Houston Texans at Arizona Cardinals 10/24/21 - NFL Picks & Predictions

The Houston Texans visit State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday to play the Arizona Cardinals. Houston is 1-5 following a 31-3 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. The Texans opened the season with a 37-21 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars but have lost each of their last five games. Houston is next to last in points scored with an average of only 15.3 per game and the Texans defense is tied for 27th in points allowed with an average of 28.7 per game.

Davis Mills has passed for 912 yards with five touchdowns and seven interceptions. The Texans’ signal-caller has been sacked 13 times. Mark Ingram II is the leading rusher with 285 yards and one touchdown, while the leading receiver is Brandin Cooks with 481 yards and one touchdown reception. On defense, linebacker Christian Kirksey is the leading tackler with 43 and defensive end Jonathan Greenard is the leader in quarterback sacks with 4.0.

Arizona kept its perfect record intact with a 37-14 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, improving to 6-0. Arizona held Cleveland to 290 yards of total offense and forced three Browns’ turnovers. Quarterback Kyler Murray passed for 229 yards and four touchdowns. Arizona is fourth in the NFL in points scored with an average of 32.3 per game and second in the NFL in points allowed with an average of 18.2 per game.

Quarterback Kyler Murray has passed for 1,741 yards with 14 touchdowns and four interceptions. The Cardinals’ signal-caller has been sacked 12 times. Chase Edmonds is the leading rusher for Arizona with 316 yards, while the leading receiver is DeAndre Hopkins with 367 yards and six touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Jordan Hicks is the leading tackler with 42 and linebacker Chandler Jones is the leader in quarterback sacks with 5.0.