Houston Texans
Value$9.52BHeartbreak#17210.1Founded: 2002 · Metro Area: Houston · AFC · AFC South · Home: NRG Stadium
Rating through time
Where Houston Texans sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 2002 to 2026. Above average in 14 of 25 seasons.
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One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.
The Heartbreak Index10.1 · #172
The Blessed · Never won it, waiting since 2002
The Heartbreak Index10.1 · #172
The Blessed · Never won it, waiting since 2002
- First NFL title since 20023.9
- First NFL final appearance since 20021.9
playoff run died early, 2025 · playoff run died early, 2024 · playoff run died early, 2023 · playoff run died early, 2019
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Championships
Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.
No league championships yet.
Championship appearances
Every championship game appearance, win or loss. Solid chip = won; outlined chip = lost. Same pre-Super Bowl / Super Bowl color split as titles.
No championship game appearances.
All-time record
| Regular-season W-L-T | 174-214-1 |
| Win pct | 0.449 |
| Playoff record | 7-9-0 (0.438) |
| Championship appearances | 0 (0 wins) |
| Conference final appearances | 0 (0 wins) |
| Total seasons | 25 |
| .500 or better seasons | 13 |
| Most recent championship | — |
Stadium history
Grouped by physical building. Naming-rights eras nested.
NRG Stadium
2002-present- Reliant Stadium 2002-2014
- NRG Stadium 2015-2026
Season-by-season2002 to 2026 · 25 seasons · click to expandShow tableHide table
Show all 25 seasons
In-progress 2026 row pulled from ESPN public standings, refreshed hourly. Replaced by the canonical workbook row after the season concludes.
Top 12 games
Highest-rated games in franchise history by the site's Game Score (ELO) metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.
Award winners
League-wide awards held by Houston Texans players or coaches. Pulled from the AP, Bert Bell, Walter Payton, and Super Bowl MVP rolls. Plus 68 Pro Bowl selections all-time.
AP Defensive Player
- 2012J.J. Watt · DE
- 2014J.J. Watt · DE
- 2015J.J. Watt · DE
Bert Bell Award
- 2014J.J. Watt · DE
Walter Payton MOY
- 2017J.J. Watt · DE
AP Offensive Rookie
- 2023C.J. Stroud · QB
AP Defensive Rookie
- 2006DeMeco Ryans · MLB
- 2009Brian Cushing · LLB
- 2023Will Anderson Jr. · DE