards in 9 career 344 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 121.9 rating & rushed for TD games on Thanksgiving, most in NFL history. Has 17 TD passes last week. Has 12 TDs (11 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 116.2 rating in on Thanksgiving & needs 2 TDs to pass TONY ROMO (18) for his past 5. Has passed for 609 yards (304.5 per game) & 4 TDs most on holiday. Passed for 441 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs vs. vs. 0 INTs for 112.6 rating in 2 career games vs. NFC North. Has Hou. on Thanksgiving in 2012 (11/22/12). Has 3+ TD passes in 6 7 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 114.8 rating in his past 3 on road. of his past 7 at home. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 3+ • RB DUKE JOHNSON had 88 scrimmage yards (54 rush, 34 rec.) TD passes & 90+ rating. in only career game vs. Det. (11/12/17 with Cle.). Has 5+ catches • RB D’ANDRE SWIFT is 1 of 2 rookies (JAMES ROBINSON) with in 2 of his past 3 vs. NFC North. 4+ rush TDs (4) & 2+ rec. TDs (2) this season. Has TD in 3 of his • WR WILL FULLER had 6 catches for 80 yards in Week 11. Aims 4 home games this season. RB ADRIAN PETERSON had 2 rush for 4th in row with 5+ catches. Has 80+ rec. yards in 2 of past TDs in his last game vs. Hou. (11/18/18 w/ Was.). 3. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC North with TD catch. Has • WR KENNY GOLLADAY has 100+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3. rec. TD in 3 of past 4 road games. WR BRANDIN COOKS had 4 Had 4 catches for 158 yards & rec. TD on Thanksgiving in 2019 catches for 85 yards last week. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 (11/28/19 vs. Chi.). Aims for his 3rd in row on Thanksgiving with on road. WR RANDALL COBB had rec. TD in Week 11. Had 115 rec. 90+ rec. yards. WR MARVIN JONES has 4 rec. TDs in his past 4. yards & TD catch in his last game vs. Det. (11/17/19 with Dal.). Has Aims for his 3rd in row at home & 3rd in row on Thanksgiving rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Det. WR KEKE COUTEE had 1st TD with rec. TD. TE T.J. HOCKENSON had 4 catches for team-high catch of season last week. TE JORDAN AKINS had 5 catches for 68 rec. yards last week. Had 6 catches on Thanksgiving in 2019 season-high 83 yards in Week 11. (vs. Chi.). Is only NFC TE with 40+ receptions (40) & 400+ rec. • DE J.J. WATT had TFL & career-high 4 PD last week. Aims for yards (441) this season. 3rd in row with TFL. Had 3 sacks & 2 PD in only career game • LB JAMIE COLLINS led team with 9 tackles & had PD last week. vs. Det & only career game on Thanksgiving (11/22/12). Has sack Aims for his 5th in row with 8+ tackles. DE ROMEO OKWARA in 2 of past 3 on road. LB ZACH CUNNINGHAM had 9 tackles has 4 sacks in his past 5. Aims for his 4th in row at home with last week. Leads NFL with 100 tackles this season. Rookie LB sack. Rookie DL JOHN PENISINI had 1st-career sack last week. JONATHAN GREENARD had 1st-career sack last week. S JUSTIN CB DESMOND TRUFANT had 2 PD & 1st INT of season last week, REID had 9 tackles, 3 TFL & 1st sack of season in Week 11. CB his 14th-career INT. Has 4 PD, 2 FR & FR-TD in 2 career games BRADLEY ROBY had 5 tackles, TFL & PD last week. vs. Hou. TV: CBS (12:30 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Ross Tucker SIRIUS: 82 (Hou), 83 (Det) | XM: 226 (Hou), 225 (Det), 88 (National) WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM (3-7) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (3-7) WEEK 12 // THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 