Jacksonville is getting results both ways. They blew out the Browns and Patriots, then won their last 2 by a combined 7 points. The Eagles game ended on Cam Little's 57-yard field goal as time expired, which he needed after missing an extra point that would have made the score 17-17 late. Parker Washington is carrying the receiving room right now: 6 catches, 124 yards and 2 touchdowns against Philadelphia, including the 51-yarder that opened the scoring.
Houston's 1-4 record looks worse than the team has played. The Texans have scored 110 points and allowed 112 over 5 games. They lost to Buffalo by 5, Indianapolis by 2 and Dallas by 4, and scored 30 or more in 2 of those losses. The Cincinnati loss, 6 points on offense, is the one they have no answer for. Jacksonville has outscored teams by 53 over the same stretch, so the gap between the teams is real, just not as wide as 1-4 against 4-1 suggests.
There are smaller injury issues to watch this week. Jacksonville's long snapper Ross Matiscik left the Eagles game with a shoulder injury, which matters in a series where the last game was decided by a 57-yard kick. Eric Murray missed that game with a concussion. Houston has safety Jalen Pitre questionable with a shoulder injury, while Tank Dell (knee) and Braden Smith (foot) are on IR. Kickoff is 9:30 AM ET.