The kickoff times and dates for the Houston Texans 2026 season was released Thursday night, giving the Texans a first glimpse into their road to the playoffs.
Overall, the Texans were given four primetime games and one international game.
The Texans play at noon most of the first half of the season, before the primetime slate fires up in November. The Texans will have two Thursday night games this season, one hosting the Indianapolis Colts on November 19th and at the Philadelphia Eagles on December 24th.
Houston will play on Sunday Night Football December 6th, when they travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers. The Texans last primetime game will be on Monday Night Football, where they head to Lambeau Field to take on the Green Bay Packers January 4th.
The Texans also head to London this year to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 18th. That will be the first international game for the Texans since 2019, when they also played the Jaguars in London. Houston won that game 26-3.
The Texans season kicks off Sunday, September 13th against the Buffalo Bills.
The full regular season schedule is listed below, with kickoff times and network broadcast in parenthesis. Home games are in bold.
Week One: Sunday, September 13th vs Buffalo Bills (12 p.m. on CBS)
Week Two: Sunday September 20th vs Cincinnati Bengals (12 p.m. on CBS)
Week Three: Sunday, September 27th at Indianapolis Colts (12 p.m. on CBS)
Week Four: Sunday, October 4th vs Dallas Cowboys (12 p.m. on FOX)
Week Five: Sunday, October 11th at Tennessee Titans (12 p.m. on CBS)
Week Six: Sunday, October 18th vs Jacksonville Jaguars in London (8:30 a.m. on NFL Network)
Week Seven: Sunday, October 25th vs New York Giants (12 p.m. on FOX)
Week Eight: BYE
Week Nine: Sunday, November 8th at Los Angeles Chargers (3:05 p.m. on CBS)
Week Ten: Sunday, November 15th at Cleveland Browns (12 p.m. on FOX)
Week Eleven: Thursday, November 19th vs Indianapolis Colts (7:15 p.m. on Amazon Prime)
Week Twelve: Sunday, November 29th vs Baltimore Ravens (12 p.m. on CBS)
Week Thirteen: Sunday, December 6th at Pittsburgh Steelers (7:20 pm on NBC)
Week Fourteen: Sunday, December 13th at Washington Commanders (12 p.m. on CBS)
Week Fifteen: Sunday, December 20th vs Jacksonville Jaguars (12 p.m. on CBS)
Week Sixteen: Thursday, December 24th at Philadelphia Eagles (7:15 p.m. on Amazon Prime)
Week Seventeen: Monday, January 4th at Green Bay Packers (7:15 p.m. on ESPN)
Week Eighteen: TBD, vs Tennessee Titans (TBD)
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