Houston Texans 2026 Travel Schedule

Houston Texans travel miles 2026 by week

Home: NRG Stadium, Houston. Miles are round trips from home. Body clock shows the kickoff in Houston time, so you can see how early or late the game feels to the Texans.

Miles (round trip):

27,380

Short weeks (under 7 days rest):

2

Early kickoffs (before 11 a.m. body clock):

1

Longest road trip (games):

2

Longest home gap (days):

25

Time zones crossed:

13

International games:

1

Houston Texans short weeks 2026

• Week 11, vs Indianapolis Colts: 4 days after the previous game.
• Week 16, at Philadelphia Eagles: 4 days after the previous game, 2,680 miles round trip.

How NFL travel miles are calculated

Each road game counts as its own round trip from the team’s home stadium, even when a team plays consecutive road games. Home games count zero. Neutral-site and international games are measured from home. MockSlate measures each trip from NRG Stadium as the crow flies, rounded to ten miles. All 32 teams ranked →

Houston Texans rest advantage 2026 by week

Since 2002, home teams win 56% of games with even rest. With a rest edge of three days or more that rises to 58%. On the short side of three days or more it drops to 53%.

A positive number means Houston has more rest than its opponent; a negative number means the opponent has more rest. Week 1 has no comparison because neither team has played yet. Thursday games are often even because both teams are coming off the same short week.

Houston has a net rest advantage of 9 days across the 2026 schedule, ranking 4th in the league.

Houston Texans games off a bye 2026

• Week 9, at Los Angeles Chargers: 14 days of rest against the opponent’s 7, an edge of +7.

NFL win rate by rest advantage since 2002

Here’s how NFL teams have actually performed with different amounts of rest since 2002. The table groups games by how many more, or fewer, rest days the home team had than its opponent. The Even line is the normal home-field baseline.

Sample: 5,838 regular-season games from 2002 to 2025 where rest could be calculated for both teams. Week 1 is excluded.

Houston Texans hardest stretch of the 2026 schedule

The Texans’ hardest three-game stretch is Weeks 15 to 17: JAX, @PHI, @GB, at an average model win chance of 46%, 21st hardest three-game run in the league. The ranking uses MockSlate’s projected win chances, which already account for home field and rest.

Remaining schedule: opponents .432, 31st hardest by record; favored in 7 of 10.

Playoff picture: alive, magic number 14 for the division.

Who Texans fans should root for this week →

The Texans’ record in cold and hot weather since 1999 →

These are MockSlate model numbers, not sportsbook lines. All 32 teams ranked by hardest stretch →

Houston Texans primetime games 2026 and since 2002

The Texans have 4 primetime games in 2026, tied for 11th most in the league, and have averaged 2.1 per season since 2002. That matches the 2025 count. Their primetime record since 2002 is 20-30 (40.0%). Week 18's game time has not been announced yet.

Which Texans games can still be flexed →

Windows: Thursday night, Sunday night, Monday night, and other night windows (the opener, holiday nights, Saturday night). Lines are MockSlate model numbers from the current ratings snapshot, not sportsbook lines. All 32 teams by primetime games → Every Texans primetime and holiday game since 1966 →