This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2026 Houston TexansW2026 Houston Texans↗

NFL · AFC South · 0–1 (.000) · 2nd in division · PF 31 · PA 36 · Coach DeMeco Ryans

◀ 2025

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

274C.J. Stroud

Rushing (yds)

Receiving (yds)

Sacks

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	73	52
EPA per play	+0.07	+0.23
Pass EPA per play	+0.04	+0.45
Rush EPA per play	+0.11	-0.13
Success rate	46.6%	40.4%
Pass rate	56.2%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play +0.01, success rate 44.5%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (17 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
2026-09-13	1	vs Buffalo Bills	L 31–36	0–1	Reliant Stadium
2026-09-20	2	vs Cincinnati Bengals			Reliant Stadium
2026-09-27	3	@ Indianapolis Colts			Lucas Oil Stadium
2026-10-04	4	vs Dallas Cowboys			Reliant Stadium
2026-10-11	5	@ Tennessee Titans			Nissan Stadium
2026-10-18	6	@ Jacksonville Jaguars			Wembley Stadium
2026-10-25	7	vs New York Giants			Reliant Stadium
2026-11-08	9	@ Los Angeles Chargers			SoFi Stadium
2026-11-15	10	@ Cleveland Browns			Huntington Bank Field
2026-11-19	11	vs Indianapolis Colts			Reliant Stadium
2026-11-29	12	vs Baltimore Ravens			Reliant Stadium
2026-12-06	13	@ Pittsburgh Steelers			Acrisure Stadium
2026-12-13	14	@ Washington Commanders			Northwest Stadium
2026-12-20	15	vs Jacksonville Jaguars			Reliant Stadium
2026-12-24	16	@ Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field
2027-01-04	17	@ Green Bay Packers			Lambeau Field
2027-01-10	18	vs Tennessee Titans			Reliant Stadium

