**Strong blitzers: ** Houston blitzed on 29.1 percent of opponent pass plays in the regular season (9th-most in NFL), allowing a 64.7 passer rating while blitzing (2nd in NFL).
**Road woes: ** Romeo Crennel's defense allowed 24.4 points per game on the road during the regular season (18th in NFL).
**Lockdown corner: **A.J. Bouye allowed a 60.6 passer rating in coverage this season (5th in NFL among DBs targeted 75+ times).
**Rough year for Hopkins: **Houston QBs have a 55.1 passer rating when targeting DeAndre Hopkins this season (5th-lowest in NFL, minimum 50 targets).
**Achilles heel: **Brock Osweiler finished last in the NFL in completion percentage and passer rating on throws of 15+ air yards this season.