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Houston Texans Defense vs Running Backs (2025)

In 2025, the Houston Texans allowed 73.4 rushing yards per game to running backs — #4 of 32 (1 = stingiest). Our persistence testing says single-season ranks like this mostly do NOT carry over year to year — use with that in mind.

Everything they allowed to running backs, per game

Metric	Season	Last 4	Last 2
Rush yds allowed	73.4	72.5	45.0
Rush TD allowed	0.7	0.5	0.5
Targets allowed	5.3	5.5	6.0
Receptions allowed	4.2	5.0	6.0
Rec yds allowed	31.6	42.2	34.0
Yards per target	6.0	7.7	5.7
Explosive receptions (20+)	0.4	0.2	0.0

Last 4 = weeks 15–18; last 2 = weeks 17–18. 2025 regular season.

Upcoming: week 1 vs Buffalo Bills

Running Backs they'll face first: James Cook.

all 32 vs RB · HOU defense by quarter · HOU offense by quarter

Methodology: computed from nflverse play-by-play; a quarter's yards are the yards gained on plays snapped in that quarter. Averages use each player's games played, not team games. Updated 2026-07-28.

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