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Week 12 · 2026-11-29 · 13:00 · Reliant Stadium · astroturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: BAL 31 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

BAL OFFENSE vs HOU DEFENSE
HOU DEFENSE BAL OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Run-heavy · 51% run Ball-control dual-threat QB
HOU OFFENSE vs BAL DEFENSE
BAL 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

BAL OFFENSE vs HOU DEFENSE
-0.04 #24 Pass attack DEF +23 #1 -0.19
+0.10 #2 Run game even #8 -0.05
193 #28 Pass yards DEF +21 #7 205
157 #2 Rush yards even #4 94
2.6 #21 Pass pro vs rush DEF +14 #7 2.8
41% #15 3rd down DEF +8 #7 37%
60% #22 Red zone even #16 63%
HOU OFFENSE vs BAL DEFENSE
+0.04 #15 Pass attack even #21 +0.07
-0.08 #30 Run game DEF +23 #7 -0.05
233 #14 Pass yards OFF +15 #29 259
109 #22 Rush yards DEF +12 #10 107
1.8 #9 Pass pro vs rush OFF +21 #30 1.8
38% #24 3rd down DEF +14 #10 38%
51% #31 Red zone DEF +24 #7 55%
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

BAL PASS RUSH vs HOU PASS PRO
Calais Campbell DE 6.5 sacks '25
Travis Jones DT 5.0 sacks '25
Tavius Robinson LB 4.5 sacks '25
1.8 #9 sacks allowed /g #7 1.8
HOU PASS RUSH vs BAL PASS PRO
Danielle Hunter DE 18.0 sacks '25
Will Anderson Jr. DE 15.5 sacks '25
Sheldon Rankins DT 4.5 sacks '25
2.6 #21 sacks allowed /g #30 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

BAL

Lamar Jackson QB vs #1 PASS D 196.1 pass y/g 4/10
Derrick Henry RB vs #8 RUN D 93.8 rush y/g 7/10
Zay Flowers WR1 vs #1 PASS D 71.2 rec y/g 5/10
Rashod Bateman WR2 vs #1 PASS D 17.2 rec y/g 3/10
Devontez Walker WR3 vs #1 PASS D 17.0 rec y/g 4/8
Mark Andrews TE vs #1 PASS D 24.8 rec y/g 3/10

HOU

C.J. Stroud QB vs #21 PASS D 218.9 pass y/g 5/10
David Montgomery RB 2025: DET vs #7 RUN D 42.1 rush y/g 2/10
Nico Collins WR1 vs #21 PASS D 71.1 rec y/g 6/10
Jayden Higgins WR2 vs #21 PASS D 32.8 rec y/g 7/10
Jaylin Noel WR3 vs #21 PASS D 15.4 rec y/g 1/10
Dalton Schultz TE vs #21 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.