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HOU

AFC SOUTH · T-3RD

Houston Texans

0-3 · home 0-2 · away 0-1 · division 0-1

0-3 · home 0-2 · away 0-1

NEXT · WEEK 5 at TEN Titans Sun Oct 11 · 1:00 PM ET · CBS Sun Oct 11 · 1:00 PM · CBS HOU 52% by 1 Open →
OUR RATING +2.1 11th of 32 · points better than an average team on a neutral field 11th of 32
PROJECTED WINS PROJ WINS - Not published yet.
PLAYOFFS - Not published yet.
WINS VS EXPECTATION WINS VS EXPECTED −1.5 0-3 where our numbers expected 1.5 wins. Positive is running hot; it tends to come back. 0-3, expected 1.5

OUR RATING, WEEK BY WEEK

WeekRating
Preseason+2.2
After week 1+2.2
After week 2+1.9
After week 3+2.1

Points better than an average team on a neutral field. The preseason prior comes from last season and the offseason; the line starts moving after Week 1.

Points better than average, neutral field. Moves after each week.

PLAYOFF ODDS, WEEK BY WEEK

Not published yet.

SCHEDULE

Preseason games are never forecast
P2 vs LAC Chargers Thu Aug 13 not forecast L 7-27 P3 vs LV Raiders Thu Aug 20 not forecast L 20-22 P4 at CAR Panthers Fri Aug 28 not forecast L 13-16 1 vs BUF Bills Sun Sep 13 HOU 45% · by 1, BUF L 31-36 Hit 2 vs CIN Bengals Sun Sep 20 HOU 53% · by 1 L 6-20 Miss 3 at IND Colts Sun Sep 27 HOU 50% · even L 17-19 Miss 4 vs DAL Cowboys Sun Oct 4 HOU 48% · by 1, DAL L 30-34 Hit 5 at TEN Titans Sun Oct 11 · 1:00 HOU 52% · by 1 · Next → 6 at JAX Jaguars Sun Oct 18 · 9:30 HOU 39% · by 4, JAX · 7 vs NYG Giants Sun Oct 25 · 1:00 HOU 57% · by 3 ·
Week 8, bye
9 at LAC Chargers Sun Nov 8 · 4:05 HOU 52% · by 1 · 10 at CLE Browns Sun Nov 15 · 1:00 HOU 54% · by 1 · 11 vs IND Colts Thu Nov 19 · 8:15 HOU 59% · by 2 · 12 vs BAL Ravens Sun Nov 29 · 1:00 HOU 43% · by 2, BAL · 13 at PIT Steelers Sun Dec 6 · 8:20 HOU 48% · even · 14 at WAS Commanders Sun Dec 13 · 1:00 HOU 42% · by 2, WAS · 15 vs JAX Jaguars Sun Dec 20 · 1:00 HOU 48% · by 1, JAX · 16 at PHI Eagles Thu Dec 24 · 8:15 HOU 40% · by 3, PHI · 17 at GB Packers Mon Jan 4 · 8:15 HOU 43% · by 3, GB · 18 vs TEN Titans Sun Jan 10 · 1:00 HOU 62% · by 5 ·

SCHEDULE

P2 vs LAC Chargers Thu Aug 13 not forecast L 7-27 P3 vs LV Raiders Thu Aug 20 not forecast L 20-22 P4 at CAR Panthers Fri Aug 28 not forecast L 13-16 1 vs BUF Bills Sun Sep 13 HOU 45% L 31-36 Hit 2 vs CIN Bengals Sun Sep 20 HOU 53% L 6-20 Miss 3 at IND Colts Sun Sep 27 HOU 50% L 17-19 Miss 4 vs DAL Cowboys Sun Oct 4 HOU 48% L 30-34 Hit 5 at TEN Titans Sun 1:00 PM HOU 52% · 6 at JAX Jaguars Sun Oct 18 HOU 39% · 7 vs NYG Giants Sun Oct 25 HOU 57% ·
Week 8, bye
9 at LAC Chargers Sun Nov 8 HOU 52% · 10 at CLE Browns Sun Nov 15 HOU 54% · 11 vs IND Colts Thu Nov 19 HOU 59% · 12 vs BAL Ravens Sun Nov 29 HOU 43% · 13 at PIT Steelers Sun Dec 6 HOU 48% · 14 at WAS Commanders Sun Dec 13 HOU 42% · 15 vs JAX Jaguars Sun Dec 20 HOU 48% · 16 at PHI Eagles Thu Dec 24 HOU 40% · 17 at GB Packers Mon Jan 4 HOU 43% · 18 vs TEN Titans Sun Jan 10 HOU 62% ·

SEASON, IF WE RAN IT 100 TIMES

Not published yet.

REMAINING SCHEDULE, HOW HARD

REMAINING SCHEDULE · 27TH HARDEST

27th hardest of 32 avg opponent rating −1.0
5 TEN −6.5 · 52% 52%
6 JAX +0.5 · 39% 39%
7 NYG −4.6 · 57% 57%
9 LAC +0.1 · 52% 52%
10 CLE −4.2 · 54% 54%
11 IND −0.6 · 59% 59%
12 BAL +6.2 · 43% 43%
13 PIT +0.1 · 48% 48%
14 WAS −3.0 · 42% 42%
15 JAX +0.5 · 48% 48%
16 PHI +3.1 · 40% 40%
17 GB +2.5 · 43% 43%
18 TEN −6.5 · 62% 62%

Each tile: week, opponent, their rating, our number for HOU. Red border: games we currently lean against. Filled: 65% or better.

Week, opponent, our number for HOU. Red border: we lean against. Filled: 65% or better.

AFC SOUTH

JAX Jaguars 2-1 +0.5 - 2-1 · +0.5 IND Colts 1-2 −0.6 - 1-2 · −0.6 HOU Texans 0-3 +2.1 - 0-3 · +2.1 TEN Titans 0-3 −6.5 - 0-3 · −6.5 Whole conference →

INJURIES, AND WHAT THEY COST US

M.J. Stewart S S OUT OUT
Azeez Al-Shaair LB LB OUT OUT
Jadeveon Clowney DE DE Q · knee Q
Jake Hansen LB LB Q · calf Q
Logan Hall DE DE Q · knee Q
Ed Ingram G G Q · groin Q

Impact, the rating change with that player out, is not published yet.

KEY PLAYERS, WEEK 4 PROJECTIONS

KEY PLAYERS, WEEK 4

C.Stroud QB 16.4 QB11
W.Marks RB 8.9 RB23
N.Collins WR 10.3 WR10
X.Hutchinson WR 5.8 WR49
D.Schultz TE 7.7 TE9
Depth chart, 53 on the roster →

SEASON SO FAR

Points for / against per game 18.0 / 25.0
Point diff per game −7.0
Home · Away · Division 0-2 · 0-1 · 0-1
Strength of schedule, remaining 27th

Week 4 · published Sun Oct 4 · 7:45 PM ET · run 2026-04-reprice-122ddd54

Week 4 · published Sun Oct 4 · run 2026-04-reprice-122ddd54