# Ravens vs Texans prediction: pundits split 1–1 Week 12, 2026: Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans Nov 29, 2026 · not played yet · 2 calls on record · updated Oct 28, 5:57 PM ET Who do pundits pick in Ravens vs Texans? Of 2 pundits with a call on record, the room is split, 1 each. 1 named a score; the median has the Ravens by 6. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-12-ravens-at-texans Picks: - [Jared Koch](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jared-koch) took the Ravens, Ravens 24–Texans 18; said Oct 28, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e4092761-b339-447d-9bcb-716a6b4db555 - [Jourdan Rodrigue](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jourdan-rodrigue) took the Texans; said Sep 4, 2026; on Around the NFL (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/67b547cb-42e1-4194-9f15-2a3b766443b8 ## How they come in The Ravens are 4-5 and have lost 4 straight; the Texans are 3-5. On win totals, 16 pundits put the Ravens at 10.7 wins on average, and 20 pundits put the Texans at 10.2 wins on average. Venue: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas - Baltimore Ravens: 4-5, lost 4 straight (189 scored, 236 allowed) - Last games: L 10-33 vs Jaguars; L 10-36 at Bills; L 13-35 vs Bengals - Unit ranks this season: offense 12th, defense 23rd of 32 - Last season: 8-9 - Win-total calls: 16 pundits, average 10.7, 8 to 13 wins - The side most pundits took won 6 of 9 Ravens games - Houston Texans: 3-5 (209 scored, 192 allowed) - Last games: W 44-22 at Chargers; L 21-27 vs Giants; W 34-31 at Jaguars - Unit ranks this season: offense 7th, defense 10th of 32 - Last season: 12-5 - Win-total calls: 22 pundits, average 10.2, 1 to 17 wins - The side most pundits took won 2 of 8 Texans games ## Players to watch Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard - [Joe Fagnano](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/joe-fagnano) (Starting QB, QB): 151 passing yards · 0 TD, 3 INT · 51.3% completions · 2 games; 48th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 18 Carter Bahns, Nov 5, 2026: Joe Fagnano to be 2nd on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 23 Jordan Dajani, Nov 4, 2026: Joe Fagnano to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Derrick Henry](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/derrick-henry) (RB1, RB): 689 rushing yards on 175 carries · 9 TD · 12 catches for 75 · 9 games; 7th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Sep 16, 2026: Derrick Henry to record 940 rushing yards (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Aug 3, 2026: Derrick Henry to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Zay Flowers](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zay-flowers) (WR1, WR): 43 catches for 614 yards · 3 TD · 8 games; 15th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 25, 2026: Ravens WR Zay Flowers may or may not return from a hamstring injury this week. The guess here is that the Ravens play it safe with Flowers and hold him out another week. (Week 3) (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: Zay Flowers is not going to play. He still hasn't practiced this week. ... I just don't see a world where he plays in this game. (Week 3, Ravens at Cowboys in Brazil) (not settled yet) - [Mark Andrews](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mark-andrews) (TE1, TE): 31 catches for 237 yards · 1 TD · 9 games; 105th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Jun 26, 2026: Mark Andrews to outplay his draft cost (ecs in between at one thirty) (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Mark Andrews to fall short of his draft cost (round 10) (not settled yet) - [Mike Green](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mike-green) (Sack leader, LB): 3.5 sacks · 11 solo tackles · 8 games; 42nd in the NFL in sacks - [Kyle Hamilton](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kyle-hamilton) (Tackle leader, S): 41 solo tackles · 1 interception · 9 games; 7th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 26 Bucky Brooks, Sep 3, 2026: Kyle Hamilton to make All-Pro (not settled yet) - No. 38 Rich Eisen, Sep 28, 2026: Kyle Hamilton to stay with Baltimore Ravens (not settled yet) - [C.J. Stroud](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/c-j-stroud) (Starting QB, QB): 2,251 passing yards · 16 TD, 2 INT · 64.2% completions · 100 rushing yards · 8 games; 7th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 1 Jared Koch, Nov 4, 2026: C.J. Stroud: “if he continues his strong play, the Texans will be forced to pay Stroud as one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL” (not settled yet) - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Nov 13, 2026: C.J. Stroud: “if he just finishes like this, 65,000,000 a year and the highest paid quarterback” (not settled yet) - [Woody Marks](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/woody-marks) (RB1, RB): 341 rushing yards on 95 carries · 2 TD · 15 catches for 98 · 8 games; 28th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 1 Jared Koch, Nov 11, 2026: Woody Marks to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Oct 12, 2026: Woody Marks to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Nico Collins](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nico-collins) (WR1, WR): 28 catches for 384 yards · 4 TD · 6 games; 42nd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 1 Jared Koch, Oct 19, 2026: Nico Collins to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Sep 22, 2026: he played well in Week 1 but wasn't as good on Sunday without Nico Collins, who is expected to miss this Sunday's game against the also-winless Colts (Week 3) (not settled yet) - [Dalton Schultz](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dalton-schultz) (TE1, TE): 35 catches for 364 yards · 0 TD · 8 games; 47th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 23, 2026: Dalton Schultz to outplay his draft cost (late-round) (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 2, 2026: Dalton Schultz to outplay his draft cost (ADP 25) (not settled yet) - [Will Anderson Jr.](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/will-anderson-jr) (Sack leader, DE): 9.5 sacks · 18 solo tackles · 8 games; 1st in the NFL in sacks - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Nov 3, 2026: Will Anderson Jr. to stay with Houston Texans (not settled yet) - No. 16 Mike Kadlick, Nov 12, 2026: Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year (not settled yet) - [Kamari Lassiter](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kamari-lassiter) (Tackle leader, CB): 1 sack · 32 solo tackles · 8 games; 34th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 1 Jared Koch, Oct 10, 2026: Kamari Lassiter to record 1 interceptions (not settled yet) --- The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team. The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-12 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology