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2025 Houston Texans

The 2025 Houston Texans went 12–5, finishing 2nd in the AFC South, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 404 points and allowed 295.

Record
12–5
Home
7–2
Road & neutral
5–3
Points
404–295
AFC South
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 404 points, the 13th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 295, the second-fewest. Their point differential was +109.

How the season unfolded

The Texans started 1–3 and were 3–5 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 12–5.

Their longest winning streak was nine games, from Week 10 to Week 18.

Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 1 to Week 3.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 44–10 over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 5 (October 5, 2025).

Their heaviest loss was 28–16 to the New England Patriots in the Divisional round (January 18, 2026).

They shut out the Tennessee Titans (Week 4).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 7–5.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 5–1 against the AFC South, sweeping the Titans and the Colts and splitting with the Jaguars.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 4–4 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 30–6 on the road.

In the Divisional round, they lost to the New England Patriots 28–16 on the road.

Before and after

That was a two-win improvement on 2024, when they went 10–7.

Their 12 wins are tied for the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.

2025 schedule and results

2025 Houston Texans · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 7, 2025at Los Angeles RamsL 9–14
Week 2Sep 15, 2025vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 19–20
Week 3Sep 21, 2025at Jacksonville JaguarsL 10–17
Week 4Sep 28, 2025vs Tennessee TitansW 26–0
Week 5Oct 5, 2025at Baltimore RavensW 44–10
Week 7Oct 20, 2025at Seattle SeahawksL 19–27
Week 8Oct 26, 2025vs San Francisco 49ersW 26–15
Week 9Nov 2, 2025vs Denver BroncosL 15–18
Week 10Nov 9, 2025vs Jacksonville JaguarsW 36–29
Week 11Nov 16, 2025at Tennessee TitansW 16–13
Week 12Nov 20, 2025vs Buffalo BillsW 23–19
Week 13Nov 30, 2025at Indianapolis ColtsW 20–16
Week 14Dec 7, 2025at Kansas City ChiefsW 20–10
Week 15Dec 14, 2025vs Arizona CardinalsW 40–20
Week 16Dec 21, 2025vs Las Vegas RaidersW 23–21
Week 17Dec 27, 2025at Los Angeles ChargersW 20–16
Week 18Jan 4, 2026vs Indianapolis ColtsW 38–30
Wild CardJan 12, 2026at Pittsburgh SteelersW 30–6
DivisionalJan 18, 2026at New England PatriotsL 16–28

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2025 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.