Which teams have the Texans never played on Monday night?

Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Commanders. That is 16 of 31 opponents, 1970 through 2025, counting every Monday game as Primetime & Holiday History counts it.

Which opponents have the Texans never met outside a Sunday afternoon?

Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Washington Commanders: these pairings have met only in Sunday afternoon windows since 1966. Nothing on the 2026 schedule changes that.

Houston Texans Schedulegami: Every Opponent Never Faced in Primetime

The Texans have never faced 16 of their 31 possible opponents on Monday night, 22 on Sunday night, and 21 on Thursday night, through the 2025 season; 7 opponents have never met them in any of the three. 7 opponents have never met the Texans outside a Sunday afternoon window: Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Washington Commanders. The Texans have 2 schedulegamis on the 2026 schedule: Week 13 at Steelers Sunday night (scheduled); Week 17 at Packers Monday night (scheduled).

Every opponent, every matchup window

All 31 opponents, most meetings first. Each count is the number of games in that window, 1966 through 2025, and opens the head-to-head page; “never” means the pairing is open there, and “2026 first” means this season’s schedule carries their first.

Opponentopens the head-to-head	Meetingssince 1966	Mon nightsince 1970	Sun nightsince 1987	Thu nightsince 1978	Thanksgivingsince 1966	Christmassince 1966	Saturdaysince 1966	Kickoffsince 2002	Intlsince 2005	Fridaysince 1966	Wednesdayall-time
Colts	48	1	2	4	never	never	1	never	never	never	never
Jaguars	48	1	never	1	never	never	1	never	1	never	never
Titans	48	2	never	never	never	never	1	never	never	never	never
Ravens	14	2	never	never	never	1	never	never	never	never	1
Browns	14	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Chiefs	14	never	3	never	never	never	1	1	never	never	never
Raiders	13	1	never	never	never	never	never	never	1	never	never
Patriots	13	1	2	1	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Bills	12	never	never	1	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Bengals	12	1	never	1	never	never	1	never	never	never	never
Dolphins	12	never	never	1	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Broncos	11	1	never	1	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Jets	11	1	never	1	never	never	1	never	never	never	never
Chargers	10	1	never	never	never	never	1	never	never	never	never
Steelers	8	1	2026 first	never	never	1	never	never	never	never	never
Cardinals	7	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Panthers	7	never	never	1	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Bears	7	never	2	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Cowboys	7	1	2	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Buccaneers	7	1	never	never	never	never	1	never	never	never	never
Falcons	6	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Lions	6	never	1	never	2	never	never	never	never	never	never
Packers	6	2026 first	2	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Rams	6	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Vikings	6	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Saints	6	1	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Giants	6	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Eagles	6	never	never	2	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Seahawks	6	1	1	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
49ers	6	never	1	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Commanders	6	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never

Venue notes: primetime windows where every Texans meeting with that opponent has been in one city. A game in the other city would be a venue first, not a schedulegami.

The only Texans–Colts Monday night game was in Indianapolis, never in Houston.
The only Texans–Jaguars Monday night game was in Houston, never in Jacksonville.
All 2 Texans–Titans Monday night games have been in Houston, never in Tennessee.
The only Texans–Raiders Monday night game was in Mexico City, never in Houston.
The only Texans–Patriots Monday night game was in New England, never in Houston.
The only Bills–Texans Thursday night game was in Houston, never in Buffalo.
The only Bengals–Texans Monday night game was in Cincinnati, never in Houston.
The only Texans–Dolphins Thursday night game was in Houston, never in Miami.
The only Broncos–Texans Monday night game was in Denver, never in Houston.
The only Texans–Jets Monday night game was in New York, never in Houston.
The only Texans–Chargers Monday night game was in San Diego, never in Houston.
The only Texans–Steelers Monday night game was in Pittsburgh, never in Houston.
The only Panthers–Texans Thursday night game was in Houston, never in Carolina.
The only Cowboys–Texans Monday night game was in Dallas, never in Houston.
The only Texans–Buccaneers Monday night game was in Houston, never in Tampa Bay.
The only Lions–Texans Sunday night game was in Houston, never in Detroit.
The only Packers–Texans Monday night game was in Green Bay, never in Houston.
The only Texans–Saints Monday night game was in New Orleans, never in Houston.
The only Texans–Seahawks Monday night game was in Seattle, never in Houston.
The only Texans–49ers Sunday night game was in San Francisco, never in Houston.

Texans schedulegamis in 2026

Week2026	KickoffEastern	Gameaway at home	Firstin this window	Statusscheduled or final
13	Sun, Dec 6 · 8:20 PM ET	Texans at Steelers	Sunday night	scheduled
17	Mon, Jan 4 · 8:15 PM ET	Texans at Packers	Monday night	scheduled

2027 opponents and their open windows

The projected 2027 opponents from the Texans team page, with the windows each pairing has never played through the 2026 schedule. 3 opponents depend on Week 18 standings.

Opponent2027	Wherefor the Texans	How it's setformula	Open windowsthrough 2026	Statusof the matchup
Indianapolis Colts	home	Division (twice a year)	Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Indianapolis Colts	road	Division (twice a year)	Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Jacksonville Jaguars	home	Division (twice a year)	Sunday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Jacksonville Jaguars	road	Division (twice a year)	Sunday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Tennessee Titans	home	Division (twice a year)	Sunday night, Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Tennessee Titans	road	Division (twice a year)	Sunday night, Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
New England Patriots	home	Conference rotation	Thanksgiving, Christmas, Saturday, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
New York Jets	home	Conference rotation	Sunday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Atlanta Falcons	home	Interconference rotation	all ten windows	confirmed
Carolina Panthers	home	Interconference rotation	Monday night, Sunday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Saturday, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Buffalo Bills	road	Conference rotation	Monday night, Sunday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Saturday, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Miami Dolphins	road	Conference rotation	Monday night, Sunday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Saturday, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
New Orleans Saints	road	Interconference rotation	Sunday night, Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Saturday, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	road	Interconference rotation	Sunday night, Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Baltimore Ravens	road	Same-place finisher, AFC North	Sunday night, Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Saturday, Kickoff Game, International, Friday	pending Week 18 standings
Los Angeles Chargers	home	Same-place finisher, AFC West	Sunday night, Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	pending Week 18 standings
Los Angeles Rams	home	17th game (place-based)	all ten windows	pending Week 18 standings

Texans schedulegami FAQ

How many opponents have the Texans never faced in primetime?: 7 opponents have never met the Texans on Monday night, Sunday night, or Thursday night, 1966 through 2025: Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Washington Commanders. By window, the Texans have never faced 16 opponents on Monday night, 22 on Sunday night, and 21 on Thursday night.
Which teams have the Texans never played on Monday night?: Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Commanders. That is 16 of 31 opponents, 1970 through 2025, counting every Monday game as Primetime & Holiday History counts it.
Which opponents have the Texans never met outside a Sunday afternoon?: Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Washington Commanders: these pairings have met only in Sunday afternoon windows since 1966. Nothing on the 2026 schedule changes that.
How many schedulegamis do the Texans have on the 2026 schedule?: 2 games: Week 13 at Steelers Sunday night (scheduled); Week 17 at Packers Monday night (scheduled).

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About the data

A schedulegami is a game placed in a broadcast window where those two teams have never met before. The pair is unordered. Venue does not matter: a pairing that has only ever met on Sunday night in one city has still met on Sunday night, so the same game in the other city is not a schedulegami. Sunday afternoon windows are never a schedulegami. Two levels are tracked: window-level, the first time a pairing meets in one window, and standalone-level, the first time a pairing meets outside a Sunday afternoon window.

Game history is the same file as Primetime & Holiday History, regular season only, with franchises carried forward under their current names. Coverage by window: Monday night: since 1970, every Monday game as Slot History counts it; Sunday night: since 1987; Thursday night: all Thursday games since 1966 as Slot History counts them; the first non-Thanksgiving Thursday game in the data is 1978; the weekly package began in 2006; Thanksgiving: since 1966; Christmas: since 1966; Saturday: since 1966; Kickoff Game: since 2002; International: since 2005; Friday: since 1966; Wednesday: all-time. A Sunday international game with a verified 8 PM ET or later kickoff counts as International and Sunday night; two games qualify, the 2005 49ers at Cardinals game in Mexico City and the 2026 Vikings at 49ers game in Mexico City. Schedulegami is a MockSlate term, first published September 2026.

Updated: September 9, 2026 · open primetime pairings for the Texans: 57 of 93