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Date	Matchup	Result / Time
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Division Standings

Team	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STRK
Buffalo Bills	2	0	0	1.000	-	60	21	W2
Cincinnati Bengals	2	0	0	1.000	-	43	23	W2
Baltimore Ravens	2	0	0	1.000	-	37	10	W2
Tennessee Titans	1	0	0	1.000	-	19	13	W1
New England Patriots	1	0	1	.750	-	37	34	W1
Los Angeles Chargers	1	1	0	.500	-	44	48	L1
New York Jets	1	1	0	.500	-	33	24	W1
Las Vegas Raiders	1	1	0	.500	-	36	47	W1
Denver Broncos	1	1	0	.500	-	40	40	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	1	0	.500	-	28	26	L1
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	1	0	.500	-	41	54	L1
Indianapolis Colts	0	1	1	.250	-	19	47	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	0	2	0	.000	-	27	36	L2
Cleveland Browns	0	2	0	.000	-	17	65	L2
Houston Texans	0	2	0	.000	-	27	49	L2
Miami Dolphins	0	2	0	.000	-	10	46	L2

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Date	Matchup	Result / Time
Aug 13, 2026	Houston Texans vs Los Angeles Chargers	Thu, Aug 13 8:00 PM ET
Aug 20, 2026	Houston Texans vs Las Vegas Raiders	Thu, Aug 20 8:00 PM ET
Aug 28, 2026	Houston Texans @ Carolina Panthers	Fri, Aug 28 7:00 PM ET

Roster

Player	No	Pos	Status	Height	Weight	Experience	College
Azeez Al-Shaair	0	LB	Active	6' 2"	228 lbs	8	Florida Atlantic
Will Anderson Jr.	51	DE	Active	6' 4"	243 lbs	4	Alabama
Jake Andrews	60	C	Active	6' 3"	308 lbs	4	Troy
Dominic Bailey	96	DT	Active	6' 3"	292 lbs	R	Tennessee
Reed Blankenship	6	S	Active	6' 1"	203 lbs	5	Middle Tennessee
Lewis Bond	82	WR	Active	5' 11"	190 lbs	R	Boston College
Austin Brinkman	40	LS	Active	6' 4"	241 lbs	2	West Virginia
British Brooks	44	RB	Active	5' 11"	225 lbs	3	North Carolina
Evan Brown	67	G	Active	6' 3"	320 lbs	8	SMU
Trent Brown	77	OT	Active	6' 8"	380 lbs	12	Florida
Calen Bullock	2	S	Active	6' 3"	190 lbs	3	USC
Solomon Byrd	50	DE	Active	6' 3"	250 lbs	1	USC
Jadeveon Clowney	90	DE	Active	6' 5"	266 lbs	13	South Carolina
Brandon Codrington	17	CB	Active	5' 9"	185 lbs	3	North Carolina Central
Nico Collins	12	WR	Active	6' 4"	222 lbs	6	Michigan
Eli Cox	65	C	Active	6' 4"	309 lbs	1	Kentucky
Tank Dell	1	WR	Active	5' 10"	165 lbs	4	Houston
Mario Edwards Jr.	97	DT	Active	6' 3"	280 lbs	11	Florida State
Aireontae Ersery	79	OT	Active	6' 6"	330 lbs	2	Minnesota
Ka'imi Fairbairn	15	PK	Active	6' 0"	183 lbs	11	UCLA
Blake Fisher	57	OT	Active	6' 6"	312 lbs	3	Notre Dame
Aiden Fisher	59	LB	Active	6' 1"	231 lbs	R	Indiana
Ali Gaye	95	DE	Active	6' 6"	265 lbs	3	LSU
Sam Hagen	76	G	Active	6' 6"	320 lbs	R	South Dakota State
Bryce Hall	34	CB	Active	6' 1"	202 lbs	6	Virginia
Logan Hall	90	DE	Active	6' 6"	283 lbs	5	Houston
Stephen Hall	41	CB	Active	6' 0"	202 lbs	R	Missouri
Kyonte Hamilton	58	DT	Active	6' 4"	304 lbs	2	Rutgers
Louis Hansen	47	TE	Active	6' 5"	240 lbs	R	UConn
Jake Hansen	35	LB	Active	6' 1"	230 lbs	5	Illinois
Sabastian Harsh	94	DE	Active	6' 2"	255 lbs	R	NC State
Jayden Higgins	81	WR	Day-To-Day	6' 4"	215 lbs	2	Iowa State
Jamal Hill	56	LB	Active	6' 0"	227 lbs	3	Oregon
Dylan Horton	92	DE	Active	6' 4"	275 lbs	4	TCU
Jake Hummel	33	LB	Active	6' 1"	229 lbs	5	Iowa State
Danielle Hunter	55	DE	Active	6' 5"	263 lbs	12	LSU
Xavier Hutchinson	19	WR	Active	6' 3"	210 lbs	4	Iowa State
Alijah Huzzie	28	CB	Active	5' 10"	195 lbs	1	North Carolina
Ed Ingram	69	G	Active	6' 3"	307 lbs	5	LSU
Ja'Marcus Ingram	20	CB	Active	6' 2"	190 lbs	3	Buffalo
Jha'Quan Jackson	88	WR	Active	5' 9"	188 lbs	2	Tulane
Zay Jones	18	WR	Active	6' 2"	200 lbs	9	East Carolina
Naquan Jones	91	DT	Active	6' 3"	313 lbs	6	Michigan State
Brevin Jordan	9	TE	Active	6' 3"	245 lbs	6	Miami
Jawhar Jordan	25	RB	Active	5' 10"	185 lbs	1	Louisville
Josh Kelly	85	WR	Active	6' 1"	192 lbs	1	Texas Tech
Jarrett Kingston	63	OT	Active	6' 4"	308 lbs	3	USC
Marlin Klein	83	TE	Active	6' 6"	250 lbs	R	Michigan
Kai Kroeger	38	P	Active	6' 3"	213 lbs	2	South Carolina
Kamari Lassiter	3	CB	Active	6' 0"	180 lbs	3	Georgia
Marte Mapu	14	LB	Active	6' 3"	230 lbs	4	Sacramento State
Woody Marks	4	RB	Active	5' 10"	208 lbs	2	USC
Kayden McDonald	93	DT	Active	6' 3"	326 lbs	R	Ohio State
Kaevon Merriweather	21	S	Active	6' 0"	212 lbs	4	Iowa
Graham Mertz	18	QB	Day-To-Day	6' 2"	216 lbs	2	Florida
Davis Mills	10	QB	Active	6' 4"	225 lbs	6	Stanford
David Montgomery	32	RB	Active	5' 11"	230 lbs	8	Iowa State
Foster Moreau	87	TE	Active	6' 4"	250 lbs	8	LSU
James Neal III	70	OT	Active	6' 6"	325 lbs	R	Iowa State
Jaylin Noel	13	WR	Active	5' 11"	201 lbs	2	Iowa State
Febechi Nwaiwu	64	G	Active	6' 4"	319 lbs	R	Oklahoma
K.C. Ossai	52	LB	Day-To-Day	6' 1"	240 lbs	1	Louisiana
Jarrett Patterson	54	G	Active	6' 4"	310 lbs	4	Notre Dame
Jalen Pitre	5	S	Active	6' 0"	200 lbs	5	Baylor
Josh Pitsenberger	31	RB	Day-To-Day	6' 0"	215 lbs	R	Yale
Layne Pryor	49	TE	Active	6' 2"	250 lbs	1	Northern Iowa
Kamari Ramsey	27	S	Active	6' 0"	205 lbs	R	USC
Sheldon Rankins	98	DT	Active	6' 2"	305 lbs	11	Louisville
Jaylen Reed	23	S	Active	6' 0"	212 lbs	2	Penn State
Dominique Robinson	97	DE	Active	6' 5"	275 lbs	5	Miami (OH)
Keylan Rutledge	66	G	Active	6' 4"	330 lbs	R	Georgia Tech
Brett Rypien	16	QB	Active	6' 2"	202 lbs	8	Boise State
👤 Treyvhon Saunders	14	WR	Active	5' 9"	190 lbs	R	Colgate
Dalton Schultz	86	TE	Active	6' 5"	242 lbs	9	Stanford
Sterling Shepard	15	WR	Active	5' 10"	194 lbs	10	Oklahoma
Braden Smith	71	OT	Active	6' 6"	312 lbs	9	Auburn
Jaylin Smith	22	CB	Active	5' 11"	190 lbs	2	USC
Tremon Smith	11	CB	Active	5' 11"	190 lbs	9	Central Arkansas
Daniel Sobkowicz	17	WR	Active	6' 3"	205 lbs	R	Illinois State
E.J. Speed	45	LB	Active	6' 4"	227 lbs	8	Tarleton State
M.J. Stewart	29	S	Active	5' 11"	205 lbs	9	North Carolina
Derek Stingley Jr.	24	CB	Active	6' 1"	195 lbs	5	LSU
Cade Stover	8	TE	Active	6' 4"	251 lbs	3	Ohio State
C.J. Stroud	7	QB	Active	6' 3"	218 lbs	4	Ohio State
Wyatt Teller	75	G	Active	6' 4"	315 lbs	9	Virginia Tech
Henry To'oTo'o	39	LB	Active	6' 2"	228 lbs	4	Alabama
Tommy Togiai	72	DT	Active	6' 2"	296 lbs	5	Ohio State
Justin Watson	84	WR	Active	6' 2"	215 lbs	9	Pennsylvania
Jared Wayne	89	WR	Active	6' 3"	210 lbs	1	Pittsburgh
Noah Whittington	26	RB	Active	5' 8"	203 lbs	R	Oregon
Juwann Winfree	11	WR	Active	6' 1"	210 lbs	6	Colorado
Wade Woodaz	30	LB	Active	6' 3"	235 lbs	R	Clemson
Owen Wright	42	RB	Active	5' 9"	217 lbs	2	Monmouth
Collin Wright	37	CB	Active	6' 0"	195 lbs	R	Stanford

Houston Texans — Stats

Team Scoring

Wins	0
Losses	2
Ties	0
Win %	0
Points For	27
Points Against	49
Point Differential	-22
Streak	-2
Division Record	0

Passing

Completion Percentage	62.5
Completions	364
Interception Percentage	1.55
Interceptions	9
Longest Pass	75
Net Passing Yards	3,707
Net Passing Yards Per Game	218.1
Passing Attempts	582
Passing Touchdown %	4.12
Passing Touchdowns	24
Passer Rating	89.8
Total Sacks	31
Sack Yards Lost	249
Yards Per Pass Attempt	6.8
Passing Yards	3,956
Passing Fumbles Lost	2
Team Games Played	17
Yards Per Game	341.6
Total Points Per Game	23.8
Total Points	404
Total Touchdowns	38
Passing Yards Per Game	232.7
Comp-Att	364-582
Sacks-Yards Lost	31-249

Rushing

Rushing Attempts	475
Rushing Yards	1,852
Yards Per Rush Attempt	3.9
Long Rushing	50
20+ Yard Rushing Plays	8
Rushing Touchdowns	9
Rushing Yards Per Game	108.9
Rushing Fumbles	8
Rushing Fumbles Lost	0
Rushing 1st downs	99
Team Games Played	17
Total Yards	5,808
Total Offensive Plays	1088
Total Points Per Game	23.8
Total Points	404
Total Touchdowns	38

Receiving

Receptions	364
Receiving Targets	553
Receiving Yards	3,956
Receiving Yards	3,956
Receiving Touchdowns	24
Long Reception	75
20+ Yard Receiving Plays	48
Receiving Yards Per Game	232.7
Receiving Fumbles	3
Receiving Fumbles Lost	2
Receiving Yards After Catch	1634
Receiving First Downs	184
Team Games Played	17
Yards Per Reception	10.9
Total Points Per Game	23.8
Total Points	404
Total Touchdowns	38

Miscellaneous

Total 1st downs	323
Rushing 1st downs	99
Passing 1st downs	184
1st downs by penalty	40
Third Down Conversions	86
Third Down Attempts	231
3rd down %	37.23
Fourth Down Conversions	11
First Downs Attempts	19
4th down %	57.90
Total Penalties	118
Total Penalty Yards	989
Possession Time Seconds	32450
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage	37.04
Red Zone Scoring Percentage	81.48
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage	60.32
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage	44.44
Total Takeaways	29
Total Giveaways	12
Turnover Ratio	17
Fumbles Lost	3
3rd down efficiency	86-231
4th down efficiency	11-19
Total-Yards	118-989

Defense

Solo Tackles	680
Assist Tackles	536
Total Tackles	1216
Sacks	47
Sack Yards	366
Stuffs	45
Passes Defended	90
Average Interception Yards	6.6
Long Interception	31
Miscellaneous Touchdowns	0
Kicks Blocked	3
Tackles For Loss	92
Team Games Played	17

Defensive Interceptions

Interceptions	19
Interception Yards	126
Interception Touchdowns	1
INT: Total	19-126

General

Fumbles	8
Forced Fumbles	14
Fumbles Recovered	10
Fumbles Touchdowns	7
Games Played	17
Fumbles-Lost	8-3

Returning

Kick Returns	54
Kick Return Yards	1,407
Yards Per Kick Return	26.1
Long Kick Return	69
Kick Return Touchdowns	0
Punt Returns	34
Punt Return Yards	360
Yards Per Punt Return	10.6
Long Punt Return	53
Punt Return Touchdowns	0
Punt Return Fair Catches	19
Kick Return Fumbles Lost	0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost	0
Team Games Played	17
Punt: Total	34-360

Kicking

Field Goal Made	48
Field Goal Attempts	52
Field Goal Percentage	92.3
Long Field Goal Made	57
Field Goal Attempts 1-19	0
Field Goal Attempts 20-29	9
Field Goal Attempts 30-39	12
Field Goal Attempts 40-49	18
Field Goal Attempts 50+	13
Extra Points Made	30
Extra Point Attempts	30
Extra Point Percentage	100.0
Field Goals Made 1-19	0
Field Goals Made 20-29	9
Field Goals Made 30-39	12
Field Goals Made 40-49	18
Field Goals Made 50+	9
Total Kicking Points	174
Team Games Played	17
Touchback Percentage	25
Average Kickoff Return Yards	26.1
Kickoff Return Yards	1,407
Kickoff Returns	54
Kickoffs: Total	54-1,407
FG: Good-Attempts	48-52

Punting

Punts	72
Punt Yards	3,424
Long Punt	73
Gross Average Punt Yards	47.6
Net Average Punt Yards	43.0
Punts Blocked	0
Punts Inside 20	30
Touchbacks	5
Fair Catches	14
Punt Returns	33
Punt Return Yards	326
Average Punt Return Yards	9.9
Team Games Played	17
Punt: Total Yards	72-3,424

Scoring

Rushing Touchdowns	9
Receiving Touchdowns	24
Return Touchdowns	5
Total Touchdowns	37
Field Goals	48
Kick Extra Points	30
Total Two Point Conversions	1
Total Points	404
Total Points Per Game	23.8