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The 2024 season was the Houston Texans' 23rd in the National Football League (NFL) and the second under head coach DeMeco Ryans. The team introduced new uniforms for the first time since the franchise's inception. This was the Texans' first season with Cal McNair as the franchise's sole principal owner.[1] The Texans started 2–0 for the first time since 2016 following their Week 2 victory against the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football. The Texans would go on to have a 5–1 start, being their best start since 2012, but lost six of their next ten, including a game against the Detroit Lions where they blew a 23–7 halftime lead, and a loss to the Baltimore Ravens where they lost 31–2, only scoring a safety. Following a Week 15 victory against the Miami Dolphins coupled with the Indianapolis Colts losing to the Denver Broncos, the Texans successfully defended their AFC South title and ensured one home playoff game.[2] After a Week 18 victory over the Tennessee Titans, the Texans finished with the same record as the season before, 10–7.
| 2024 Houston Texans season | |
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| Owner | Cal McNair |
| General manager | Nick Caserio |
| Head coach | DeMeco Ryans |
| Home field | NRG Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–7 |
| Division place | 1st AFC South |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Chargers) 32–12 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 14–23 |
| Pro Bowlers | |
| All-Pros | CB Derek Stingley Jr. (1st team) |
| Uniform | |
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Despite their inconsistent and mediocre regular season performance, the Texans defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 32–12 in the Wild Card Round to advance to the Divisional Round for the second consecutive season, where they lost to the AFC’s top seed and two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs 23–14.
| Position | Player | Age | 2023 team | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | Dare Ogunbowale | 29 | Houston Texans | 1 year, $1.5 million |
| LB | Azeez Al-Shaair | 26 | Tennessee Titans | 3 years, $34 million |
| LB | Del'Shawn Phillips | 27 | Baltimore Ravens | 1 year, $2.6 million |
| LB | Jacob Phillips | 25 | Cleveland Browns | 1 year, $1.15 million |
| DE | Danielle Hunter | 29 | Minnesota Vikings | 2 years, $49 million |
| DE | Denico Autry | 33 | Tennessee Titans | 2 years, $20 million |
| DE | Mario Edwards Jr. | 30 | Seattle Seahawks | 1 year, $1.65 million |
| DE | Derek Barnett | 27 | Houston Texans | 1 years, $2 million |
| DT | Folorunso Fatukasi | 29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 year, $3.125 million |
| DT | Tim Settle | 26 | Buffalo Bills | 2 years, $7 million |
| CB | Myles Bryant | 26 | New England Patriots | 1 year, $1.75 million |
| CB | Jeff Okudah | 25 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 year, $6 million |
| CB | Mike Ford | 28 | Cleveland Browns | 2 years, $4.5 million |
| CB | Lonnie Johnson Jr. | 28 | New Orleans Saints | 1 year, $2.5 million |
| CB | C. J. Henderson | 25 | Carolina Panthers | 1 year, $3.25 million |
| OT | David Sharpe | 28 | Carolina Panthers | 2 years, $2.58 million |
| P | Tommy Townsend | 27 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2 years, $6 million |
| March 13 | To Houston Texans |
To Cincinnati Bengals
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To Houston Texans
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To San Francisco 49ers | |
| March 15 | To Houston Texans
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To Minnesota Vikings
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| April 3 | To Houston Texans
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To Buffalo Bills
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| May 9 | To Houston Texans
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To Los Angeles Rams
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| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 23 | Traded to Minnesota[A] | |||
| 27 | Traded to Arizona[B] | ||||
| 2 | 42 | Kamari Lassiter | CB | Georgia | from Minnesota[A] |
| 59 | Blake Fisher | OT | Notre Dame | ||
| 3 | 78 | Calen Bullock | S | USC | from Seattle via Washington and Philadelphia[C] |
| 86 | Traded to Philadelphia[C] | from Philadelphia[D] | |||
| 90 | Traded to Arizona[B] | ||||
| 4 | 123 | Cade Stover | TE | Ohio State | From Cleveland via Philadelphia[E] |
| 127 | Traded to Philadelphia[E] | ||||
| 5 | 162 | Traded to Arizona[F] | |||
| 6 | 188 | Jamal Hill | LB | Oregon | from Las Vegas via New England and Minnesota[A] |
| 189 | Traded to Detroit[G] | from Buffalo[H] | |||
| 205 | Jawhar Jordan | RB | Louisville | from Detroit[G] | |
| 7 | 224 | Traded to Cincinnati[I] | from Arizona[F] | ||
| 232 | Traded to Minnesota[A] | ||||
| 238 | Solomon Byrd | DE | USC | from New Orleans[J] | |
| 247 | Marcus Harris | DT | Auburn | ||
| 249 | LaDarius Henderson | G | Michigan | from Detroit[G] | |
Draft trades and notes
| Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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| Tarique Barnes | LB | Illinois | [12][13] |
| British Brooks | RB | North Carolina | |
| Jadon Janke | WR | South Dakota State | |
| Jaxon Janke | WR | South Dakota State | |
| Pheldarius Payne | DE | Virginia Tech | |
| Max Tooley | LB | BYU |
NFL Network began announcing its annual top 100 list on July 22, 2024. Four players were named to the list.
| Rank | Player | Position | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | C. J. Stroud | Quarterback | NR |
| 56 | Stefon Diggs | Wide receiver |  40 |
| 68 | Danielle Hunter | Defensive end | NR |
| 71 | Laremy Tunsil | Offensive tackle |  14 |
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On March 26, the NFL announced that the Texans would play the Chicago Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, August 1, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, at 7:00 p.m. CDT.[14] The Texans were represented by Andre Johnson. The two teams also met in Week 2 of the regular season in Houston.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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| HOF | August 1 | vs. Chicago Bears | L 17–21 | 0–1 | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | Recap |
| 1 | August 9 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20–12 | 1–1 | Acrisure Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 17 | New York Giants | W 28–10 | 2–1 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 24 | Los Angeles Rams | W 17–15 | 3–1 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texans | 7 | 10 | 0 | - | 17 |
| Bears | 0 | 14 | 7 | - | 21 |
| Game information | ||
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at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio
The game went into a weather delay with 3:31 left in the third quarter with a thunderstorm raining down on the stadium with lightning in the area. After a delay of 30 minutes, the game was officially called.[15]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texans | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
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at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Texans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
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at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rams | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Texans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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| 1 | September 8 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 29–27 | 1–0 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 15 | Chicago Bears | W 19–13 | 2–0 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 22 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–34 | 2–1 | U.S. Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24–20 | 3–1 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 6 | Buffalo Bills | W 23–20 | 4–1 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 13 | at New England Patriots | W 41–21 | 5–1 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 20 | at Green Bay Packers | L 22–24 | 5–2 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 8 | October 27 | Indianapolis Colts | W 23–20 | 6–2 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | October 31 | at New York Jets | L 13–21 | 6–3 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 10 | Detroit Lions | L 23–26 | 6–4 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 18 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 34–10 | 7–4 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 24 | Tennessee Titans | L 27–32 | 7–5 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 1 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 23–20 | 8–5 | EverBank Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | Bye | |||||
| 15 | December 15 | Miami Dolphins | W 20–12 | 9–5 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 21 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 19–27 | 9–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 25 | Baltimore Ravens | L 2–31 | 9–7 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 18 | January 5 | at Tennessee Titans | W 23–14 | 10–7 | Nissan Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texans | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| Colts | 7 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
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at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Texans defeated the Colts for their first week 1 win since 2021.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bears | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Texans | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
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at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
With this win, the Texans earned their first 2–0 start since 2016.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Vikings | 14 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Game information | ||
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at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
With this loss, the Houston Texans are 0–6 all-time against the Minnesota Vikings.[16]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Jaguars | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Texans | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
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at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
A late touchdown pass from C.J. Stroud allowed the Texans to avoid the Jaguars' upset bid, improving to 3–1, their best start since 2016.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bills | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| Texans | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
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at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Buffalo rallied from a 20–3 deficit to tie the game late in the 4th quarter; however, after three straight incompletions by Josh Allen from his own 1-yard line, Buffalo was forced to punt and Houston took advantage of the field position to convert Ka'imi Fairbairn's game-winning 59-yard field goal. This improved the Texans to 4–1, their best start since a 5–0 start in 2012.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | 14 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| Patriots | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
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at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
This game marked the Texans first win in Foxborough in franchise history. They were previously 0–5 in the regular season and 0–2 in the playoffs against the Patriots in Foxborough.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texans | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| Packers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
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at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Despite forcing three turnovers in the first half, the Texans were unable to pull away, and the Packers were able to win on a last-second field goal. With the loss, the Texans dropped to 5–2.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Colts | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Texans | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
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at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
With this win, the Texans swept the Colts for the first time since 2016, and improved to 6–2, two games clear of the Colts (with the head-to-head tiebreaker) in the division race.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texans | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Jets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
With the loss, the Texans fell to 6–3 and lost their third straight game against the Jets.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lions | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
| Texans | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
The Texans, primarily from their defense which intercepted Lions quarterback Jared Goff five times, built a 23–7 halftime lead; however, their offense continued its second half struggles, and the Lions rallied with 19 unanswered points, winning it on a walk-off field goal from Jake Bates. With the loss, the Texans fell to 6–4.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texans | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
This game marked the Texans first win against the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in franchise history. They were previously 0–2 against the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium and 0–3 on the road against the Cowboys in franchise history, as they lost the only game they played against the Cowboys at Texas Stadium in 2006. The Texans also snapped their 4-game streak without scoring a touchdown in the second half, improving to 7–4.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Titans | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 |
| Texans | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
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at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Ka'imi Fairbairn missed a 30-yard field goal that would have tied the game just after the two-minute warning; the Texans got the ball back one more time, but C.J. Stroud ran out of the end zone for a safety, similar to Dan Orlovsky's infamous play against the Vikings. With this loss, the Texans fell to 7–5. This was their only division loss of the season.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texans | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
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at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
During the second quarter, Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair made an illegal hit on Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence. The hit and subsequent brawl between Al-Shaair and several Jaguars players resulted in Al-Shaair being suspended for three games.[17] The Texans held off a late rally by the Jaguars to improve to 8–5 and swept the season series for the first time since 2021, winning their seventh straight away game against the Jaguars.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dolphins | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Texans | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
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With the win and the Colts losing to the Broncos later in the day, the Texans clinched the AFC South for the second straight season.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texans | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Ravens | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Texans | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texans | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| Titans | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
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With the win, the Texans finished the season 10–7 and won their fourth straight game against the Titans in Nashville.
| AFC South | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (4) Houston Texans | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 372 | 372 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 377 | 427 | W1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 320 | 435 | L1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 311 | 460 | L6 |
| Seed | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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| Division leaders | |||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 15 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .488 | .463 | L1 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | East | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .467 | .448 | L1 |
| 3 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .529 | .525 | W4 |
| 4 | Houston Texans | South | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .481 | .376 | W1 |
| Wild cards | |||||||||||
| 5 | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .467 | .348 | W3 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .502 | .453 | L4 |
| 7 | Denver Broncos | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .502 | .394 | W1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
| 8 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .478 | .314 | W5 |
| 9 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .457 | .309 | W1 |
| 10 | Miami Dolphins | East | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .419 | .294 | L1 |
| 11 | New York Jets | East | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .495 | .341 | W1 |
| 12 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .478 | .265 | L1 |
| 13 | New England Patriots | East | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .471 | .471 | W1 |
| 14 | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 3–9 | .540 | .353 | L1 |
| 15 | Cleveland Browns | North | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .536 | .510 | L6 |
| 16 | Tennessee Titans | South | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .522 | .431 | L6 |
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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| Wild Card | January 11 | Los Angeles Chargers (5) | W 32–12 | 1–0 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| Divisional | January 18 | at Kansas City Chiefs (1) | L 14–23 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chargers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Texans | 0 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| Game information | ||
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at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
This is the first time the Texans have played the Chargers in the playoffs, with the Texans being 3–5 against them all-time.[18] The Texans have made eight appearances in the wild-card round in their 23-year history, and they have played in the Saturday 4:30 slot each time.[19] Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert, who only threw a total of three interceptions during the regular season, was picked off four times during the game.[20]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texans | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Chiefs | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
This was the third postseason meeting between these two teams, and the second meeting in the Divisional Round. The Chiefs lead the all-time series 10–5, winning four-straight.
The Texans are winless in the Divisional Round, being 0–6, with all six losses being on the road. Their closest victory was a 20–13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the 2011 Divisional Round.
The last postseason meeting between these two teams was the 2019 Divisional Round, where the Texans had a 24–0 lead in the second quarter, but trailed 28–24 at halftime, and lost the game 51–31.
| Category | Player | Total | |
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| Offense | |||
| Passing yards | C. J. Stroud | 3,727 | |
| Passing touchdowns | C. J. Stroud | 20 | |
| Rushing yards | Joe Mixon | 1,016 | |
| Rushing touchdowns | Joe Mixon | 11 | |
| Receiving yards | Nico Collins | 1,006 | |
| Receiving touchdowns | Nico Collins | 7 | |
| Defense | |||
| Tackles (Solo) | Henry To'oTo'o | 54 | |
| Sacks | Danielle Hunter | 12 | |
| Interceptions | Calen Bullock Derek Stingley Jr. | 5 | |
Source:[23]
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