Patrick Mahomes Week 16 Preview vs. the Texans

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has a difficult matchup in Week 16 (Saturday at 1:00 PM ET), up against the Houston Texans. The Texans are conceding the sixth-fewest passing yards in the league, 196.9 per game.

Mahomes has thrown for 3,348 yards (239.1 yards per game) this season while completing 66.7% of his throws for 22 touchdowns and 11 picks. On the ground, Mahomes has also rushed 52 times for 262 yards and one score, averaging 18.7 yards per game.

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Mahomes vs. the Texans

  • Mahomes vs the Texans (since 2021): 3 GP / 268.3 PASS YPG / PASS TD
  • Houston has allowed one opposing player to record 300 or more passing yards in an outing this year.
  • The Texans have given up one or more passing touchdowns to 13 opposing quarterbacks this season.
  • Nine opposing quarterbacks have thrown for two or more TDs in a game against Houston in 2024.
  • Four players have thrown for three or more TDs in an outing against the Texans this season.
  • The 196.9 passing yards per game yielded by the Texans defense makes them the NFL's sixth-ranked pass defense.
  • The Texans have the No. 29 defense in the NFL in passing touchdowns allowed, giving up 27 this season (1.9 per game).

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Mahomes Passing Insights

  • So far this year, Mahomes has hit the over on his passing yards prop total in seven of 14 opportunities.
  • The Chiefs, who are 12th in NFL play in points scored, have passed 56.3% of the time while running 43.7%.
  • With 502 attempts for 3,348 passing yards, Mahomes is 24th in NFL play with 6.7 yards per attempt.
  • Mahomes has completed at least one touchdown pass in 12 of 14 games, including multiple TDs seven times.
  • He has 67.6% of his team's 34 offensive touchdowns this season (23).
  • Mahomes has attempted 83 passes in the red zone (53.5% of his team's red zone plays).

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Mahomes' Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Passing Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Browns 12/15/2024 Week 15 19-for-38 / 159 YDS / 2 TDs / 0 INTs 2 ATT / 14 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Chargers 12/8/2024 Week 14 24-for-37 / 210 YDS / 1 TD / 0 INTs 4 ATT / 17 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Raiders 11/29/2024 Week 13 26-for-46 / 306 YDS / 1 TD / 0 INTs 2 ATT / 4 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Panthers 11/24/2024 Week 12 27-for-37 / 269 YDS / 3 TDs / 0 INTs 5 ATT / 60 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bills 11/17/2024 Week 11 23-for-33 / 196 YDS / 3 TDs / 2 INTs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs