Houston Texans Standings 2026: NFL Record, AFC South Rank

Houston Texans

NFL · AFC South · Houston

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Venue: NRG Stadium, Houston
Head coach: DeMeco Ryans
Record: 2-5 3rd in AFC South, AFC No. 13
Last win: October 18, 2026 8 days ago
Last loss: October 25, 2026 0 days ago
Last 3: LWWWins 2 · Losses 1
Next game: @ ChargersSun, Nov 8 · 4:05 PM ESTin 14 daysOpponent →

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The Texans are 2-5 in the NFL standings for the 2026 season and sit third in the AFC South. They trail the Jacksonville Jaguars by 2.5 games.

In the AFC they sit 13th, six spots outside the playoff line. Last time out they lost to the Giants 21-27 on October 25. They lost their last game and are 2-3 over their last five.

They have scored 165 points and allowed 170, a differential of -5. They are 0-4 at home and 2-1 on the road. Last season they finished 12-5, 2nd of 4 in the AFC South. Their next game is at the Chargers on Sunday, November 8 at 4:05 PM EST.

Their division elimination number is 9. Once the Texans drop 9 games more than the leader gains, the AFC South is gone. Their playoff elimination number is 9, and they sit 2.5 games behind the last spot.

Record2-5.286 pct

AFC South3rd2.5 back

AFC seedNo. 13outside the line

StreakL1

Last 52-3

Home0-4

Away2-1

Division2-1in division games

Conference2-3in conference games

PF / PA165 / 17023.6 / 24.3 per game

Diff-5

Playoff GB2.5behind the line

Projected5 winsat the current rate

Magic no.E9elimination number

Houston Texans Standings

AFC South AFC League

AFC South
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L5	PROJ	MAGIC	NEXT
1	Jacksonville JaguarsJAX	4	2	.667	-	3-1	1-1	0-1	3-2	154	104	+50	L1	3-2	11	9	vs IND Sun 11/1
2	Indianapolis ColtsIND	2	5	.286	2.5	1-2	1-3	1-1	1-4	154	180	-26	L3	2-3	5	E9	@ JAX Sun 11/1
3	Houston TexansHOU	2	5	.286	2.5	0-4	2-1	2-1	2-3	165	170	-5	L1	2-3	5	E9	@ LAC Sun 11/8
4	Tennessee TitansTEN	1	6	.143	3.5	0-4	1-2	1-1	1-4	108	156	-48	L1	1-4	2	E8	@ CIN Sun 11/1

AFC
#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	HOME	AWAY	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L5	WCGB	PROJ	NEXT
1	Kansas City ChiefsKCAFC West leader	5	1	0	.833	3-0	2-1	3-0	5-0	143	103	+40	L1	4-1	+1.5	14	@ DEN Sun 11/1
2	Buffalo BillsBUFAFC East leader	5	1	0	.833	2-1	3-0	0-1	3-1	197	171	+26	W2	4-1	+1.5	14	vs BAL Sun 11/1
3	Cleveland BrownsCLEAFC North leader	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	2-0	3-2	133	146	-13	W2	4-1	+1	12	@ PIT Sun 11/1
4	Jacksonville JaguarsJAXAFC South leader	4	2	0	.667	3-1	1-1	0-1	3-2	154	104	+50	L1	3-2	+0.5	11	vs IND Sun 11/1
5	Denver BroncosDENAFC West	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-1	144	141	+3	W3	4-1	+1	12	vs KC Sun 11/1
6	Pittsburgh SteelersPITAFC North	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-2	153	138	+15	W3	4-1	+1	12	vs CLE Sun 11/1
7	Cincinnati BengalsCINAFC North	4	2	0	.667	1-1	3-1	1-1	3-2	163	122	+41	W2	3-2	+0.5	11	vs TEN Sun 11/1
Playoff cutoff
8	New England PatriotsNEAFC East	4	3	0	.571	3-0	1-3	2-0	4-1	160	143	+17	L1	3-2	0.5	10	@ MIA Sun 11/1
9	Baltimore RavensBALAFC North	4	3	0	.571	1-2	3-1	0-2	2-2	169	167	+2	L2	3-2	0.5	10	@ BUF Sun 11/1
10	Las Vegas RaidersLVAFC West	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	1-1	2-3	183	197	-14	L4	1-4	1.5	7	@ NYJ Sun 11/1
11	New York JetsNYJAFC East	2	5	0	.286	1-2	1-3	0-2	2-2	137	150	-13	L2	1-4	2.5	5	vs LV Sun 11/1
12	Indianapolis ColtsINDAFC South	2	5	0	.286	1-2	1-3	1-1	1-4	154	180	-26	L3	2-3	2.5	5	@ JAX Sun 11/1
13	Houston TexansHOUAFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	2-1	2-3	165	170	-5	L1	2-3	2.5	5	@ LAC Sun 11/8
14	Miami DolphinsMIAAFC East	1	5	0	.167	0-2	1-3	1-0	1-3	98	157	-59	W1	1-4	3	3	vs NE Sun 11/1
15	Tennessee TitansTENAFC South	1	6	0	.143	0-4	1-2	1-1	1-4	108	156	-48	L1	1-4	3.5	2	@ CIN Sun 11/1
16	Los Angeles ChargersLACAFC West	0	6	0	.000	0-3	0-3	0-3	0-4	90	151	-61	L6	0-5	4	0	@ LA Sun 11/1

National Football League
#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	HOME	AWAY	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L5	WCGB	PROJ	NEXT
1	Minnesota VikingsMINNFC North leader	6	0	0	1.000	3-0	3-0	2-0	4-0	125	74	+51	W6	5-0	+2.5	17	@ DET Sun 11/1
2▲	San Francisco 49ersSFNFC West leader	6	1	0	.857	4-0	2-1	3-0	4-1	197	139	+58	L1	4-1	+2	15	vs LV Sun 11/8
3▼	Kansas City ChiefsKCAFC West leader	5	1	0	.833	3-0	2-1	3-0	5-0	143	103	+40	L1	4-1	+1.5	14	@ DEN Sun 11/1
4	Buffalo BillsBUFAFC East leader	5	1	0	.833	2-1	3-0	0-1	3-1	197	171	+26	W2	4-1	+1.5	14	vs BAL Sun 11/1
5	Chicago BearsCHINFC North	5	2	0	.714	3-1	2-1	0-2	3-2	180	143	+37	W2	4-1	+1	12	@ SEA Mon 11/2
6	Pittsburgh SteelersPITAFC North	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-2	153	138	+15	W3	4-1	+1	12	vs CLE Sun 11/1
7	Denver BroncosDENAFC West	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-1	144	141	+3	W3	4-1	+1	12	vs KC Sun 11/1
8	Cleveland BrownsCLEAFC North leader	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	2-0	3-2	133	146	-13	W2	4-1	+1	12	@ PIT Sun 11/1
9	Jacksonville JaguarsJAXAFC South leader	4	2	0	.667	3-1	1-1	0-1	3-2	154	104	+50	L1	3-2	+0.5	11	vs IND Sun 11/1
10	Cincinnati BengalsCINAFC North	4	2	0	.667	1-1	3-1	1-1	3-2	163	122	+41	W2	3-2	+0.5	11	vs TEN Sun 11/1
11	Detroit LionsDETNFC North	4	2	0	.667	3-0	1-2	1-0	3-1	184	165	+19	W2	3-2	+0.5	11	vs MIN Sun 11/1
12	New York GiantsNYGNFC East leader	4	2	1	.643	3-1	1-1-1	1-0-1	2-2-1	163	161	+2	W1	3-1-1	+0.5	10	@ PHI Sun 11/8
13▲	Seattle SeahawksSEANFC West	4	3	0	.571	3-1	1-2	1-1	1-2	168	125	+43	W1	2-3	-	10	vs CHI Mon 11/2
14▼	New England PatriotsNEAFC East	4	3	0	.571	3-0	1-3	2-0	4-1	160	143	+17	L1	3-2	0.5	10	@ MIA Sun 11/1
15▼	Baltimore RavensBALAFC North	4	3	0	.571	1-2	3-1	0-2	2-2	169	167	+2	L2	3-2	0.5	10	@ BUF Sun 11/1
16▼	Green Bay PackersGBNFC North	4	3	0	.571	2-1	2-2	1-2	3-3	144	145	-1	L1	3-2	-	10	vs CAR Thu 10/29
17	Carolina PanthersCARNFC South leader	3	3	0	.500	1-2	2-1	1-1	3-2	159	166	-7	L1	3-2	-	9	@ GB Thu 10/29
18	Los Angeles RamsLANFC West	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	0-2	2-2	170	159	+11	W1	2-3	1	7	vs LAC Sun 11/1
19	Atlanta FalconsATLNFC South	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	1-1	3-2	171	173	-2	W1	3-2	1	7	@ TB Sun 11/1
20	Las Vegas RaidersLVAFC West	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	1-1	2-3	183	197	-14	L4	1-4	1.5	7	@ NYJ Sun 11/1
21	Dallas CowboysDALNFC East	2	4	0	.333	1-2	1-2	1-1	1-3	151	159	-8	L2	2-3	1.5	6	@ PHI Mon 10/26
22	Philadelphia EaglesPHINFC East	2	4	0	.333	1-2	1-2	1-0	1-3	106	137	-31	L4	1-4	1.5	6	vs DAL Mon 10/26
23	Tampa Bay BuccaneersTBNFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	1-0	2-2	162	151	+11	W1	2-3	2	5	vs ATL Sun 11/1
24	Houston TexansHOUAFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	2-1	2-3	165	170	-5	L1	2-3	2.5	5	@ LAC Sun 11/8
25	New York JetsNYJAFC East	2	5	0	.286	1-2	1-3	0-2	2-2	137	150	-13	L2	1-4	2.5	5	vs LV Sun 11/1
26	Indianapolis ColtsINDAFC South	2	5	0	.286	1-2	1-3	1-1	1-4	154	180	-26	L3	2-3	2.5	5	@ JAX Sun 11/1
27	New Orleans SaintsNONFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	0-1	1-3	162	194	-32	L1	1-4	2	5	vs CLE Sun 11/8
28	Arizona CardinalsARINFC West	2	5	0	.286	0-3	2-2	1-2	1-4	142	208	-66	L1	1-4	2	5	@ DAL Sun 11/1
29	Washington CommandersWASNFC East	1	4	1	.250	1-1-1	0-3	0-2-1	1-3-1	132	172	-40	L1	1-3-1	2	3	vs PHI Sun 11/1
30	Miami DolphinsMIAAFC East	1	5	0	.167	0-2	1-3	1-0	1-3	98	157	-59	W1	1-4	3	3	vs NE Sun 11/1
31	Tennessee TitansTENAFC South	1	6	0	.143	0-4	1-2	1-1	1-4	108	156	-48	L1	1-4	3.5	2	@ CIN Sun 11/1
32	Los Angeles ChargersLACAFC West	0	6	0	.000	0-3	0-3	0-3	0-4	90	151	-61	L6	0-5	4	0	@ LA Sun 11/1

