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American Football Conference · AFC South
The Houston Texans were founded in 1999 and play their home games at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The franchise is owned by Cal McNair, with Nick Caserio serving as general manager and DeMeco Ryans as head coach. Nick Caley coordinates the offense while Matt Burke runs the defense. The Texans have experienced stretches of both success and struggle. After playoff appearances in 2015 and 2016, the team dipped to 4–12 in 2017 before an 11–5 campaign in 2018 brought them back to the postseason. A difficult run from 2020 through 2022 saw the team post records of 4–12, 4–13, and 3–13–1. The turnaround since has been striking: Houston went 10–7 and made the playoffs in both 2023 and 2024, then improved to 12–5 with another playoff berth in 2025. The 2026 season has begun at 1–4.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 83 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 56 out of 100.
Current Houston Texans players with the most articles taking a call on them in the last 30 days.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–5 | — |
| 2025 | 12–5 | Made the playoffs |
| 2024 | 10–7 | Made the playoffs |
| 2023 | 10–7 | Made the playoffs |
| 2022 | 3–13–1 | — |
| 2021 | 4–13 | — |
| 2020 | 4–12 | — |
| 2019 | 10–6 | Made the playoffs |
| 2018 | 11–5 | Made the playoffs |
| 2017 | 4–12 | — |
Each pundit’s standing lean on Houston Texans, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 96% of the room, across 3 articles · 0.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bullish than 94% of the room, across 7 articles · on this team not settled yet
Page 1 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“I had him staying with the Texans.”
| 2016 |
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| 9–7 |
| Made the playoffs |
| 2015 | 9–7 | Made the playoffs |
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| 2010 | 6–10 | — |
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| 2009 | 9–7 | — |
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more bullish than 92% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 89% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 89% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 87% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
“Pick: Texans 19, Chargers 16”
“Texans Take Home a 10+ Point Victory ... puts together a multiple-score victory in hopes of starting another late-season run similar to 2025.”
“I will take the, Texas twenty seven thirteen.”
“I'm going right back to the Chargers... not to win Right. Because they just can't beat anybody. Yeah. But you're gonna have them cover.”
“I think the Texans blow them out. I think this is 27. to 12 type of game”
“they are facing an 0-7 Chargers team that looks like the biggest mess in the NFL. The Chargers have to win eventually, so maybe this is the week, but it feels unlikely.”
“So I got the I got the Texans. No. I'm full I'm full board... The winning streak starts here for Houston.”
“Texans 24, Chargers 20”
“Give me Houston, 21-10.”
“Give me the Texans as well. I expect them to dominate this game. I'm going to go Let's go 27-13.”
“Pick: Texans 19, Chargers 16”
“they've got a good shot at winning this... helps them avoid becoming the Chargers' first victory on an otherwise dreary season.”
“Texans 27-16 over Chargers”
“Texans @ Chargers | Week 9 ... Prediction: Texans Win, 28-13”
“They're at home against the Texans next week... We said, hey, they may be staring in the face of an 0-7 start, I might amend that to 0-9 here, Richard.”
“four expected wins against the Giants, Los Angeles Chargers, Cleveland Browns, and then the Colts”
“the Texans could win their next four games: vs. Giants, @ Chargers, @ Browns and vs. Colts”
“With the Broncos, Chiefs, Rams and Texans up next, when the deadline hits, they really might be 0-8.”
“a 0-9 record feels more plausible ... Week 9 vs. Houston Texans”
“I have yes, the Houston Texans taking down the Chargers”
“At the Chargers, I mean, Justin Herbert, he always fares well against the Texans, doesn't he?... We're gonna destroy him.”
“there's good reason to believe that the Texans will be able to walk out of this weekend and into the bye week having logged a third straight win against this John Harbaugh-led Giants squad.”
“Texans 33 to 16. I think they might hang around for a little bit, and then it's just kinda like a slow pull away”
“I am going with the Texans to... Or could potentially get to three and four here”
“But I got the Houston Texans in this one. Give me the Houston Texans winning this one 28-17.”
“Giants at Texans Projected score : Texans 27, Giants 20”
“Pick: Texans 27, Giants 23”
“Texans 24-17 over Giants”
“The Texans' next four games are winnable as well, though, with four expected wins against the Giants, Los Angeles Chargers, Cleveland Browns, and then the Colts.”
“the Texans could win their next four games: vs. Giants, @ Chargers, @ Browns and vs. Colts”
“The Giants, stop. The Jags, the Giants, bye week seven and o.”
“But with four to five virtual roster locks, depending on Tank Dell's status, Lewis Bond, Justin Watson, Sterling Shepard, and Zay Jones”
“Four of those––Collins, Hutchinson, Noel, and Dell––are virtual locks.”
“So Texans over the Jags. The Jags been dying to give away a game, Nick... I got the Texans, Jack.”
“Our Jordan Dajani likes the Texans to win outright across the pond. Dajani: "...Prediction: Texans 21, Jaguars 18"”
“CBS Sports NFL writer Jordan Dajani on why he likes Houston to pull off the 21-18 upset.”
“Houston plays Jacksonville in London, which is a pretty big game for Houston... I kind of like Houston in that spot.”
“I like the Texans in this game. I think they're they're the desperate team.”
“I think I think the Texans can steal this one. I don't know if I have a good reason for it.”