It’s never good when week after week, a team’s head coach has to repeatedly provide a vote of confidence for an assistant coach. Well, that’s the point the Buff

Entering Week 11, Buffalo’s odds of making the playoffs jumped back up to 90% (was 86%); their odds of winning the division dropped to 28% (was 29%). As for earning a playoff bye, the Bills’ odds improved to 10% (was 9%), while Buffalo’s odds of making it to the Super Bowl saw a similar improvement to 14% (was 13%).

The Buffalo Bills (7-3) visit the Houston Texans (5-5) at NRG Stadium in Houston for a Week 12 showdown, and USA TODAY's panel of NFL experts have locked in their picks and predictions for the action. Here's everything you need to know before kickoff on Thursday, November 20, including live updated odds and injury report news.

There could be no more difficult challenge for the Houston Texans than to face the reigning MVP…on a Thursday night…five days after he did something only one other QB in the history of the game has ever done…all the while leading his offense to a season-high 44 points in the process. Ugh, rough.

The Houston Texans have quietly found a spark with Davis Mills under center, while the Buffalo Bills ride into this matchup behind Josh Allen’s historic, all-time fantasy eruption.

NFL Week 12 odds, picks, predictions, TV channel, streaming information for the Thursday Night Football game between Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans.

To be clear, Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears has a horrible matchup in Week 12. The Titans will host the Seattle Seahawks, who have surrendered only six rushing touchdowns and the 10th-fewest fantasy points to opposing RBs.

F or the third straight week, Davis Mills will be under center for the Houston Texans as starting quarterback C.J. Stroud has been ruled Thursday night's game against the Buffalo Bills in Houston due to the concussion he suffered during the Week 9 loss vs. the Denver Broncos. Texans coach DeMeco Ryans announced the news Tuesday.