2021 Houston Texans schedule: Times and dates announced

The Houston Texans announced their full 2021 NFL schedule, which includes bouts with the AFC East, games with the NFC West, and AFC South showdowns.

The Houston Texans announced their full 2021 NFL schedule.

It was known earlier Wednesday that the Texans would host the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1 at NRG Stadium. It is the first time the Texans will open up at home since 2017, when they incidentally played the Jaguars.

However, the Texans and Jaguars will both be debuting new coaches as David Culley will see his first action on the sidelines going against Urban Meyer. Both are rookie coaches, but had different routes to getting the top jobs for their respective clubs.

As the Texans work through their roster challenges, including who will be the starting quarterback, Houston takes on the rest of the AFC South, the AFC East, the NFC West, their same-place finishers — Los Angeles Chargers and Cleveland Browns — and the new 17th game, which will be against the Carolina Panthers.

Here is a look at the entire Texans schedule.

Week Date Opponent Time
1 Sept. 12 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00 p.m. CT
2 Sept. 19 at Cleveland Browns 12:00 p.m. CT
3 Sept. 23 vs. Carolina Panthers 7:20 p.m. CT
4 Oct. 3 at Buffalo Bills 12:00 p.m. CT
5 Oct. 10 vs. New England Patriots 12:00 p.m. CT
6 Oct. 17 at Indianapolis Colts 12:00 p.m. CT
7 Oct. 24 Arizona Cardinals 3:25 p.m. CT
8 Oct. 31 vs. Los Angeles Rams 12:00 p.m. CT
9 Nov. 7 at Miami Dolphins 12:00 p.m. CT
10 BYE WEEK
11 Nov. 21 at Tennessee Titans 12:00 p.m. CT
12 Nov. 28 vs. New York Jets 12:00 p.m. CT
13 Dec. 5 vs. Indianapolis Colts 12:00 p.m. CT
14 Dec. 12 vs. Seattle Seahawks 12:00 p.m. CT
15 Dec. 19 at Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00 p.m. CT
16 Dec. 26 vs. Los Angeles Chargers 12:00 p.m. CT
17 Jan. 2 at San Francisco 49ers 3:05 p.m. CT
18 Jan. 9 vs. Tennessee Titans 12:00 p.m. CT

 

The Week 18 game has a little bit of a twist to it:

“We’re just kind of getting started here,” general manager Nick Caserio said at the Texans’ charity golf classic on Monday. “Football season is just about to start. We’re excited about the opportunity in front of us and I think that’s the most important thing is just focus on today and just keep moving forward.”

All games will be broadcast on the radio in Houston on Sports Radio 610 [KILT-AM] and across the Texans Radio Network.