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He has a road matchup against the Texans, and Reliant Stadium has been a house of horrors for Allen. In a road game in Houston last year, Allen threw for 253 yards with zero touchdowns and two interceptions in a 23-19 Bills loss.
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Allen faces elite Texans defense in Houston; historical struggles in venue warrant QB5 ranking.

Allen faces a road matchup against the Texans, who have the NFL's best defense entering 2026. Reliant Stadium has been a house of horrors for Allen historically: in a 2025 road game he threw for 253 yards with zero touchdowns and two interceptions in a 23-19 loss; in 2024 he was 9-for-30 for 131 yards with one touchdown in a 23-20 road loss; in his 2018 rookie year he threw for 84 yards and zero touchdowns in a 20-13 loss; and in his first-ever playoff game in Houston he lost 22-19 in overtime after completing 52.2% of his throws for 264 yards and no scores. The source ranks Allen as QB5 this week, acknowledging he would start over anyone other than Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts, or Justin Herbert, but notes this seems overly ambitious given the matchup.

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