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Ravens-Texans Week 17: Offense, defense and special teams snap counts

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One could argue that the Houston Texans at least made games close.

Not every outing ended in victory, but at least they were four-quarter battles.

Outside of kickoff and the handshakes, that wasn’t the case for Wednesday’s showdown at NRG Stadium.

Behind an MVP-worthy performance from Lamar Jackson, the Baltimore Ravens dominated the Texans 31-2 while shoring up their chances of securing the AFC North division title for a second straight season.

Without question, Wednesday’s lulls marked the worst loss of the DeMeco Ryans era. It also marked perhaps the worst game C.J. Stroud played since his time at Ohio State in 2021.

“We didn’t play our best ball, and all of that starts with me. A lack of execution,” Ryans said. “I’ll take the next couple of days here to look at everything — including myself.”

The Texans’ only points came off a safety in the second quarter. Rookie cornerback Kamari Lassiter dove for All-Pro running back Derrick Henry’s legs pinned at the 3-yard line to stuff him in the end zone.
Houston (9-7) came close to the end zone once more on the ensuing drive before getting stuffed on third down. With a touchdown, the Texans could have tied the game at 10-10, so the odds were in DeMeco Ryans’ favor.
The execution was not. Joe Mixon was stuffed at the 1-yard line and Baltimore wasted little time responding. A 67-yard pass to Mark Andrews set the Ravens up at Houston’s 13.
That eventually carried over to a 9-yard score and a 17-2 lead.
Here are the snap counts from both teams.

Offensive Snaps: 56

Defensive Snaps: 63

Special Teams Snaps: 18

The Texans have 10 days to respond before closing out the regular season on the road against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium.

A time for kickoff has yet to be determined as of this time.