Game facts: Houston at New England

Published: Sep 20, 2016 at 11:34 AM

Watt returning to form: After playing 87.5 percent of the defensive snaps in Week 1 and registering just one tackle, J.J. Watt played 90.6 percent of the snaps in Week 2 and tallied five tackles and 1.5 sacks.

WR depth: DeAndre Hopkins and Will Fuller each had over 100 yards receiving in Week 2 against the Chiefs. Before that, the last time Houston had two 100-yard receivers in the same game was Week 11 of 2013.

Osweiler going deep: Through two games, Brock Osweiler is averaging 11.1 air yards per pass attempt (most in NFL). Each of Osweiler's 19 throws of 15+ yards have targeted either DeAndre Hopkins or Will Fuller.

Sack city: Houston has 4+ sacks in each of the first two games this season. Last season, Houston had 4+ sacks in just four games.

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