Houston Texans in the AFC Playoff Race

New York JetsAFC East2-5

Indianapolis ColtsAFC South2-5

Houston TexansAFC South2-5

Miami DolphinsAFC East1-5

Tennessee TitansAFC South1-6

Los Angeles ChargersAFC West0-6

wins losses · bars scale to the most games played in the AFC. Dashed line = seed 7, the last playoff spot.

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Houston Texans Season Charts

Games over .500 tap a dot

Points scored vs allowed scored allowed

Point margin by game green wins, red losses

Points per game23.6

Allowed per game24.3

Average margin-0.7

Biggest win+23 @ TEN

Worst loss-14 vs CIN

Houston Texans Schedule and Scores

Date

Opponent

Result

Sun, Sep 13Final

Buffalo Bills

L 31-36

Sun, Sep 20Final

Cincinnati Bengals

L 6-20

Sun, Sep 27Final

Indianapolis ColtsDivision

L 17-19

Sun, Oct 4Final

Dallas Cowboys

L 30-34

Sun, Oct 11Final

Tennessee TitansDivision

W 26-3

Sun, Oct 18Final

Jacksonville JaguarsDivision

W 34-31

Times shown in Eastern Time. vs = home, @ = away. Tap ▾ on a final for the quarter-by-quarter score.

Houston Texans Season by Season

Season

Record

Win %

PF / PA

2026In progress

2-5.286

165/170-5

20252nd of 4 in AFC South

12-5.706

404/295+109

Best recent

20241st of 4 in AFC South

10-7.588

372/3720

🏆 Division title

20231st of 4 in AFC South

10-7.588

377/353+24

🏆 Division title

20224th of 4 in AFC South

3-13-1.206

289/420-131

20213rd of 4 in AFC South

4-13.235

280/452-172

Bar = winning percentage (green at .500 or better). PF / PA with differential. Seasons open the archived standings in a new tab.

Houston Texans last 5 seasons

Since 2021 the Texans have won two division titles in five seasons and averaged 7.8 wins a year. Three of the five seasons finished at .500 or better. Their best season in that span was 2025, when they went 12-5 and finished 2nd of 4.

Their worst was 2022 at 3-13-1, 4th of 4. Their strongest point differential was +109 in 2025 and their weakest was -172 in 2021. The offense peaked at 404 points in 2025. This season they are 2-5, a .286 winning percentage that is behind last year's .706.

Figures cover the seasons in the table above, taken from final regular-season standings.

Houston Texans Standings FAQ

What is the Houston Texans record?

The Texans are 2-5 as of October 26, 2026, third in the AFC South.

Where are the Texans in the AFC South?

Third of four. They are 2.5 games behind the leader.

Are the Texans in playoff position?

Not right now. They sit 13th in the AFC, and seven teams go through.

What is the Texans current streak?

They lost their last game and are 2-3 over their last five games.

When do the Texans play next?

At the Chargers on Sunday, November 8 at 4:05 PM EST.

How many points have the Texans scored and allowed?

They have scored 165 and allowed 170 in seven games, a differential of -5.

What is the Texans home and away record?

They are 0-4 at home and 2-1 on the road.

What was the Texans record last season?

They went 12-5 in 2025 and finished 2nd of 4 in the AFC South.

Which division are the Texans in?

The AFC South, in the AFC. Their division rivals are the Jaguars, the Colts and the Titans.

Updated Oct 26, 2026 10:54 AM EDT · last result change Oct 25