most tackles by a defensive end through first 5 seasons

J.J. Watt made the most tackles by a defensive lineman in his first 5 seasons, with 299 tackles.

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	NAME	TKL	GP	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	J.J. Watt	299	80	72	371	74.5	514	1	80	1	15	12	1
2	Michael Strahan M. Strahan	264	72	72	336	67.5	463.5	0	0	0	13	7	1
3	John Henderson J. Henderson	245	80	63	308	22.0	132.5	0	0	0	5	4	0
4	Jared Allen J. Allen	241	77	43	284	57.5	384	1	3	0	16	8	0
5	Charles Grant C. Grant	238	80	67	305	36.0	233.5	1	8	0	15	5	1
6	Trent Cole T. Cole	237	79	74	311	47.0	363.5	1	19	1	10	2	0
7	Pat Williams P. Williams	227	77	118	345	6.0	40.5	1	20	1	3	4	1
8	Jason Taylor J. Taylor	226	80	115	341	61.5	421.5	2	1	0	20	13	3
9	Mike Rucker M. Rucker	221	77	44	265	42.0	245.5	1	0	0	13	5	0
10	Justin Smith J. Smith	217	79	95	312	34.0	243	2	28	0	6	3	0
11	Patrick Kerney P. Kerney	211	80	62	273	48.5	288	1	0	0	9	10	1
12	Calais Campbell C. Campbell	209	76	62	271	27.5	191.5	1	0	0	4	2	0
13	Kenard Lang K. Lang	209	78	63	272	30.5	203.5	3	85	0	9	3	0
14	Jason Pierre-Paul J. Pierre-Paul	208	75	77	285	42.0	318.5	2	52	2	8	4	0
15	Julius Peppers J. Peppers	208	76	47	255	53.5	338.5	3	164	1	17	4	1
16	John Abraham J. Abraham	208	67	59	267	49.0	285.5	0	0	0	17	5	1
17	Cornelius Griffin C. Griffin	208	73	64	272	17.5	108	1	0	0	2	5	0
18	Grant Wistrom G. Wistrom	208	71	45	253	28.5	144.5	3	-2	0	5	5	0
19	Shaun Rogers S. Rogers	207	76	89	296	19.0	128.5	0	0	0	4	4	1
20	Maxx Crosby M. Crosby	205	83	116	321	52.0	362	0	0	0	9	3	0
21	Christian Wilkins C. Wilkins	204	81	151	355	20.5	150.5	1	8	0	4	6	0
22	DeForest Buckner D. Buckner	203	78	118	321	38.0	223	0	0	0	5	8	1
23	Will Smith W. Smith	203	78	79	282	36.5	244.5	0	0	0	14	6	0
24	Aaron Schobel A. Schobel	202	80	96	298	46.5	308	2	6	0	9	5	0
25	Greg Ellis G. Ellis	200	79	71	271	38.5	200.5	1	0	0	12	4	0

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PASS

627

Stroud

RUSH

70

Montgomery

REC

175

Schultz

Team Rankings

PPG

18.5

21st

OPP PPG

28.0

24th

RUSH YDS/G

92.0

25th

PASS YDS/G

313.5

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	.500
Colts	0	2	.000
Titans	0	2	.000
Texans	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	HOU	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	HOU	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	NYG	@	HOU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bengals

2 - 0

Final

Texans

0 - 2

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

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Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000