Right now, the Houston Texans’ focus is built around winning a wild-card game on Saturday against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Then, all sights turn to securing the first divisional round victory in franchise history.
And if all goes according to plan, the Texans will look to punch their ticket to a Super Bowl and a date down in New Orleans with the NFC’s bell of the ball.
But now with the regular season over, Houston knows its path back to the postseason and a third consecutive AFC South division title for 2025. Unlike like year, there will be several usual suspects making a trip down to NRG Stadium next fall.
In addition to the six games in the AFC South, Houston will also play the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens again as conference champions.
Houston went 1-2 against the top three seeds, defeating the Bills in Week 5 while dropping back-to-back games on a short week to the Cheifs and Ravens.
Instead of facing off against the NFC North and AFC East, the Texans are paired with the NFC West and AFC West in the league’s rotation.
To close out the schedule, the Texans will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, bringing their home total to nine games next season. The Buccaneers also finished with a 10-7 record after clinching the NFC South.
This past season, Houston traveled to Arlington for a “Monday Night Football” bout with the Dallas Cowboys as the crosstown AFC-NFC matchup.
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