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Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Sterling Shepard has a favorable matchup in Week 2 (Monday at 7 p.m. ET), playing the Houston Texans. The Texans are conceding the 10th-most passing yards in the league, 224 per game.
Shepard reeled in 32 passes last season on his way to 334 receiving yards and one score.
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Shepard vs. the Texans
- Shepard vs the Texans (since 2021): 1 GP / 80 REC YPG / 1 REC TD
- Houston allowed only three players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
- The Texans allowed 30 players to reel in a TD pass against them last season.
- Against Houston last year, one player hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
- The Texans surrendered 201 passing yards per game to be the NFL's sixth-ranked defense against the pass last year.
- The Texans allowed 31 TDs in the passing game last year (1.8 per game) to rank 30th among NFL defenses.
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Shepard Receiving Insights
- Shepard hit the over on his prop bets for receiving yards two times in nine games last season (22.2%).
- He averaged 6.5 yards per target last season (115th in league), picking up 334 yards on 51 passes thrown his way.
- In one of 13 games last year, Shepard had a receiving touchdown. But he had no games with multiple receiving TDs.
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Shepard's Last Season Performance
| Opponent | Date | Week | Receiving Stats | Rushing Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Eagles | 9/29/2024 | Week 4 | 5 TAR / 3 REC / 51 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Falcons | 10/3/2024 | Week 5 | 2 TAR / 1 REC / 4 YDS / 1 TD | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Saints | 10/13/2024 | Week 6 | 4 TAR / 3 REC / 23 YDS / 0 TDs | 4 ATT / 31 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Ravens | 10/21/2024 | Week 7 | 1 TAR / 1 REC / 15 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Falcons | 10/27/2024 | Week 8 | 5 TAR / 3 REC / 18 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Chiefs | 11/4/2024 | Week 9 | 5 TAR / 4 REC / 48 YDS / 0 TDs | 2 ATT / 21 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. 49ers | 11/10/2024 | Week 10 | 3 TAR / 1 REC / 7 YDS / 0 TDs | 1 ATT / 3 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Giants | 11/24/2024 | Week 12 | 7 TAR / 5 REC / 16 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Panthers | 12/1/2024 | Week 13 | 7 TAR / 4 REC / 42 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Raiders | 12/8/2024 | Week 14 | 6 TAR / 4 REC / 63 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Chargers | 12/15/2024 | Week 15 | 1 TAR / 1 REC / 16 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Cowboys | 12/22/2024 | Week 16 | 3 TAR / 1 REC / 20 YDS / 0 TDs | 1 ATT / 14 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Saints | 1/5/2025 | Week 18 | 2 TAR / 1 REC / 11 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |