Houston Texans blitz rate, 2026
20.8%
29th of 32 in the NFL
- 29.8%
- On 159 dropbacks faced through Week 4
How often do the Texans blitz?
The Texans have sent five or more pass rushers on 20.8% of the dropbacks they faced through Week 4, 29th in the NFL.
Week by week
| Through | Blitz% | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 15.2% | 27th |
| Week 2 | 17.4% | 31st |
| Week 3 | 22.9% | 24th |
| Week 4 | 20.8% | 29th |
Last season
Down from 22.7% in 2025, which ranked 24th of 32.
From the Texans weekly
Second and ten at the Houston twelve, forty-three seconds left, Texans up thirty to twenty-seven. Dak Prescott threw short over the middle to CeeDee Lamb for a twelve-yard touchdown. By win probability, the model's read on each team's chance of winning at that moment, that snap moved twenty-nine points Dallas's way, the biggest swing of the game. By expected points added, what a snap was worth given the down, the distance and the field position, measured against what that situation was already worth, it was plus three point four. It was Lamb's twenty-first target of the afternoon. The Texans lost thirty-four to thirty at home, are oh and four, and lost on the day their passing game was the best it has been all season.
Read the Week 4 note →Which defenses blitz the most in 2026?
Minnesota Vikings (72.5%), Washington Commanders (47.4%), then Tampa Bay Buccaneers (41.9%) lead the league. All 32 teams on the Defensive Blitz Rate board.
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