2026 Houston Texans Strength of Schedule
How tough the Texans’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 4:30 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Weeks 12–15
- Wk 12BAL#9
- Wk 13@ PIT#14
- Wk 14@ WSH#28
- Wk 15JAX#7
Average opponent rank 14.5
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 1-1
- 2 left · all at home
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 0-2
- 5 left · 4 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 1-1
- 4 left · 2 on road
AFC South division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Titans1-5 | 27 | 19.0 | tied for 20 | 17.0 |
 Colts2-4 | tied for 19 | 17.3 | 23 | 17.3 |
 Texans2-4 | 18 | 17.2 | 29 | 19.4 |
 Jaguars4-2 | tied for 5 | 12.8 | 32 | 20.7 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank