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Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, Week 17: What you need to know

The Jacksonville Jaguars will finish the season in Houston against the Texans. Jacksonville is eliminated from the playoffs and the Texans are in the postseason if they win on Sunday.
Oct 18, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (5) runs on a keeper before being brought down by Houston Texans defensive end Jared Crick (93) and inside linebacker Brian Cushing (56) during the second half of a football game at EverBank Field. Houston won 31-20. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

The Jacksonville Jaguars will finish the season in Houston against the Texans.

Jacksonville is eliminated from the playoffs and the Texans are in the postseason if they win on Sunday.

Adding to the Jaguars lack of playoff ambitions are the several injuries that the squad has endured recently. Houston will likely see the return of quarterback Brian Hoyer, who has been dealing with a concussion that he suffered a few weeks ago.

With the playoffs on the line for Houston and the Jaguars potentially playing the role of "spoiler" to their AFC South rivals, this one could get interesting.

TIMES, TELEVISION AND MORE

Sunday, January 3, 1 p.m. EDT at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texans

Television Broadcast: CBS, NFL Sunday Ticket (national), NFL RedZone

Radio: 1010XL, Sirius 112 (Internet 814)

RIVALRY HISTORY

The two AFC South squads have met 27 times. The Texans currently hold the series lead 16-11. The Jaguars have lost three-straight to the Texans, after sweeping the series in 2013. The two teams have traded streaks frequently with the Texans winning five-straight before 2013 and the Jaguars winning three-straight before Houston's streak.

WHO TO FOLLOW

Download the First Coast Football App for scores, injury updates, analysis and more from Sunday's game.

Follow #TeamSideline on Twitter: Mike Kaye, Chris Porter, Courtney Jones and Tim Bee.

INJURY REPORT

Jaguars

OUT: LB Telvin Smith (shoulder), RB T.J. Yeldon (knee)

Questionable: LB Hayes Pullard (hamstring), OT Jermey Parnell (hamstring)

Probable: OT Luke Joeckel (knee/back), WR Allen Robinson (shoulder), CB Demetrius McCray (non-injury), S Johnathan Cyprien (thigh), DE Chris Clemons (rest), DE Tyson Alualu (ankle), DE Jared Odrick (quad), WR Allen Hurns (thigh), DT Roy Miller (knee)

Texans

OUT: OLB Jadaveon Clowney (foot), WR Cecil Shorts III (hamstring)

Questionable: DE Jeoffrey Pagan (illness)

Probable: DE J.J. Watt (groin), G Xavier Su'a-Filo (calf), RB Chris Polk (knee), ILB Brian Peters (chest), OT Derek Newton (elbow), S Rahim Moore (illness), OLB Whitney Mercilus (back), C Ben Jones (ankle), CB Kevin Johnson (foot), CB Kareem Jackson (ankle), QB Brian Hoyer (concussion/ankle), TE Ryan Griffin (Achilles), QB B.J. Daniels (chest), DE Jared Crick (back), ILB Max Bullough (shoulder), CB A.J. Bouye (knee), RB Alfred Blue (calf)

GETTING TO KNOW THE ENEMY

Former Jaguars

WR Cecil Shorts III (2011-2014)

Bulldogs Alumni

C Ben Jones

LB Akeem Dent

Follow Mike Kaye on Twitter at @Mike_E_Kaye.

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