Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports All our predictions for the roster during the Houston Texans schedule are based on the team keeping and starting these key players.
Houston Texans roster outlook
QB – Davis Mills , Kyle AllenRB – Dameon Pierce, Rex Burkhead, Eno Benjamin, Dare Ogunbowale, Royce FreemanWR – Brandin Cooks, Nico Collins, Phillip Dorsett, Chris Moore, Tyron JohnsonTE – Brevin Jordan, Pharaoh Brown, O.J. Howard, OL – Laremy Tunsil, Justin McCray, Justin Britt, AJ Cann, Tytus Howard
With former Bears head coach and recent Houston Texans defensive coordinator, Lovie Smith taking over, starting quarterback Davis Mills will not be forced to learn a completely new system in his second season as the signal-caller.
On the defensive side, the team drafted the next best cornerback in the draft after Ahmad Gardner , Derek Stingley, Jr ., to help bolster the defense and give them a much-needed secondary ace to help turn the team’s fortunes around in 2022.
2022 Houston Texans schedule: Season results
Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports Week 1 — Houston Texans tie Indianapolis Colts, 20-20
Week 2 — Houston Texans fall to Denver Broncos 16-9
Date Opponent Time (ET) TV Sunday, Sep. 18 Broncos 16, Texans 9 4:25 PM CBS
Week 3: — Houston Texans come up short 23-20 to Chicago Bears
Week 4 — Houston Texans dominated by Los Angeles Chargers, 34-24
Week 5 — Houston Texans get first win of 2022 over Jacksonville Jaguars, 13-6
Date Opponent Time (ET) TV Sunday, Oct. 9 Texans 13, Jaguars 6 1:00 PM CBS
Week 7 — Houston Texans get smashed by Las Vegas Raiders, 38-20
Date Opponent Time (ET) TV Sunday, Oct. 23 Raiders 38, Texans 20 4:05 PM CBS
Week 8 — Houston Texans fall short to Tennessee Titans, 17-20
Week 9 — Houston Texans lose to the Philadelphia Eagles, 29-17
Date Opponent Time (ET) TV Thursday, Nov. 3 Eagles 29, Texans 17 8:15 PM PRIME TV
Week 10 — Houston Texans outworked by New York Giants, 24-16
Week 11 — Houston Texans fall to Commanders, 23-10
Date Opponent Time (ET) TV Sunday, Nov. 20 Commanders 1:00 PM FOX
Week 12 — Houston Texans battered by Dolphins, 30-15
Week 13 — Houston Texans beat down by Cleveland Browns, 27-14
Date Opponent Time (ET) TV Sunday, Dec. 4 Browns 27, Texans 14 1:00 PM CBS
Week 14: Houston Texans no match for Dallas Cowboys
Date Opponent Time (ET) TV Sunday, Dec. 11 Cowboys 27, Texans 23 1:00 PM FOX
Week 15 — Houston Texans come up short against Chiefs, 30-24
Week 16 — Houston Texans beat Tennessee Titans, 19-14
Date Opponent Time (ET) TV Saturday, Dec. 24 Texans 19, Titans 14 1:00 PM CBS
Week 17 — Houston Texans lose to Jacksonville Jaguars, 31-3
Date Opponent Time (ET) TV Sunday, Jan. 1 Jaguars 31, Texans 3 1:00 PM CBS
Week 18 — Houston Texans earn surprise season final win versus Colts, 32-31
Houston Texans schedule result: 3-13-1
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