# Week 14, 2026: Houston Texans at Washington Commanders Dec 13, 2026 · not played yet · 1 call on record Who do pundits pick in Texans vs Commanders? Of 1 pundit with a call on record, all 1 take the Texans. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-14-texans-at-commanders Picks: - [John Granato](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-granato) took the Texans; said May 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/90fd3c9e-7281-40ec-be9b-f741f1f476b0 ## How they come in The Texans are 0-4 and have lost 4 straight; the Commanders are 1-3. On win totals, 17 pundits put the Texans at 10.7 wins on average, and 10 pundits put the Commanders at 6.5 wins on average. Venue: Northwest Stadium, Landover, Maryland - Houston Texans: 0-4, lost 4 straight (84 scored, 109 allowed) - Last games: L 30-34 vs Cowboys; L 17-19 at Colts; L 6-20 vs Bengals - Unit ranks this season: offense 17th, defense 17th of 32 - Last season: 12-5 - Win-total calls: 18 pundits, average 10.7, 1 to 17 wins - The side most pundits took won 0 of 4 Texans games - Washington Commanders: 1-3 (88 scored, 122 allowed) - Last games: L 13-30 vs Colts; W 33-31 vs Seahawks; L 20-37 at Cowboys - Unit ranks this season: offense 21st, defense 27th of 32 - Last season: 5-12 - Win-total calls: 10 pundits, average 6.5, 1 to 10 wins - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Commanders 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 - [C.J. Stroud](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/c-j-stroud) (Starting QB, QB): 1,141 passing yards · 5 TD, 0 INT · 61.6% completions · 4 games; 7th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Sep 4, 2026: C.J. Stroud to play out his deal with no new contract (not settled yet) - [David Montgomery](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/david-montgomery) (RB1, RB): 127 rushing yards on 47 carries · 3 TD · 7 catches for 67 · 4 games; 37th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 3, 2026: David Montgomery to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 12, 2026: David Montgomery to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Nico Collins](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nico-collins) (WR1, WR): 14 catches for 193 yards · 3 TD · 2 games; 49th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 2 Lance Zierlein, Sep 18, 2026: Nico Collins, we'll find out if he's playing. The answer is probably gonna be a no. He didn't participate yesterday. Unlikely to participate. (not settled yet) - No. 6 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): 21 catches for 214 yards · 0 TD · 4 games; 35th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 23, 2026: Dalton Schultz to outplay his draft cost (late-round) (not settled yet) - No. 8 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): 4.5 sacks · 12 solo tackles · 4 games; 3rd in the NFL in sacks - No. 11 Bucky Brooks, Sep 3, 2026: Will Anderson Jr. to make All-Pro (not settled yet) - No. 23 Gregg Rosenthal, Sep 4, 2026: Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year (not settled yet) - [Reed Blankenship](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/reed-blankenship) (Tackle leader, S): 17 solo tackles · 1 interception · 4 games; 26th in the NFL in solo tackles - [Athan Kaliakmanis](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/athan-kaliakmanis) (Starting QB, QB): 186 passing yards · 1 TD, 1 INT · 45.5% completions · 1 game; 41st in the NFL in passing yards - No. 36 David Harrison, Aug 28, 2026: Athan Kaliakmanis to be 3rd on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Jacory Croskey-Merritt](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jacory-croskey-merritt) (RB1, RB): 157 rushing yards on 56 carries · 1 TD · 5 catches for 40 · 4 games; 31st in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 24 Andrew Erickson, Sep 16, 2026: Jacory Croskey-Merritt to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 36 David Harrison, Aug 28, 2026: Jacory Croskey-Merritt to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Stefon Diggs](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/stefon-diggs) (WR1, WR): 18 catches for 170 yards · 3 TD · 4 games; 67th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 4 Joe Marino, Jul 15, 2026: Stefon Diggs to move to Washington Commanders (scored 100 out of 100) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Oct 9, 2026: I don't think Stefan Diggs and Terry McCorm play. (Week 5) (not settled yet) - [John Bates](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/john-bates) (TE1, TE): 3 catches for 22 yards · 0 TD · 2 games; 246th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 36 David Harrison, Aug 28, 2026: John Bates to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Odafe Oweh](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/odafe-oweh) (Sack leader, LB): 2 sacks · 5 solo tackles · 4 games; 26th in the NFL in sacks - No. 36 David Harrison, Aug 28, 2026: Odafe Oweh to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Amik Robertson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/amik-robertson) (Tackle leader, CB): 19 solo tackles · 4 games; 17th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 36 David Harrison, Aug 28, 2026: Amik Robertson to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) --- 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-14 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology