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2026 Houston Texans season

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The 2026 season is the Houston Texans' 25th in the National Football League (NFL), their sixth under general manager Nick Caserio and their fourth under head coach DeMeco Ryans. The Texans will seek to improve upon their 12–5 record from the previous season, make the playoffs for a fourth straight season, for the first time in franchise history and reclaim the AFC South title.

OwnerCal McNair
General managerNick Caserio
Head coachDeMeco Ryans
Home stadiumReliant Stadium
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2026 Houston Texans season
OwnerCal McNair
General managerNick Caserio
Head coachDeMeco Ryans
Home stadiumReliant Stadium
Results
Record0–3
Division place4th AFC South
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The Texans have matched their 0–3 start from the previous season.

On March 30, 2026, the Texans revealed a logo to celebrate their 25th season, on June 8, 2026, the Texans revealed that the logo would be worn as a patch for the entire season.[1][2]

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft
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Draft trades

  1. [A]
    The Texans traded a seventh-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for WR Christian Kirk.[3]

Staff

Houston Texans staff
Front office
  • Owner/CEO/chairman – Cal McNair
  • President – Mike Tomon
  • Executive vice president/general manager – Nick Caserio
  • Executive vice president/general counsel – Greg Kondritz
  • Assistant GM – James Liipfert
  • Assistant GM – Chris Blanco
  • Director of player personnel – D. J. Debick
  • Director of college scouting – Mozique McCurtis
  • Director of pro scouting – Steve Cargile
  • Senior director of football administration – Andrew Brown
  • Senior Director of Football Research and Game Management – Frank Edgerly
  • Director of college scouting operations – Tom Hayden
  • Senior director of football technology and innovation – Tim Brog
  • Senior director of research and development – Russel Joyner
  • Director of football analytics – Kevin Clark
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Frank Ross
  • Special teams/defensive assistant – Sean Baker
  • Assistant special teams – Will Burnham
Coaching operations/support staff
  • Assistant to the head coach – Jake Olson
Applied sports science
  • Director of applied sports science – Marc Lewis
  • Applied sports science coordinator – Cole Gardner
  • Applied sports science apprentice – Tyler Wang
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Mike Eubanks
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Chris Cervantes
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Joe Distor
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Pat Moorer

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Current roster

Houston Texans roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

 Practice squad

Reserve

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 13 Los Angeles Chargers L 7–27 0–1 Reliant Stadium Recap
2 August 20 Las Vegas Raiders L 20–22 0–2 Reliant Stadium Recap
3 August 28 at Carolina Panthers L 13–16 0–3 Bank of America Stadium Recap
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Regular season

Schedule

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Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap
1 September 13 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills L 31–36 0–1 Reliant Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 20 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals L 6–20 0–2 Reliant Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 27 12:00 p.m. at Indianapolis Colts L 17–19 0–3 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
4 October 4 12:00 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Reliant Stadium Fox
5 October 11 12:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium CBS
6 October 18 8:30 a.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars United Kingdom Wembley Stadium (London) NFLN
7 October 25 12:00 p.m. New York Giants Reliant Stadium Fox
8 Bye
9 November 8 3:05 p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium CBS
10 November 15 12:00 p.m. at Cleveland Browns Huntington Bank Field Fox
11 November 19 7:15 p.m. Indianapolis Colts Reliant Stadium Prime Video
12 November 29 12:00 p.m. Baltimore Ravens Reliant Stadium CBS
13 December 6 7:20 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium NBC
14 December 13 12:00 p.m. at Washington Commanders Northwest Stadium CBS
15 December 20 12:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars Reliant Stadium CBS
16 December 24 7:15 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Prime Video
17 January 4 7:15 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field ESPN
18 January 9/10 TBD Tennessee Titans Reliant Stadium TBD
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Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; Weeks 6 and 11 are exempt.[5]
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.[5]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 1: Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 3 21 3936
Texans 7 14 01031
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at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • BUF – Josh Allen 21-yard run (Tyler Bass kick), 12:46. Bills 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:46.
  • HOU – David Montgomery 18-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 4:48. Texans 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:58.
  • BUF – Josh Allen 1-yard run (Tyler Bass kick), 3:59. Bills 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:49.
  • BUF – D. J. Moore 43-yard pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass kick), 1:29. Bills 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 96 yards, 0:41.
  • HOU – Nico Collins 12-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 0:26. Bills 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:03.

Third quarter

  • BUF – Tyler Bass 34-yard field goal, 4:24. Bills 27–21. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:34.

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – David Montgomery 7-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 13:34. Texans 28–27. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:50.
  • BUF – Tyler Bass 33-yard field goal, 10:31. Bills 30–28. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:03.
  • HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 58-yard field goal, 6:44. Texans 31–30. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:47.
  • BUF – Josh Palmer 34-yard pass from Josh Allen (pass failed), 1:36. Bills 36–31. Drive: 7 plays, 96 yards, 1:37.

Top passers

  • BUF – Josh Allen – 20/29, 334 yards, 2 TD
  • HOU – C. J. Stroud – 26/38, 274 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • BUF – James Cook – 13 rushes, 57 yards
  • HOU – David Montgomery – 20 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • BUF – Dalton Kincaid – 5 receptions, 130 yards
  • HOU – Nico Collins – 7 receptions, 75 yards, TD
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With their first loss to Buffalo since 2021, the Texans started 0–1. This was also Houston's first home loss to Buffalo since 2006, snapping a five game win streak.

Week 2: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 7 10320
Texans 0 3 306
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at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

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First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • CIN – Evan McPherson 51-yard field goal, 12:28. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:02.
  • CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 18-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 3:03. Bengals 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:26.
  • HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 45-yard field goal, 0:39. Bengals 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:19.

Fourth quarter

  • CIN – Evan McPherson 57-yard field goal, 12:16. Bengals 20–6. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:19.

Top passers

  • CIN – Joe Burrow – 20/31, 207 yards, 2 TD
  • HOU – C. J. Stroud – 30/55, 353 yards

Top rushers

  • CIN – Chase Brown – 20 rushes, 80 yards
  • HOU – C. J. Stroud – 3 rushes, 29 yards

Top receivers

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Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 3: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 0 7 01017
Colts 3 10 0619
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at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

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First quarter

  • IND – Spencer Shrader 39-yard field goal, 4:28. Colts 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 5:14.

Second quarter

  • IND – Keenan Allen 6-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Spencer Shrader kick), 11:08. Colts 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:31.
  • HOU – Foster Moreau 1-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 4:30. Colts 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 6:38.
  • IND – Spencer Shrader 58-yard field goal, 1:03. Colts 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 3:27.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • IND – Spencer Shrader 37-yard field goal, 12:43. Colts 16–7. Drive: 15 plays, 51 yards, 8:33.
  • HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 24-yard field goal, 7:33. Colts 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:10.
  • HOU – Woody Marks 1-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 1:48. Texans 17–16. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:52.
  • IND – Spencer Shrader 53-yard field goal, 0:16. Colts 19–17. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:32.

Top passers

  • HOU – C. J. Stroud – 16/27, 167 yards, TD
  • IND – Daniel Jones – 24/36, 235 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

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Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 4: Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 0 000
Texans 0 0 000
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at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Standings

Division

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AFC South
 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Jacksonville Jaguars 2 1 0 .667 0–0 2–1 82 36 W1
Indianapolis Colts 1 2 0 .333 1–0 1–2 72 91 W1
Tennessee Titans 0 3 0 .000 0–0 0–1 37 59 L3
Houston Texans 0 3 0 .000 0–1 0–3 54 75 L3
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Conference

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AFC
Seed Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 3 0 0 1.000 1–0 3–0 .333 .333 W3
2 Buffalo Bills East 3 0 0 1.000 0–0 2–0 .222 .222 W3
3 Jacksonville Jaguars South 2 1 0 .667 0–0 2–1 .556 .500 W1
4 Pittsburgh Steelers North 2 1 0 .667 1–0 1–1 .444 .500 W1
Wild cards
5 Las Vegas Raiders West 3 0 0 1.000 1–0 2–0 .111 .111 W3
6 Baltimore Ravens North 2 1 0 .667 0–0 1–0 .333 .333 W1
7 Denver Broncos West 2 1 0 .667 0–1 1–1 .667 .500 W2
In the hunt
8 Cleveland Browns North 2 1 0 .667 0–0 0–1 .333 .167 W2
9 Cincinnati Bengals North 2 1 0 .667 0–1 1–1 .222 .000 L1
10 New York Jets East 1 2 0 .333 0–0 1–0 .333 .000 L2
11 New England Patriots East 1 2 0 .333 0–0 1–1 .667 .667 L1
12 Indianapolis Colts South 1 2 0 .333 1–0 1–2 .556 .000 W1
13 Miami Dolphins East 0 3 0 .000 0–0 0–2 1.000 .000 L3
14 Los Angeles Chargers West 0 3 0 .000 0–1 0–2 .778 .000 L3
15 Houston Texans South 0 3 0 .000 0–1 0–3 .667 .000 L3
16 Tennessee Titans South 0 3 0 .000 0–0 0–1 .625 .000 L3
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