# Texans vs Packers prediction: what pundits picked Week 17, 2026: Houston Texans at Green Bay Packers Jan 5, 2027 · not played yet · 1 call on record · updated Sep 27, 8:15 AM ET Who do pundits pick in Texans vs Packers? The one pundit with a call on record so far takes the Texans. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-17-texans-at-packers Picks: - [Bill Huber](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bill-huber) took the Texans; said Sep 26, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cf06cf1c-1e2e-49bc-9b69-065381a5eaa1 ## How they come in The Texans are 3-5; the Packers are 6-3 and have won 2 straight. On win totals, 20 pundits put the Texans at 10.2 wins on average, and 18 pundits put the Packers at 9.1 wins on average. Venue: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin - 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 - Green Bay Packers: 6-3, won 2 straight (216 scored, 191 allowed) - Last games: W 45-27 at Patriots; W 27-19 vs Panthers; L 17-20 at Lions - Unit ranks this season: offense 16th, defense 5th of 32 - Last season: 9-7-1 - Win-total calls: 19 pundits, average 9.1, 3 to 17 wins - The side most pundits took won 6 of 8 Packers 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): 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) - [Jordan Love](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jordan-love) (Starting QB, QB): 2,618 passing yards · 19 TD, 6 INT · 63.0% completions · 9 games; 1st in the NFL in passing yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 28, 2026: Jordan Love to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 2, 2026: Jordan Love to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Kaleb Johnson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kaleb-johnson) (RB1, RB): 172 rushing yards on 42 carries · 1 TD · 1 catch for 10 · 7 games; 57th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 17 Nate Tice, Oct 1, 2026: Kaleb Johnson to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Christian Watson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/christian-watson) (WR1, WR): 49 catches for 879 yards · 7 TD · 9 games; 3rd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Nov 6, 2026: Christian Watson has been practicing in pads this week, and it seems as if he'll be good to go for the Packers' road game against the Patriots on Sunday. (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 12, 2026: Christian Watson to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Tucker Kraft](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tucker-kraft) (TE1, TE): 36 catches for 351 yards · 3 TD · 9 games; 53rd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 30, 2026: Tucker Kraft to outplay his draft cost (a sixth-round ADP) (not settled yet) - No. 59 Bill Huber, Sep 13, 2026: Tucker Kraft to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Lukas Van Ness](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/lukas-van-ness) (Sack leader, LB): 4.5 sacks · 19 solo tackles · 9 games; 22nd in the NFL in sacks - No. 59 Bill Huber, Aug 28, 2026: Lukas Van Ness to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Evan Williams](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/evan-williams) (Tackle leader, S): 1 sack · 47 solo tackles · 3 interceptions · 9 games; 3rd in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 51 Pete Prisco, Aug 7, 2026: Evan Williams to make All-Pro (not settled yet) - No. 59 Bill Huber, Aug 28, 2026: Evan Williams 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-17 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology