# Week 5, 2026: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans Oct 11, 2026 · not played yet · 5 calls on record Who do pundits pick in Texans vs Titans? Of 3 pundits with a call on record, all 3 take the Texans. 1 named a score; the median has the Texans by 7. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-5-texans-at-titans Picks: - [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Texans, Texans 20–Titans 13; said Oct 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/adff8191-46ce-4758-bbee-d01fc48361d3 - [Carter Bahns](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/carter-bahns) took the Texans; said Oct 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0852e4df-8ca1-4c6b-9cc4-15057c24b7bc - [Carter Bahns](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/carter-bahns) took the Texans; said Oct 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/68f09891-cd50-4225-9d69-32080c0d4f13 - [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 - [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 Titans are 0-4 and have lost 4 straight. It is a division game. On win totals, 17 pundits put the Texans at 10.7 wins on average, and 12 pundits put the Titans at 5.9 wins on average. Venue: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee - 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 16th 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 - Tennessee Titans: 0-4, lost 4 straight (55 scored, 83 allowed) - Last games: L 18-24 at Ravens; L 7-12 at Giants; L 20-24 vs Eagles - Unit ranks this season: offense 31st, defense 21st of 32 - Last season: 3-14 - Win-total calls: 12 pundits, average 5.9, 2 to 9 wins - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Titans 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; 6th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Sep 4, 2026: C.J. Stroud to move to Houston Texans (not settled yet) - No. 10 Rich Hribar, Sep 9, 2026: C.J. Stroud to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points (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. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 3, 2026: David Montgomery to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 7 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; 48th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 1 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. 2 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. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 23, 2026: Dalton Schultz to outplay his draft cost (late-round) (not settled yet) - No. 7 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. 9 Bucky Brooks, Sep 3, 2026: Will Anderson Jr. to make All-Pro (not settled yet) - No. 29 Jordan Dajani, Aug 26, 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; 22nd in the NFL in solo tackles - [Cam Ward](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/cam-ward) (Starting QB, QB): 726 passing yards · 3 TD, 2 INT · 63.0% completions · 4 games; 23rd in the NFL in passing yards - No. 7 Derek Brown, Jul 20, 2026: Cam Ward to outplay his draft cost (thirteenth round) (not settled yet) - No. 10 Rich Hribar, Sep 16, 2026: Cam Ward to be 2nd on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Tony Pollard](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tony-pollard) (RB1, RB): 221 rushing yards on 54 carries · 1 TD · 8 catches for 24 · 4 games; 20th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 7 Derek Brown, Sep 12, 2026: Tony Pollard to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 10 Rich Hribar, Aug 4, 2026: Tony Pollard to fall short of his draft cost (outside of the RB1 range in ADP) (not settled yet) - [Carnell Tate](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/carnell-tate) (WR1, WR): 22 catches for 268 yards · 0 TD · 4 games; 15th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 8, 2026: Carnell Tate to record 900 receiving yards (not settled yet) - No. 9 Bucky Brooks, Aug 30, 2026: Carnell Tate to win Offensive Rookie of the Year (not settled yet) - [Gunnar Helm](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/gunnar-helm) (TE1, TE): 9 catches for 60 yards · 0 TD · 4 games; 165th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 5, 2026: Gunnar Helm to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 25 Nathan Jahnke, Aug 24, 2026: Gunnar Helm to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Jeffery Simmons](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jeffery-simmons) (Sack leader, DT): 2 sacks · 12 solo tackles · 4 games; 26th in the NFL in sacks - [Amani Hooker](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/amani-hooker) (Tackle leader, S): 19 solo tackles · 1 interception · 4 games; 13th in the NFL in solo tackles --- 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-5 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology