The 2025 season was the Houston Texans' 24th in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Nick Caserio and their third under head coach DeMeco Ryans. The Texans improved on their 10âÂÂ7 record from previous two seasons after a win against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 17, making the playoffs for the third consecutive season for the first time in franchise history. This is the first time in Texans history that they made the playoffs as a Wild Card team as they failed to hold their AFC South title after the Jaguars beat the Titans in Week 18. For the first time since 2009, Jon Weeks was not on the team's roster, as he signed with the San Francisco 49ers.
The Texans began the season with a 0âÂÂ3 record for the first time since the 2020 season and stood at 3âÂÂ5 through Week 9. The team later rebounded with a nine-game winning streak following a victory over the Indianapolis Colts, finishing the regular season with a 12âÂÂ5 record and surpassing their combined win total from the previous two seasons. Houston reached the playoffs for the second time in franchise history after starting 0âÂÂ3, having previously done so in 2018, and became the first NFL team to accomplish the feat multiple times.
The Texans recorded their first road postseason victory with a 30âÂÂ6 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card Round but the team's season would officially come to an end when they would lose to the New England Patriots 28âÂÂ16 in the Divisional round, preventing them from making their first AFC Championship appearance in franchise history.
The Houston Texans drew an average home attendance of 70,782, the 11th-highest of all NFL teams.
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On January 24, the Texans announced that offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik and offensive line coach Chris Strausser had been fired. On February 3, Los Angeles Rams tight ends coach and passing game coordinator Nick Caley was hired as the Texans' new offensive coordinator. The following day, February 4, Houston's assistant offensive line coach Cole Popovich was promoted to offensive line coach, while also being named the team's run game coordinator.
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With the loss due an underwhelming performance by the Texans offense, Houston fell to 0âÂÂ1.
Despite taking a 19âÂÂ14 lead with about two minutes remaining, Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield led Tampa Bay on a game-winning touchdown drive to secure a 20âÂÂ19 victory. With the loss, the Texansâ five-game winning streak against the Buccaneers was snapped, and they recorded their first home loss to Tampa Bay in franchise history.
The loss ended the Texans' seven-game road winning streak against the Jaguars, marking their first road loss to Jacksonville since the 2017 season.
This was the first shutout win the Texans had since 2010. Coincidentally, that was also a home game against the Titans.
Houston delivered a dominant performance with a 44âÂÂ10 blowout victory over the Baltimore Ravens, thoroughly outperforming them in all phases of the game. Quarterback C.J. Stroud led the Texans on scoring drives in all eight offensive possessions while he was on the field. The game marked the first time Stroud led the Texans to an offensive touchdown against the Ravens, after failing to do so in the team's previous three matchups against Baltimore.
The victory was HoustonâÂÂs first over Baltimore since the 2014 season, snapping a six-game losing streak against the Ravens, and also marked the franchiseâÂÂs first-ever road win in Baltimore. The 34-point margin tied a franchise record for the largest road win in team history, equaling their 41âÂÂ7 victory over the Tennessee Titans in 2011. Additionally, the 44 points scored set a new franchise record for the most points in a road game, surpassing the previous mark of 41, which had been reached three times.
With the win, Houston improved to 2âÂÂ3 and headed into their bye week.
With the loss, the Texans fell to 2âÂÂ4 and 0âÂÂ2 against the NFC West.
The Texans faced off against the 49ers, whose head coach DeMeco Ryans served in a coaching position from 2017 to 2022.
The Texans upset the 49ers, 26âÂÂ15, for the first win against them since 2009, and improved to 3âÂÂ4 on the season.
Despite building a 15âÂÂ7 lead, the Texans' offense struggled against the Broncos' defense, resulting in only field goals scored. With the loss, Houston fell to 3âÂÂ5.
The Jaguars started off strong, jumping out to a 17âÂÂ0 lead by capitalizing on Texans mistakes and extending their lead to 29âÂÂ10 at the start of the fourth quarter. However, Davis Mills caught fire, throwing two touchdown passes in the final period and scrambling 14 yards for the go-ahead score with 31 seconds remaining. Meanwhile, the Jaguars went three and out on two consecutive drives. Jacksonville got the ball back with 30 seconds left to try to win the game, but Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was sacked as the Texans completed their comeback victory.
The 19-point comeback was the second-largest in Texans franchise history, behind only their 21-point comeback against the San Diego Chargers during the 2013 season.
With their fifth win in Nashville since 2021, the Texans extended their win streak against Tennessee to three straight and improved to 5âÂÂ5.
The Texansâ defense swarmed the Bills and quarterback Josh Allen, sacking him eight times as Houston held on for their 6th straight home win against the Bills since 2012.
The eight sacks tied a franchise record for most in a single game.
With their 4th straight win over the Colts, the Texans improved to 7âÂÂ5 and handed the Colts their first home loss of the season.
The Texans also move to 3âÂÂ0 when their former Pro Bowl defensive end J. J. Watt is the color commentator.
In a rematch of the Divisional Round from the previous season, the Texans avenged their playoff loss by defeating the Chiefs on the road, forcing three interceptions of quarterback Patrick Mahomes. In a pivotal sequence, the Chiefs faced fourth-and-1 at their own 31-yard line and elected to go for it, but Mahomesâ pass fell incomplete with just over ten minutes remaining. Six plays later, Dare Ogunbowale rushed for a five-yard touchdown, giving Houston a lead it did not relinquish. With their first win over Kansas City since 2019, Houston snapped a six game losing streak against the Chiefs and improved to 8âÂÂ5.
With the win, the Texans improved to 9âÂÂ5 and finished 2âÂÂ2 against the NFC West as well as 2âÂÂ3 against the NFC. This marked the second time in franchise history that the Texans had 3 consecutive winning seasons (2014 through 2016).
With the win, the Texans improved to 2âÂÂ1 against the AFC West, and matched their win total from the last two seasons at 10âÂÂ5.
With the win, the Texans clinched their third straight playoff berth after starting the season 0âÂÂ3. Houston became the fifth team since 1990 to reach the playoffs after an 0âÂÂ3 start, and the first franchise to accomplish the feat twice, having previously done so in 2018. This also marked the first time in franchise history Houston qualified for the playoffs in three straight years.
Despite winning, the Texansâ win was offset by the Jaguarsâ win over the Titans, which clinched Jacksonville the AFC South and secured the Texans a Wild Card berth for the first time in franchise history. Later that day, when the Steelers defeated the Ravens, the Texans were scheduled to face Pittsburgh in the Wild Card Round.
HoustonâÂÂs defense set franchise records by limiting opponents to 17.3 points and 277.2 yards per game during the season.
This win also marked the third time the Texans swept the Colts in franchise history, and the first time they did so in consecutive years, as they swept them in 2016 and 2024.
The Texans also moved to 4âÂÂ0 when J.J. Watt was the color commentator.
The Texans vs. Steelers matchup marked three firsts for Houston. This was the first time they played the Steelers in the playoffs, their first Wild Card Game that was not played on Saturday during the 3:30 PM (CT) slot, and their first Wild Card Game played as the away team. Despite both the Texans and Steelers competing in the AFC, this marked the first time the two teams had played each other more than once in a span of less than three NFL seasons, regular and postseason combined.
The game started as a low scoring affair with both offenses struggling. C. J. Stroud lost two fumbles despite not losing one during the entire regular season, and throwing an interception in the red zone in the beginning of the third quarter, but the Steelers only got 3 points from those turnovers. In the 4th quarter, the Texans dominated as their defense scoring two touchdowns, one of those being Calen Bullock intercepting Aaron Rodgers and returning it for a 51-yard touchdown, which was Rodgers' last pass of the game. With this win, the Texans won a playoff game on the road for the first time in franchise history, and beat the Steelers on the road for the first time since 2002 (the first-ever matchup between these teams). Houston was also the first team since the 1991 Giants to defeat the Steelers in Pittsburgh on Monday night, officially ending a 23-game win streak for the Steelers.
With the loss, the Texans' season ended with their seventh Divisional Round loss; they also fell to 0âÂÂ3 against the Patriots in the playoffs. C.J. Stroud also threw four interceptions, with one of them being returned for a New England touchdown.