The release of the 2025 NFL schedule is finally here, and with it, we now know what the Houston Texans' 17-game slate will look like for the season ahead.
We already knew which opponents the Texans and the rest of the league would be set with ahead of time, but on Wednesday night, the curtain was finally dropped around the league to reveal as to where each game was placed around the schedule from September to January.
Here's the full schedule for the Texans for the 2025 season:
Week 1: at Los Angeles Rams – Sunday, September 7th, 3:25 PM
Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Monday, September 15th, 6 PM
Week 3: at. Jacksonville Jaguars – Sunday, September 21st, 12 PM
Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans – Sunday, September 28th, 12 PM
Week 5: at Baltimore Ravens – Sunday, October 5th, 12 PM
Week 6: Bye Week
Week 7: at Seattle Seahawks – Monday, October 20th, 9 PM
Week 8: vs. San Francisco 49ers – Sunday, October 26th, 12 PM
Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos – Sunday, November 2nd, 12 PM
Week 10: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars – Sunday, November 9th, 12 PM
Week 11: at Tennessee Titans – Sunday, November 16th, 12 PM
Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills – Thursday, November 20th, 7:15 PM
Week 13: at Indianapolis Colts – Sunday, November 30th, 12 PM
Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs – Sunday, December 7th, 7:20 PM
Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals – Sunday, December 14th, 12 PM
Week 16: vs. Las Vegas Raiders – Sunday, December 21st, 3:25 PM
Week 17: at Los Angeles Chargers – TBD
Week 18: vs. Indianapolis Colts – TBD
In all, the Texans will have a collective four primetime games to face off in–– two Monday night games, a Thursday night matchup, and what may be one of the most important games of the season: Sunday Night Football vs. the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 14, providing a chance at redemption following the end of Houston's last season in the divisional round.
The regular season action will kick off for Houston on September 7th against new offensive coordinator Nick Caley's former squad on the road in the Los Angeles Rams.
Analyst Drops Interesting Houston Texans Record Prediction for 2025
At long last, the Houston Texans' 2025 regular season schedule has officially been revealed, and with it, an array of initial predictions and projections for how the 18 weeks of action could pan out for this team eyeing their third-straight division win for the first time in franchise history.
For the Texans, they'll be starting their action off in Week One vs. the Los Angeles Rams on the road, and finish things with a classic division bout vs. the Indianapolis Colts for their final game of the year– and while we already knew the opponents Houston had at hand for this year to come, the new schedule dropping now provides a bit of added clarity for how things could fare for this team in 2025.
In the eyes of Sports Illustrated's Matt Verderame, when outlining some initial record predictions in the books just hours after the schedule release, he sees the Texans perhaps be primed for another 10-7 showing in the books for this coming season.
"The Texans still have a problem up front, but the rest of the roster is one of the NFL’s best," Verderame wrote. "Looking at its schedule, Houston has the luxury of playing against a lackluster division, but will be up against the AFC West and NFC West. Those two groups are rife with pass rushers, led by the Denver Broncos, who paced the NFL with 63 sacks."
With both the AFC and NFC West on tap for the coming year, tons of pass rushing and edge talent are set to be facing Houston for the coming year, whether it be from elite names like Maxx Crosby or Nick Bosa, or strong collective defensive units like the Denver Broncos or Kansas City Chiefs. And for a Texans group with a variety of offensive line questions, those could add another layer of challenges for the 2025 campaign.
Yet, the Texans' roster still has a ton of upside to bank on based on the core they've built together. Simply with an offense centered around a star in C.J. Stroud, high-end weapons like Nico Collins and Joe Mixon, and top-of-position defensive talents to pair with, there's a clear runway for a double-digit outcome to soon be in the books for Houston next season.
Sure, the surrounding division could be a bit tougher. The Indianapolis Colts made a variety of defensive improvements, the Tennessee Titans have a new franchise quarterback, and the Jacksonville Jaguars obtained one of the most appealing, versatile prospects in NFL history within last month's draft.
But despite that hectic action taking place over the course of this offseason, don't sleep on what the Texans have in store for 2025. In the eyes of Verderame, another ten-win finish could be the early expectation.
