The Houston Texans will be playing in four primetime games in the 2024 season, including a Christmas Day game against the Baltimore Ravens and a Monday night game against their in-state rival, the Dallas Cowboys.
HOUSTON (KIAH) — The Houston Texans will be playing in four primetime games in the 2024 season, including a Christmas Day game against the Baltimore Ravens and a Monday night game against their in-state rival, the Dallas Cowboys.
The 2024 NFL schedule was released on Wednesday, and the Texans are one of the teams that will be featured in several national telecasts, including two Sunday Night Football games and one Monday Night Football game.
Under head coach DeMeco Ryans, the Texans are hoping to build on a successful 2023 campaign that saw them go 10-7 – a seven-win improvement from the 2022 season – and win the AFC South Division championship, along with a win over the Cleveland Browns in the AFC Wild Card round of the playoffs.
The team’s star power is why the Texans are featured in so many primetime games in 2024. Quarterback C.J. Stroud became the team’s heart and soul and was named the AFC Offensive Rookie of the Year. Linebacker Will Anderson Jr. was also named the AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Houston will play a Christmas Day game against Baltimore at NRG Stadium, which is a rematch of last season's AFC Divisional Playoff game which the Ravens beat Houston 34-10 in Baltimore. The game will be broadcasted on Netflix, who reached a three-year deal with the NFL to broadcast Christmas Day games.
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Week 1 will see the Texans open the season at Indianapolis to face the Colts. The Texans had to go into Indy on the last week of the season last year to get a win over the Colts to clinch the AFC South title.
The second week of the season will have the Texans back on primetime with a Sunday night game against the Chicago Bears at NRG Stadium. Then Houston will travel to Minnesota and Jacksonville in back-to-back weeks.
Week 5 will see the Buffalo Bills come to Houston, and that game will be a big one for new wide receiver Stephon Diggs, who will play against his old team after being traded in the offseason.
That’s followed by a Week 6 trip to New England and a Week 7 trip to Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc., to face the Packers before hosting Indianapolis at NRG on Week 8.
Then the Texans will have three straight primetime games, starting with a Thursday Night game at the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Halloween night. That’s followed with a Sunday night game at home against the Detroit Lions, who came close to winning the NFC title game.
Then on Nov. 18, Houston will travel up to Arlington to face the Cowboys for a Monday night battle of the two Texas NFL teams.
The Texans will host the Tennessee Titans on the Sunday after Thanksgiving followed by a road game at Jacksonville. Then after a bye week, Houston will travel to Miami to face the Dolphins on Dec. 15.
Houston will face the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in a Saturday game on Dec. 21, before the short week to play Baltimore on Christmas Day, followed by a road game at Nashville against the Titans to end the regular season.
For the preseason, Houston will face Chicago in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, Aug. 1 in Canton, Ohio. Then the Texans will play at Pittsburgh on Saturday, Aug. 9, then will have Saturday night home games against the New York Giants and the Los Angeles Rams on Aug. 17 and 24, respectively.
Here’s the full schedule for the Texans (bold games are AFC South games):
| Sept. 8 | at Indianapolis | 12 p.m. | CBS |
| Sept. 15 | vs. Chicago | 7:20 p.m. | NBC |
| Sept. 22 | at Minnesota | 12 p.m. | CBS |
| Sept. 29 | vs. Jacksonville | 12 p.m. | CBS |
| Oct. 6 | vs. Buffalo | 12 p.m. | CBS |
| Oct. 13 | at New England | 12 p.m. | CBS |
| Oct. 20 | at Green Bay | 12 p.m. | CBS |
| Oct. 27 | vs. Indianapolis | 12 p.m. | CBS |
| Oct. 31 | at N.Y. Jets (Thursday) | 7:15 p.m. | Amazon Prime |
| Nov. 10 | vs. Detroit | 7:20 p.m. | NBC |
| Nov. 18 | at Dallas (Monday) | 7:15 p.m. | ESPN |
| Nov. 24 | vs. Tennessee | 12 p.m. | CBS |
| Dec. 1 | at Jacksonville | 12 p.m. | FOX |
| WEEK 14 | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| Dec. 15 | at Miami | 12 p.m. | CBS |
| Dec. 21 | at Kansas City (Saturday) | 12 p.m. | NBC |
| Dec. 25 | vs. Baltimore (Wednesday/Christmas) | 3:30 p.m. | Netflix |
| WEEK 18 | at Tennessee | TBD | TBD |
