The fine folks at Sharp Football Analysis released their strength of schedule ahead of next week’s official schedule release. In that, they have your Houston Texans landing in the 7th toughest spot overall.
Houston Texans 2026 home opponents
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Baltimore Ravens
Buffalo Bills
Cincinnati Bengals
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Houston Texans 2026 away opponents
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Cleveland Browns
Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles Chargers
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Washington Commanders
Image courtesy of Sharp Football Analysis
That brings us to the weekend poll.
Based on this strength of schedule are you more or less confident in the 2026 Houston Texans?
While there are some tough teams on the schedule, the old mantra still applies: If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best.
To that end, anyone who wants to be better, has to make it past Will Anderson Jr., Derek Stingley Jr. and the scary good Houston defense.
If Nick Caley can properly operate his Erhardt-Perkins offense, some of these games are likely to be major blowouts, including at least 1 blowout/shutout.
But, games are played on the field, not on paper/screens. We all have to wait til September to see how this all really starts to play out in reality.