James Cook Week 12 Preview vs. the Texans

James Cook will be facing the third-best run defense in the league when his Buffalo Bills meet the Houston Texans in Week 12, on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET.

On 182 carries this year, Cook has rushed for a team-leading 968 yards (96.8 ypg). He has scored seven TDs on the ground. As a receiver, Cook has also hauled in 21 passes for 190 yards and one touchdown.

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Cook vs. the Texans

• Cook vs the Texans (since 2021): 1 GP / 82 RUSH YPG / 1 RUSH TD
• No player has put up more than 100 yards on the ground in a game against the Texans in the 2025 season.
• Houston has given up one or more rushing TDs to seven opposing players this year.
• Only one opposing rusher has scored two or more TDs on the ground against the Texans this season.
• The Texans surrender 87.1 yards per game on the ground, the NFL's third-ranked run defense this season.
• So far this year, the Texans have surrendered eight passing TDs to their opponents, averaging 0.8 per game. That ranks seventh among NFL defenses.

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Cook Rushing Insights

• So far this season, Cook has hit the over six times on his rushing yards prop bet (in 10 opportunities).
• The Bills have passed 49.8% of the time and run 50.2% this season. They rank fourth in the NFL in scoring.
• He has carried the ball in 182 of his team's 301 total rushing attempts this season (60.5%).
• Cook has scored at least once on the ground five times this season, with multiple rushing TDs in two of those contests.
• He has eight total touchdowns this season (21.6% of his team's 37 offensive TDs).
• He has 29 red zone rushing carries (49.2% of his team's rushing attempts inside the red zone).

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Cook's Recent Performance