The Arizona Cardinals, led by quarterback Jacoby Brissett, face the Houston Texans, led by quarterback C.J. Stroud, on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Texans' Jawhar Jordan gets major contract update after 101-yard game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Jawhar Jordan didn't even have an NFL carry before Week 15. But when the Houston Texans needed him, he delivered, taking his 15 totes for 101 yards in hsi NFL debut.

During Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans' postgame presser after a 40-20 win vs. the Cardinals, he noted that Marks could've returned to the game if needed, but the team decided to roll with backups Dare Ogunbowale and Jawhar Jordan for the rest of the way.

NFL Week 16 odds, picks, predictions, TV channel, streaming information for the Sunday football game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Houston Texans.

Last time: The Raiders defeated the Texans, 38-20, on Oct. 23, 2022. TE Brock Bowers needs 26 receptions to surpass Justin Jefferson (196), Amon-Ra St. Brown (196) and Michael Thomas (196) for the most receptions by a player in his first two seasons in NFL history.

Within the Houston Texans ' 40-20 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 15, the offense saw an unexpected breakout from 2024 sixth-round pick Jawhar Jordan in his first-ever NFL game to help command the backfield while Woody Marks was sidelined with an ankle injury.

The Houston Texans made a pair of noteworthy roster moves before their first practice session in Week 16, including with Jawhar Jordan.

On a six-game win streak, are the Texans among the top five teams in the NFL entering Sunday afternoon's bout against the Raiders?