Houston Texans Schedule 2024: Dates, Time, TV Channel, Opponents and Season Outlook

The 2023 season for the Houston Texans was better than expected. The team was never thought of as a favorite before the start of the year, but the rookie season of C. J. Stroud catapulted them to the AFC South title and a playoff win over the Cleveland Browns. They hope to go one step further now in 2024.

Houston Texans Schedule 2024 and Opponents

The first game for C. J. Stroud and Co. will be against the Indianapolis Colts, continuing their AFC South rivalry.

Week	Date	Opponent	Time	TV Channels
1	Sep 8	Indianapolis Colts	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
2	Sep 15	Chicago Bears	8:20 p.m ET	NBC
3	Sep 22	Minnesota Vikings	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
4	Sep 29	Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
5	Oct 6	Buffalo Bills	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
6	Oct 13	New England Patriots	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
7	Oct 20	Green Bay Packers	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
8	Oct 27	Indianapolis Colts	1:00 p.m ET	ESPN
9	Oct 31	New York Jets	8:15 p.m ET	Prime Video
10	Nov 10	Detroit Lions	8:20 p.m ET	NBC
11	Nov 18	Dallas Cowboys	8:15 p.m ET	ESPN
12	Nov 24	Tennessee Titans	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
13	Dec 1	Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00 p.m ET	FOX
14	-	BYE	-	-
15	Dec 15	Miami Dolphins	TBD	CBS
16	Dec 21	Kansas City Chiefs	1:00 p.m ET	NBC
17	Dec 25	Baltimore Ravens	4:30 p.m ET	Netflix
18	Jan 05	Tennessee Titans	TBD	TBD

Houston Texans Home Schedule 2024

Houston will start their home campaign in Week 2 against the Chicago Bears.

Week	Date	Team	Time	Channel
2	Sep 15	Chicago Bears	8:20 p.m ET	NBC
4	Sep 29	Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
5	Oct 06	Buffalo Bills	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
8	Oct 27	Indianapolis Colts	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
10	Nov 10	Detroit Lions	8:20 p.m ET	NBC
12	Nov 24	Tennessee Titans	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
15	Dec 15	Miami Dolphins	1:00 p.m	CBS
17	Dec 25	Baltimore Ravens	4:30	Netflix

Houston Texans away Schedule 2024

Houston will start their away campaign in Week 1 against the Indianapolis Colts.

Week	Date	Team	Time	Channel
1	Sep 08	Indianapolis Colts	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
3	Sep 22	Minnesota Vikings	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
6	Oct13	New England Patriots	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
7	Oct 20	Green Bay Packers	1:00 p.m ET	CBS
9	Oct 31	New York Jets	8:15 p.m ET	Prime Video
11	Nov 18	Dallas Cowboys	8:15 p.m ET	ESPN
13	Dec 01	Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00 p.m ET	FOX
16	Dec 21	Kansas City Chiefs	1:00 p.m ET	NBC
18	Jan 05	Tennessee Titans	TBD	TBD

Houston Texans 2024 Season Outlook

The sky is the limit for DeMeco Ryans' team. Houston was expected to be one of the worst teams in the league during the 2023 season, but on the back of a fantastic rookie season for C. J. Stroud, they not only were able to make the playoffs. They also won the division and won a postseason game, before ultimately losing out to Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens.

Expectations are going to be even higher now. While they didn't have a first-round pick available, they were able to get some good values in the 2024 draft – but more importantly, they bolstered their wide receiver group even more with the addition of Stefon Diggs via a trade with the Buffalo Bills.

On the defense, Will Anderson Jr. and Derek Stingley compose the core – both were top three picks in the previous two rounds and quickly became instrumental to the group. Anderson needs to have at least 10 sacks for Houston to become a true competitor at the top of the conference.

At the end of the day, though, all eyes will be on C. J. Stroud. The quarterback is not expected to be learning much more in 2024 – he's already touted as an MVP candidate, and with good reason. This is a team that needs to take the next step and become a true competitor.