The Texans will be featured on Monday Night Football, Sunday Night Football and Thursday Night Football this season. They’ll also play on Christmas Eve.
HOUSTON — The full 2026 NFL schedule was released Thursday night, and the Texans are looking at four primetime games and eight showdowns you can see on KHOU 11.
The NFL regular season kicks off on Sept. 9 when the Seattle Seahawks raise their Super Bowl banner.
Several games have already been announced, including a record nine international games across four continents. The Texans will play in one of those international games. The rest of the schedules were revealed on Thursday night.
Houston kicks off the regular season with a home matchup against the Bills. They’ll also travel to London to take on the Jaguars in Week 6. The Texans will play on Christmas Eve and will be featured in primetime in four of the last seven weeks of the year.
Here’s a look at the Texans’ 2026 schedule:
Full schedule
- Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 13 vs. Buffalo Bills at noon (KHOU 11)
- Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 20 vs. Cincinnati Bengals at noon (KHOU 11)
- Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 27 at Indianapolis Colts at noon (KHOU 11)
- Week 4: Sunday, Oct. 4 vs. Dallas Cowboys at noon
- Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 11 at Tennessee Titans at noon (KHOU 11)
- Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 18 at Jacksonville Jaguars (Wembley Stadium in London) at 8:30 a.m.
- Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 25 vs. New York Giants at noon
- Week 8: BYE
- Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 8 at Los Angeles Chargers at 3:05 p.m. (KHOU 11)
- Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 15 at Cleveland Browns at noon
- Week 11: Thursday, Nov. 19 vs. Indianapolis Colts (Thursday Night Football) at 7:15 p.m.
- Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 29 vs. Baltimore Ravens at noon (KHOU 11)
- Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers (Sunday Night Football) at 7:20 p.m.
- Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 13 at Washington Commanders at noon (KHOU 11)
- Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 20 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars at noon (KHOU 11)
- Week 16: Thursday, Dec. 24 at Philadelphia Eagles (Thursday Night Football) at 7:15 p.m.
- Week 17: Monday, Jan. 4 at Green Bay Packers (Monday Night Football) at 7:15 p.m.
- Week 18: TBD vs. Tennessee Titans at TBD
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