Schedule Note: Intra-division opponents are in
bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Los Angeles Rams With the loss due an underwhelming performance by the Texans offense, Houston fell to 0–1.
Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Despite taking a 19–14 lead with about two minutes remaining, Buccaneers quarterback
Baker Mayfield led Tampa Bay on a game-winning touchdown drive to secure a 20–19 victory. With the loss, the Texans’ five-game winning streak against the Buccaneers was snapped, and they recorded their first home loss to Tampa Bay in franchise history.
Week 3: at Jacksonville Jaguars The loss ended the Texans' seven-game road winning streak against the Jaguars, marking their first road loss to Jacksonville since the
2017 season.
Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans This was the first
shutout win the Texans had since
2010. Coincidentally, that was also a home game against the
Titans.
Week 5: at Baltimore Ravens Houston delivered a dominant performance with a 44–10 blowout victory over the Baltimore Ravens, thoroughly outperforming them in all phases of the game. Quarterback C.J. Stroud led the Texans on scoring drives in all eight offensive possessions while he was on the field. The game marked the first time Stroud led the Texans to an offensive touchdown against the Ravens, after failing to do so in the team's previous three matchups against Baltimore. The victory was Houston’s first over Baltimore since the
2014 season, snapping a six-game losing streak against the Ravens, and also marked the franchise’s first-ever road win in Baltimore. The 34-point margin tied a franchise record for the largest road win in team history, equaling their 41–7 victory over the
Tennessee Titans in
2011. Additionally, the 44 points scored set a new franchise record for the most points in a road game, surpassing the previous mark of 41, which had been reached three times. With the win, Houston improved to 2–3 and headed into their bye week. The Texans upset the 49ers, 26–15, for the first win against them since
2009, and improved to 3–4 on the season.
Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos Despite building a 15–7 lead, the Texans' offense struggled against the Broncos' defense, resulting in only field goals scored. With the loss, Houston fell to 3–5.
Week 10: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars The Jaguars started off strong, jumping out to a 17–0 lead by capitalizing on Texans mistakes and extending their lead to 29–10 at the start of the fourth quarter. However,
Davis Mills caught fire, throwing two touchdown passes in the final period and scrambling 14 yards for the go-ahead score with 31 seconds remaining. Meanwhile, the Jaguars went three and out on two consecutive drives. Jacksonville got the ball back with 30 seconds left to try to win the game, but Jaguars quarterback
Trevor Lawrence was sacked as the Texans completed their comeback victory. The 19-point comeback was the second-largest in Texans franchise history, behind only their 21-point comeback against the
San Diego Chargers during the
2013 season.
Week 11: at Tennessee Titans With their fifth win in Nashville since
2021, the Texans extended their win streak against Tennessee to three straight and improved to 5–5.
Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills The Texans’ defense swarmed the Bills and quarterback
Josh Allen, sacking him eight times as Houston held on for their 6th straight home win against the Bills since
2012. The eight sacks tied a franchise record for most in a single game.
Week 13: at Indianapolis Colts With their 4th straight win over the Colts, the Texans improved to 7–5 and handed the Colts their first home loss of the season. The Texans also move to 3–0 when their former Pro Bowl defensive end
J. J. Watt is the color commentator.
Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs In a rematch of the Divisional Round from the
previous season, the Texans avenged their playoff loss by defeating the Chiefs on the road, forcing three interceptions of quarterback
Patrick Mahomes. In a pivotal sequence, the Chiefs faced fourth-and-1 at their own 31-yard line and elected to go for it, but Mahomes’ pass fell incomplete with just over ten minutes remaining. Six plays later,
Dare Ogunbowale rushed for a five-yard touchdown, giving Houston a lead it did not relinquish. With their first win over Kansas City since
2019, Houston snapped a six game losing streak against the Chiefs and improved to 8–5.
Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals With the win, the Texans improved to 9–5 and finished 2–2 against the NFC West as well as 2–3 against the NFC. This marked the second time in franchise history that the Texans had 3 consecutive winning seasons (2014 through 2016).
Week 16: vs. Las Vegas Raiders With the win, the Texans improved to 2–1 against the AFC West, and matched their win total from the last two seasons at 10–5.
Week 17: at Los Angeles Chargers With the win, the Texans clinched their third straight playoff berth after starting the season 0–3. Houston became the fifth team since
1990 to reach the playoffs after an 0–3 start, and the first franchise to accomplish the feat twice, having previously done so in
2018. This also marked the first time in franchise history Houston qualified for the playoffs in three straight years.
Week 18: vs. Indianapolis Colts Despite winning, the Texans’ win was offset by the
Jaguars’ win over the
Titans, which clinched Jacksonville the AFC South and secured the Texans a Wild Card berth for the first time in franchise history. Later that day, when the
Steelers defeated the
Ravens, the Texans were scheduled to face Pittsburgh in the Wild Card Round. Houston’s defense set franchise records by limiting opponents to 17.3 points and 277.2 yards per game during the season. This win also marked the third time the Texans swept the Colts in franchise history, and the first time they did so in consecutive years, as they swept them in
2016 and
2024. The Texans also moved to 4–0 when J.J. Watt was the color commentator.
Standings Division Conference ==Postseason==