Michael Mayer Week 16 Preview vs. the Texans

Las Vegas Raiders receiver Michael Mayer has a difficult matchup in Week 16 (Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET), facing the Houston Texans. The Texans are allowing the fourth-fewest passing yards in the NFL, 176.5 per game.

Mayer has 22 catches for 182 yards and one score so far this year. He has been targeted 32 times, and puts up 18.2 yards per game.

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Mayer vs. the Texans

• Mayer vs the Texans (since 2021): No games
• Four players have put up 100 or more receiving yards in a game against Houston in the 2025 season.
• The Texans have allowed 14 opposing players to record a TD reception against them this year.
• Houston has allowed at least two TD receptions to just one opposing player on the season.
• The 176.5 passing yards per game conceded by the Texans defense makes them the NFL's fourth-ranked pass defense.
• So far this year, the Texans have given up 15 passing TDs to opponents, averaging 1.1 per game. That ranks fifth among NFL defenses.

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Mayer Receiving Insights

• In four of 10 games this season, Mayer has eclipsed his prop for receiving yards.
• Mayer has been targeted on 32 of his team's 436 passing attempts this season (7.3% target share).
• He has picked up 5.7 yards per target (182 yards on 32 targets).
• Mayer has had a touchdown catch in one of nine games this year. He had only one TD in that game.
• He has one touchdown this season (4.8% of his team's 21 offensive TDs).
• Mayer has been targeted four times in the red zone (7.8% of his team's 51 red zone pass attempts).

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Mayer's Recent Performance