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Week 7 · 2026-10-25 · 13:00 · Reliant Stadium · astroturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: NYG 10 HOU
Vegas line (context)
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

NYG OFFENSE vs HOU DEFENSE
HOU DEFENSE NYG OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 47% run Avg pace dual-threat QB
HOU OFFENSE vs NYG DEFENSE
NYG DEFENSE HOU OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 43% run Avg pace
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

NYG OFFENSE vs HOU DEFENSE
-0.01 #19 Pass attack DEF +18 #1 -0.19
+0.04 #5 Run game even #8 -0.05
218 #21 Pass yards DEF +14 #7 205
129 #5 Rush yards even #4 94
2.8 #23 Pass pro vs rush DEF +16 #7 2.8
40% #17 3rd down DEF +10 #7 37%
59% #23 Red zone even #16 63%
HOU OFFENSE vs NYG DEFENSE
+0.04 #15 Pass attack even #16 +0.03
-0.08 #30 Run game even #32 +0.17
233 #14 Pass yards even #17 230
109 #22 Rush yards OFF +9 #31 145
1.8 #9 Pass pro vs rush OFF +8 #17 2.2
38% #24 3rd down DEF +10 #14 40%
51% #31 Red zone DEF +9 #22 68%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

NYG PASS RUSH vs HOU PASS PRO
Brian Burns LB 16.5 sacks '25
Abdul Carter LB 4.0 sacks '25
Darius Alexander DT 3.5 sacks '25
1.8 #9 sacks allowed /g #7 2.2
HOU PASS RUSH vs NYG PASS PRO
Danielle Hunter DE 18.0 sacks '25
Will Anderson Jr. DE 15.5 sacks '25
Sheldon Rankins DT 4.5 sacks '25
2.8 #23 sacks allowed /g #17 2.8
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

NYG

Jaxson Dart QB vs #1 PASS D 162.3 pass y/g 8/10
Cam Skattebo RB vs #8 RUN D 51.2 rush y/g 5/8
Malik Nabers WR1 vs #1 PASS D 67.8 rec y/g 2/4
Darius Slayton WR2 vs #1 PASS D 38.4 rec y/g 4/10
Darnell Mooney WR3 2025: ATL vs #1 PASS D 29.5 rec y/g 4/10
Isaiah Likely TE 2025: BAL vs #1 PASS D 25.6 rec y/g 4/10

HOU

C.J. Stroud QB vs #16 PASS D 218.9 pass y/g 5/10
David Montgomery RB 2025: DET vs #32 RUN D 42.1 rush y/g 2/10
Nico Collins WR1 vs #16 PASS D 71.1 rec y/g 6/10
Jayden Higgins WR2 vs #16 PASS D 32.8 rec y/g 7/10
Jaylin Noel WR3 vs #16 PASS D 15.4 rec y/g 1/10
Dalton Schultz TE vs #16 PASS D 44.0 rec y/g 5/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.