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Houston Texans at Green Bay Packers
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Week 17, 2026 · Lambeau Field · Monday, Jan 4, 8:15 PM ET · outdoors
Houston Texans2–5 · Elo 1498 · C.J. Stroud · off a bye
Green Bay Packers
5–3 · Elo 1533 · Jordan Love · off a bye · Home
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What the forecasters say
| Forecaster | Favors | GB | HOU | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | GB 62% | 62% | 38% | GB 1533 vs HOU 1498, implied spread GB −3.3 |
| The blend | GB 62% | 62% | 38% |
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Moderate favorites where the models roughly agree. No edge found either way in the replays. The blend is as good as anything.
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Details
- Rest: GB 10 days, HOU 11 days. GB off a bye (+25 Elo).
- Quarterbacks. GB: Jordan Love (+0 Elo). HOU: C.J. Stroud (+1 Elo). Expected starters from ESPN's depth chart with the injury report applied, refreshed every three hours.
- Weather. Outdoors. The kickoff forecast is pulled from Open-Meteo once the game is within 7 days, from Monday.
Injury report
ESPN's report, refreshed every three hours. Out and doubtful players are treated as unavailable; questionable players usually play. Only the quarterback feeds Elo directly; the rest is in the market's number.
| Team | Player | Pos | Status | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Blake Fisher | OT | Questionable | Thumb · questionable |
| HOU | David Montgomery | RB | Questionable | Groin · Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday that he has "no significant update" on the status of Montgomery (groin) heading into a Week 9 matchup with the Chargers, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports. |
| HOU | Jalen Pitre | S | Questionable | Shoulder - AC Joint · questionable |
| HOU | Reed Blankenship | S | Questionable | Concussion · Blankenship (concussion/hand) underwent surgery on his left hand in October, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports. |
| GB | Donovan Jennings | G | Out | Coach's Decision · inactive |
| GB | Jonnu Smith | TE | Out | Coach's Decision · Smith (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday's game against the Panthers Mike Spofford of the team's official site reports. |
| GB | Kaleb Johnson | RB | Out | Coach's Decision · Johnson (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday's game against the Panthers, Mike Spofford of the team's official site reports. |
| GB | Micah Parsons | DE | Out | Knee - ACL · Head coach Matt LaFleur said Monday that the Packers' "intention" is for Parsons (knee) to resume practicing in Week 9, Weston Hodkiewicz of the team's official site reports. "It's gonna be a process trying to get him back," LaFleur said. "We're hopeful he'll be able to get out there sometime this week." |
| GB | Sean Rhyan | G | Out | Ankle · inactive |
| GB | Travis Glover | OT | Out | Knee · inactive |
| GB | Zaire Franklin | LB | Out | Shin · inactive |
| GB | Christian Watson | WR | Questionable | Ribs · Packers passing game coordinator Jason Vrable said Monday that Watson (ribs) is sore but "doing great," Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports. |
On the Wire
Jaguars at Ravens: Ravens on 4 days' rest; Jaguars on 4 days' rest. Browns at Saints: Saints off a bye. Giants at Eagles: Giants off a bye. Broncos at Panthers: Panthers off a bye. Texans at Chargers: Texans off a bye. Raiders at 49ers: 49ers off a bye. Packers at Patriots: Packers off a bye. Read more →
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