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So Joe Mixon Just IS Texans Offense Now?

By Matt Schauf | Updated on Mon, Oct 21 2024 1:53 PM UTC

A week after he made a strong return from a hamstring injury with 132 total yards and 2 TDs against the Patriots, Texans RB Joe Mixon accounted for most of the offense in Sunday's narrow loss at Green Bay. He ran for 115 yards and 2 TDs on 25 carries (89.3% of the team RB total) and caught two passes for 9 yards. Even that low reception total ranked second on the team for the game. Mixon's 124 total yards constituted 63% of Houston's total net yardage against the Packers.

2024 Fantasy Football Impact

Mixon now ranks third among RBs in PPR points for game this season -- just 0.5 behind leader Derrick Henry (before Baltimore's Monday night game).

If you remove the Week 2 contest he left early with injury, though, Mixon jumps to more than 4.0 points per game ahead of anyone else at the position.

With Mixon leaving early once and then missing the next three games, Houston ranked sixth in the league in neutral pass rate from Week 2 through Week 5, according to RBSDM.com.

With Mixon back -- and WR Nico Collins out -- the past two weeks, the Texans sport the league's fifth-lowest neutral pass rate.

That's likely to swing the other way at least some when Collins returns (Week 10 at the earliest), but Mixon will make for a strong weekly starter whenever healthy the rest of the way.

RB Dameon Pierce carried just twice for 2 yards at Green Bay. RB Dare Ogunbowale rushed once for 6 yards and drew 1 catch-less target.

Matt Schauf, Editor

Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.