The cannot secure a place in the playoffs with a win over them on Sunday.
However, they can end all talk of an unlikely Duval County comeback in 2024.
Sitting at 2-9 and In last place in A The loss to the Texans (7-5) on Sunday would knock Jacksonville is eliminated from its divisional run, per NFLplayoffscenarios.com.
Houston needs to win to eliminate Jacksonville from the division race, but there's more chaos to come for the Jaguars complete completely left out of the postseason conversation.
Jacksonville, the favorite for the No. 1 overall pick, would be eliminated by a loss to the Los Angeles Chargers (7-4) and the Denver Broncos (7-5), both of whom won or tied their Week 13 games The Atlanta Falcons (6-5) and Cleveland Browns (3-8) were eliminated from the postseason competition.
With a win over the Jaguars, the Texans would improve to 4-1 in the AFC South and, after a bye in Week 14, could clinch a playoff spot in just a few weeks.
Houston is looking to get back to winning ways after failing to stage a comeback in Week 12 against the Tennessee Titans. Will Levis threw two touchdown passes, including a game-winning 70-yard score to tight end Chig Okonkwo in the fourth quarter.
Kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. CT on FOX.