2020 // 4:30 PM ET // AT&T STADIUM // REFEREE: CLAY MARTIN REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Cowboys lead all-time series, 73-44-2 LAST GAME: 10/25/20: Cowboys 3 at Washington 25 STREAKS: Cowboys have won 3 of past 4 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/29/19: Cowboys 47, Washington 16 WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM LEADERS DALLAS COWBOYS W 20-9 vs. Cincinnati LAST WEEK W 31-28 at Minnesota Ron Rivera: 3-1 COACH VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 3-3 20.0/22.7 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.5/31.8 324.0 OFFENSE 393.1 Alex Smith: 88-129-918-2-4-80.8 PASSING Andy Dalton: 74-117-655-4-4-75.3 Antonio Gibson (R): 119-530-4.5-8 RUSHING Ezekiel Elliott: 171-675-3.9-5 Terry McLaurin: 62-871-14.0-3 RECEIVING Amari Cooper: 65-736-11.3-2 315.8 DEFENSE 386.4 Montez Sweat: 6 SACKS Aldon Smith: 5 Kendall Fuller: 4 INTs Chidobe Awuzie: 1 -6 (11/17) TAKE/GIVE -12 (9/21) Tress Way: 48.1 (44.4) PUNTING (NET) Hunter Niswander: 44.2 (43.6) Dustin Hopkins: 60 (18/19 PAT; 14/20 FG) KICKING Greg Zuerlein: 71 (17/20 PAT; 18/21 FG) WASHINGTON NOTES COWBOYS NOTES • QB ALEX SMITH passed for 166 yards & TD vs. INT last week. • QB ANDY DALTON passed for 203 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 104 Passed for 263 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT for 102.9 rating in only rating last week, his 25th career game with 3+ TD passes. Has career game at Dal. (11/5/17 w/ KC). Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of 4 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 107 rating in his past 4 starts on Thursday. career starts vs. Dal. • RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT had 114 scrimmage yards (103 rush, 11 rec.) • RB ANTONIO GIBSON (rookie) had 104 scrimmage yards (94 & TD catch last week, his 1st 100+ rush yard game of season. rush, 10 rec.) & rush TD last week. Can become 1st rookie with Is 5th RB with 45+ rush TDs (45) & 10+ rec. TDs (10) in 1st 5 rush TD in 5 consecutive games since NICK CHUBB (2018). Leads seasons in NFL history. Has 387 scrimmage yards (129 per all rookies with 8 rush TDs. Rushed for 128 yards & TD in Week game) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in 3 career home games vs. Was. 7 meeting. RB J.D. MCKISSIC had 69 scrimmage yards (43 rush, Aims for his 4th in row at home vs. Was. with 120+ scrimmage 26 rec.) in Week 11. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with 50+ yards & TD. Has 400 scrimmage yards (133.3 per game) & 3 scrimmage yards. Is 1 of 3 RBs (MIKE DAVIS & ALVIN KAMARA) rush TDs in 3 career games on Thanksgiving. with 40+ receptions (44) this season. • WR AMARI COOPER led team with 6 receptions & 81 rec. yards • WR TERRY MCLAURIN led team with 5 receptions for 84 yards last week. Had 8 catches for 180 yards & 2 TDs vs. Was. on last week. Aims for his 6th in row with 5+ catches & 70+ rec. Thanksgiving in 2018 (11/22/18). Aims for his 3rd in row on yards. Had 7 catches for 90 yards & TD in Week 7 meeting. Thanksgiving with 8+ catches & 80+ rec. yards. Rookie WR Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with rec. TD. Ranks 4th in NFL CEEDEE LAMB had rec. TD last week & aims for his 3rd in row with 871 rec. yards. WR STEVEN SIMS had 1st rec. TD of season with TD catch. Leads all rookies with 48 receptions & ranks in Week 11. Had 5 catches for 81 yards & TD in last road meeting. tied-2nd in rec. yards (629). WR MICHAEL GALLUP had career- TE LOGAN THOMAS had 60 rec.