The Houston Texans, led by quarterback CJ Stroud, will meet the Green Bay Packers, led by quarterback Jordan Love, in Week 7 of the NFL season on Sunday, October 20, 2024 (10/20/24) at Lambeau Field in Green Bay , Wisc.

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Here’s what you need to know:

What: NFL Week 7

WHO: Texans vs. Packers

When: Sunday October 20, 2024 (20/10/24)

Where: Lambeau Field

Time: 1:00 PM ET

TV: CBS

Live stream: fuboTV and DirecTVStream

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Here’s a sample capsule via Associated Press:

Houston (5-1) at Green Bay (4-2)

Sunday, 1pm EDT, CBS

BettingMGM NFL Odds: Packers at 2 1/2.

Against the spread: Texans 2-3-1; Packers 4-2.

Series record: Packers lead 4-1.

Last meeting: Packers defeated the Texans 25-20 in Houston on October 25, 2020.

Last week: Texans won 41-21 at New England; Packers won at home 34-13 against the Arizona Cardinals.

Texans offense: overall (6), rush (14), pass (5), score (14).

Packers offense: overall (4), rush (2), pass (10), score (T-8).

Texans Defense: Overall (3), Rush (13), Pass (4), Scoring (T-15).

Packers defense: overall (18), rush (8), pass (25), score (T-9).

Turnover difference: Texans even; Packers plus-9.

Texas player to watch

DE Will Anderson Jr. played his best game of the season against the Patriots last week, earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Last year’s AP Defensive Rookie of the Year had eight tackles, three sacks and four tackles for losses – all career highs. Anderson also deflected a pass that was intercepted in the fourth quarter on Sunday. He has 12 1/2 sacks through his first 21 games, which ranks second in franchise history during that span behind JJ Watt, who had 13 in 2011.

Packers player to watch

QB Jordan Love has thrown 12 touchdown passes in his four starts this season, and he has had four scores in each of his past two home games. Although he has thrown six interceptions this year, he has only been picked off once against the Cardinals, and that happened when intended receiver Bo Melton slipped on a route.

Key match

Texans passing game vs. Packers secondary. CJ Stroud threw touchdown passes to three different players (Stefon Diggs, Tank Dell and Joe Mixon) against New England. The arrival of Diggs this season adds to the string of playmakers Stroud has alongside him. He will go up against a ball-hawking secondary that has completed nine passes this season. Green Bay’s Xavier McKinney has had an interception in each of the Packers’ first five games.

Main injuries

Texans: CB Kamari Lassiter (shoulder) will miss a second straight game. … LB Azeez Al-Shaair (knee), LB Henry To’oTo’o (concussion), S Jimmie Ward (groin) and WR Robert Woods (foot) are also out. … DT Folorunso Fatukasi (shoulder) and WR Steven Sims (back) were questionable.

Packers: DL Devonte Wyatt (ankle) will miss a third straight game. … WR Dontayvion Wicks (shoulder) and DL Colby Wooden (knee) were questionable.

Series notes

The Packers have won their past three meetings with the Texans, scoring an average of 32.7 points in those games. That streak started when Aaron Rodgers tied a franchise single-game record by throwing six touchdown passes — three to Jordy Nelson — in a 42-24 victory in 2012. … The Texans’ only win over the Packers was a 24-21 decision at Lambeau Field in 2008, with Kris Brown making a 40-yard field goal as time expired.

Statistics and all that

The Texans need a win to snap their first four-game winning streak since reeling off nine straight victories in 2018. … Texans RB Joe Mixon had 102 yards rushing with a scoring run and a TD reception against New England in his return after missing three games with an ankle injury. … Texans RB Dameon Pierce had a season-best 76 yards with a touchdown last week after missing four games with a hamstring injury. … Diggs had six receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown against the Patriots for his fourth straight game with at least 65 yards receiving. He had 108 yards receiving and a touchdown in his most recent game against Green Bay in 2022 with Buffalo. He has nine touchdown receptions in 10 games against the Packers. …Texans TE Dalton Schultz had a touchdown reception in his previous game against Green Bay in 2022 with Dallas. …Texans DE Danielle Hunter had a sack and his first forced fumble of the season against the Patriots. He forced two fumbles and had a sack in his previous game in Green Bay in 2023 with Minnesota. … Texans S Calen Bullock had an interception and his first career fumble against New England. He is the only rookie with two interceptions this season. … The Packers are 10-2 at home against AFC teams during Matt LaFleur’s six-year coaching tenure. … The Packers have 1,003 yards rushing this season. That’s their highest total through the first six games of a season since 1963, when they had 1,041. …The Packers rank second in the NFL with 55 explosive plays and the Texans rank third with 54. An explosive play is defined as a run of more than 12 yards or a pass of more than 16 yards. The Baltimore Ravens have 59 points in the league. … The Packers have 17 points in the league. … Love’s 12 TD passes tied him for second in the league, behind Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield’s 15. Love ranks so high despite missing two games due to a knee injury. … McKinney has a league-leading five interceptions. … Packers WR Romeo Doubs had his first two touchdown catches of the season against Arizona after serving a one-game suspension. The suspension came after he missed two practices leading up to Green Bay’s 24-19 win over the Los Angeles Rams.

Fantasy tip

The Packers made a huge change this week, with veteran Brandon McManus taking the place of rookie Brayden Narveson. Although Narveson had only made 70.6% of his field goals, he ranked second in the league in attempts before the Packers released him. McManus should also get plenty of chances, and he believes he will convert even more. He’s worth taking off the waiver wire.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report)

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