AFC South · Team dossier

Houston Texans

2-4 in the 2026 regular season so far · points 144–143

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Metric	Value	Comparison	Games	Evidence
Blown double-digit leads	1	Tied 3rd-most of 32 teams	5	Strong sample
Late fourth-quarter losses	0	Tied 14th-most of 32 teams	5	Strong sample
Giveaways	1	Tied 31st-most of 32 teams	5	Strong sample
Giveaway rate	0.33%	31st-highest of 32 teams	5	Strong sample
Turnover margin	+5	Tied 27th-worst of 32 teams	5	Strong sample
Longest losing run	3	Tied 6th-longest of 32 teams	5	Strong sample
Points allowed per game	21.4	21st-most of 32 teams	5	Strong sample
Points scored per game	22.6	15th-fewest of 32 teams	5	Strong sample
Scoring margin per game	+1.2	Tied 16th-worst of 32 teams	5	Strong sample
Sack rate allowed	5.7%	17th-highest of 32 teams	5	Strong sample
Win percentage	2-3 (.400)	Tied 9th-worst of 32 teams	5	Strong sample
Penalty yards per game	64.4	11th-most of 32 teams	5	Strong sample

Misery Timeline

Dated evidence

Oct 4, 2026 · Blown lead
Blew a 10-point lead vs Dallas Cowboys
Lost 30-34 after leading by 10.
Oct 4, 2026 · Losing run
4 straight losses
Sep 13, 2026 to Oct 4, 2026
Sep 13, 2026 · Late loss
Late loss to Buffalo Bills
Led or tied (31-30) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 31-36.
Nov 2, 2025 · Late loss
Late loss to Denver Broncos
Led or tied (15-15) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 15-18.
Sep 21, 2025 · Late loss
Late loss to Jacksonville Jaguars
Led or tied (10-10) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 10-17.
Sep 21, 2025 · Losing run
3 straight losses
Sep 7, 2025 to Sep 21, 2025
Dec 25, 2024 · Blowout loss
Lost by 29 to Baltimore Ravens
2-31 · Week 17
Nov 10, 2024 · Blown lead
Blew a 16-point lead vs Detroit Lions
Lost 23-26 after leading by 16.
Sep 22, 2024 · Blowout loss
Lost by 27 to Minnesota Vikings
7-34 · Week 3
Dec 10, 2023 · Blowout loss
Lost by 24 to New York Jets
6-30 · Week 14
Oct 29, 2023 · Late loss
Late loss to Carolina Panthers
Led or tied (13-12) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 13-15.
Jan 1, 2023 · Blowout loss
Lost by 28 to Jacksonville Jaguars
3-31 · Week 17
Dec 18, 2022 · Late loss
Late loss to Kansas City Chiefs
Led or tied (24-24) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 24-30.
Dec 18, 2022 · Losing run
9 straight losses
Oct 23, 2022 to Dec 18, 2022
Dec 11, 2022 · Late loss
Late loss to Dallas Cowboys
Led or tied (23-20) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 23-27.
Oct 23, 2022 · Blowout loss
Lost by 18 to Las Vegas Raiders
20-38 · Week 7
Oct 2, 2022 · Losing run
3 straight losses
Sep 18, 2022 to Oct 2, 2022
Sep 25, 2022 · Late loss
Late loss to Chicago Bears
Led or tied (20-20) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 20-23.
Dec 12, 2021 · Losing run
3 straight losses
Nov 28, 2021 to Dec 12, 2021
Dec 12, 2021 · Blowout loss
Lost by 20 to Seattle Seahawks
13-33 · Week 14
Dec 5, 2021 · Blowout loss
Lost by 31 to Indianapolis Colts
0-31 · Week 13
Nov 28, 2021 · Blown lead
Blew a 11-point lead vs New York Jets
Lost 14-21 after leading by 11.
Nov 7, 2021 · Losing run
8 straight losses
Sep 19, 2021 to Nov 7, 2021
Oct 24, 2021 · Blowout loss
Lost by 26 to Arizona Cardinals
5-31 · Week 7
Oct 17, 2021 · Blowout loss
Lost by 28 to Indianapolis Colts
3-31 · Week 6
Oct 10, 2021 · Blown lead
Blew a 13-point lead vs New England Patriots
Lost 22-25 after leading by 13.
Oct 3, 2021 · Blowout loss
Lost by 40 to Buffalo Bills
0-40 · Week 4

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