2024 schedule released: Houston Texans game-by-game predictions

The Houston Texans have an All-Madden team on paper.

After a successful 2023 campaign, the team is looking to improve and go even deeper into the playoffs in 2024, albeit with a busier schedule. The schedule was released Wednesday evening, so I did my best to predict each game.

Week 1 at the Indianapolis Colts – W

The Texans are on their way to start the 2024 season and will face the Colts who will likely have quarterback Anthony Richardson returning from injury. Still, the Texans appear to be a much better team and should come away with the victory.

Week 2 vs. Chicago Bears – W

The Texans return home and face the Chicago Bears and rookie quarterback Caleb Williams. The Bears should be improved starting in 2023, but the Texans will be able to handle them quite easily here in Week 2.

Week 3 at Minnesota Vikings – W

Houston will likely get another rookie quarterback in back-to-back weeks as they travel to Minnesota in Week 3. The Vikings would probably be a better team if they decided to keep Kirk Cousins, but instead they rolled the dice with JJ McCarthy. Look for the Texans to pick up an easy win here on the road.

Week 4 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars – W

The Jags are a mystery heading into 2024, and it will remain to be seen if they can put together a full season of solid play. The Texans are clearly the better team, and being at home, they will get the victory.

Week 5 vs. Buffalo Bills – W

Ahh yes, the revenge game for receiver Stefon Diggs. It will be interesting to see what the Bills will look like offensively with a restructured wide room, but without really understanding if they are still a team to be reckoned with, the Texans will pull out a close win at home.

Week 6 at New England Patriots – W

Easy W. That’s all that needs to be said. The Patriots are in the midst of a rebuild and don’t appear to have any direction following the departure of head coach Bill Belichick.

Week 7 at Green Bay Packers – L

Houston will travel to Lambeau Field in Week 7 to face a hostile environment. The Packers are a promising team that finished strong in 2023 and will likely hand the Texans their first loss of the season.

Week 8 vs. Indianapolis Colts – W

The second meeting between these two teams should be closer than the first week, but I still consider the Texans to be the stronger team overall. The Colts should improve from last season, as should the Texans.

Week 9 at New York Jets – L

The Texans’ second loss of the season came in Week 9 when they faced the Jets in New York. The Texans are the better team, but going on the road against a team likely led by Aaron Rodgers can lead to some issues, especially with the Jets having one of the most elite defenses in the league.

Week 10 vs. Detroit Lions – W

It’s a great match. The Lions are coming off the NFC Championship Game and should create a formidable opponent. Luckily for the Texans, they’ll get these surging Lions at home, which will ultimately result in a W.

Week 11 at Dallas Cowboys – W

The Dallas Cowboys are the inferior team in Texas, and that’s no mistake. The question marks surrounding Dak Prescott’s future, along with the Cowboys’ inability to significantly improve from their 2023 campaign, will result in a blowout victory for the Texans in Jerry’s World.

Week 12 vs. Tennessee Titans -W

The Texans will play their first matchup against the Titans at home in the second half of the season. The Titans have made some changes this offseason and are looking to have a new identity that could lead to better results. However, they will be on the road in this one and will fall into H-Town.

Week 13 at the Jacksonville Jaguars – W

At this point in the season, we should know who the Jags are – not very good. The Jags have been mediocre since their exploits a few seasons ago, and even if they are at home, they probably won’t have much juice after seeing how the first part of their season is going.

Week 14 GOODBYE

Week 15 vs. Miami Dolphins – W

The Miami Dolphins will travel to Houston in Week 15 and will have a daunting task trying to compete with the Texans. Miami always seems to have a good month where they look like the best team in the league until they aren’t. The Texans should handle business here in a closely contested matchup.

Week 16 at Kansas City Chiefs – L

The Texans’ third loss of the season comes here against the defending Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. Until the Chiefs falter, they will always be favored. Being in KC late in the season will bring cooler weather and a motivated Chiefs team looking to finish strong before the playoffs.

Week 17 vs. Baltimore Ravens – W

This is the toughest stretch for the Texans, as they immediately come out of the Chiefs game and have to face the Ravens. This will be a great bounce-back game for the Texans, as they return home and contain Lamar Jackson.

Week 18 at Tennessee Titans – L

The Texans’ final game of the season ended in a road loss in Nashville. The Titans might contend for something here, while Houston probably won’t. As the Texans prepare for the playoffs, expect them to potentially rest some players here.

FINAL RECORD: 13-4

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