Houston Texans schedule poll

Jan 4, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans defensive tackle Tommy Togiai (72) celebrates with teammates after recovering a fumble for a touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts during the second half at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images | Thomas Shea-Imagn Images

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.