Roster (94)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
7	C.J. Stroud	QB	6-3	218	Ohio State	3	ACT
10	Davis Mills	QB	6-4	225	Stanford	5	ACT
16	Mark Gronowski	QB	6-2	226	Iowa; South Dakota	0	DEV
18	Graham Mertz	QB	6-2	216	Florida; Wisconsin	1	RES
4	Woody Marks	RB	5-10	208	USC; Mississippi State	1	ACT
25	Jawhar Jordan	RB	5-10	186	Louisville; Syracuse	2	DEV
26	Noah Whittington	RB	5-8	203	Oregon; Western Kentucky	0	DEV
31	Deuce Vaughn	RB	5-5	185	Kansas State	3	CUT
32	David Montgomery	RB	5-11	230	Iowa State	7	ACT
42	Owen Wright	RB	5-9	217	Monmouth; William & Mary	3	CUT
44	British Brooks	RB	5-11	225	North Carolina	2	ACT
1	Tank Dell	WR	5-10	165	Houston; Independence Comm. College; Alabama A&M	3	RES
12	Nico Collins	WR	6-4	222	Michigan	5	ACT
13	Jaylin Noel	WR	5-11	200	Iowa State	1	ACT
14	Treyvhon Saunders	WR		190		0	CUT
17	Daniel Sobkowicz	WR	6-3	205	Illinois State	0	DEV
19	Xavier Hutchinson	WR	6-3	210	Iowa State	3	ACT
81	Jayden Higgins	WR	6-4	215	Iowa State; Eastern Kentucky	1	RES
82	Mitchell Tinsley	WR	6-1	205	Penn State; Western Kentucky	3	DEV
82	Lewis Bond	WR	5-11	190	Boston College	0	DEV
85	Josh Kelly	WR	6-1	192	Texas Tech; Washington State; Fresno State	1	DEV
88	Kayshon Boutte	WR	5-11	203	LSU	3	ACT
89	Jared Wayne	WR	6-3	210	Pittsburgh	3	ACT
8	Cade Stover	TE	6-4	251	Ohio State	2	ACT
9	Brevin Jordan	TE	6-3	245	Miami	5	ACT
47	Louis Hansen	TE		240		0	CUT
49	Layne Pryor	TE		266		1	CUT
83	Marlin Klein	TE	6-6	250	Michigan	0	ACT
84	Zaire Mitchell-Paden	TE	6-5	257	Florida Atlantic	4	DEV
86	Dalton Schultz	TE	6-5	242	Stanford	8	ACT
87	Foster Moreau	TE	6-4	250	LSU	7	ACT
2	Calen Bullock	DB	6-3	190	USC	2	ACT
3	Kamari Lassiter	DB	6-0	180	Georgia	2	ACT
5	Jalen Pitre	DB	6-0	200	Baylor	4	ACT
6	Reed Blankenship	DB	6-1	203	Middle Tennessee State	4	ACT
11	Tremon Smith	DB	6-0	190	Central Arkansas	8	ACT
20	Ja'Marcus Ingram	DB	6-2	190	Buffalo; Texas Tech	4	RES
22	Jaylin Smith	DB	5-11	190	USC	1	ACT
24	Derek Stingley Jr.	DB	6-1	195	LSU	4	ACT
27	Kamari Ramsey	DB	6-0	204	USC; UCLA	0	ACT
28	Alijah Huzzie	DB	5-10	195	North Carolina; East Tennessee State	1	DEV
29	M.J. Stewart	DB	5-11	205	North Carolina	8	RES
34	Bryce Hall	DB	6-1	202	Virginia	6	DEV
36	George Odum	DB	6-1	202	Central Arkansas	8	DEV
37	Collin Wright	DB	6-0	195	Stanford	0	ACT
41	Stephen Hall	DB		199		0	CUT
50	Solomon Byrd	DL	6-3	250	USC; Wyoming	2	RES
51	Will Anderson Jr.	DL	6-4	243	Alabama	3	ACT
55	Danielle Hunter	DL	6-5	263	LSU	11	ACT
58	Kyonte Hamilton	DL	6-4	304	Rutgers	1	RES
62	Junior Tafuna	DL	6-3	305	Utah	1	DEV
63	Jaden Crumedy	DL	6-4	309	Mississippi State	2	ACT
72	Tommy Togiai	DL	6-2	296	Ohio State	5	ACT
73	Dominic Bailey	DL	6-3	292	Tennessee	0	DEV
74	Sabastian Harsh	DL	6-2	255	N.C. State; Wyoming	0	ACT
78	Derek Parish	DL	6-2	245	Houston	3	CUT
90	Jadeveon Clowney	DL	6-5	266	South Carolina	12	ACT
92	Dylan Horton	DL	6-4	275	TCU	3	RES
93	Kayden McDonald	DL	6-3	326	Ohio State	0	ACT
94	Dominique Robinson	DL	6-5	275	Miami (Ohio)	4	ACT
95	Ali Gaye	DL	6-6	265	LSU; Garden City CC; Arizona Western	3	RES
96	Logan Hall	DL	6-6	283	Houston	4	ACT
97	Mario Edwards	DL	6-3	280	Florida State	11	ACT
98	Sheldon Rankins	DL	6-2	305	Louisville	10	ACT
15	Ka'imi Fairbairn	K	6-0	183	UCLA	10	ACT
0	Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	6-2	228	Florida Atlantic	7	ACT
14	Marte Mapu	LB	6-3	230	Sacramento State	3	CUT
30	Wade Woodaz	LB	6-4	235	Clemson	0	ACT
33	Jacob Hummel	LB	6-1	229	Iowa State	4	ACT
35	Jake Hansen	LB	6-1	230	Illinois	4	ACT
39	Henry To'oTo'o	LB	6-2	228	Alabama; Tennessee	3	ACT
43	Chris Braswell	LB	6-3	255	Alabama	2	DEV
45	E.J. Speed	LB	6-4	227	Tarleton State	7	RES
52	K.C. Ossai	LB	6-2	241	Louisiana	1	RES
56	Jamal Hill	LB	6-0	226	Oregon	2	DEV
59	Aiden Fisher	LB	6-1	231	Indiana; James Madison	0	ACT
40	Austin Brinkman	LS	6-4	241	West Virginia	1	ACT
57	Blake Fisher	OL	6-6	312	Notre Dame	2	ACT
58	Gavin Gerhardt	OL	6-4	235	Cincinnati	0	DEV
60	Jake Andrews	OL	6-3	308	Troy	3	ACT
62	Ka'ena Decambra	OL	6-3	308	Arizona; Hawaii	0	DEV
64	Febechi Nwaiwu	OL	6-4	319	Oklahoma; North Texas	0	ACT
66	Keylan Rutledge	OL	6-4	320	Georgia Tech; Middle Tennessee State	0	ACT
67	Evan Brown	OL	6-3	320	SMU	8	ACT
67	Max Pircher	OL	6-7	325		5	DEV
69	Ed Ingram	OL	6-3	307	LSU	4	ACT
70	James Neal III	OL	6-6	325	Iowa State; Independence Comm. College	0	DEV
71	Braden Smith	OL	6-6	312	Auburn	8	RES
71	Nathan Thomas	OL	6-5	330	Louisiana-Lafayette	2	ACT
75	Wyatt Teller	OL	6-4	315	Virginia Tech	8	ACT
76	Sam Hagen	OL	6-6	320	South Dakota State; North Dakota	0	RES
77	Trent Brown	OL	6-8	380	Florida; Georgia Military	11	ACT
79	Aireontae Ersery	OL	6-6	330	Minnesota	1	ACT
38	Kai Kroeger	P	6-4	213	South Carolina	1	ACT

Snap counts, regular season (47 players)

Player	Pos	G	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
Trent Brown	T	1	79	100%	0	0%	5	16%
Aireontae Ersery	T	1	79	100%	0	0%	5	16%
Ed Ingram	G	1	79	100%	0	0%	5	16%
Keylan Rutledge	C	1	79	100%	0	0%	5	16%
Evan Brown	C	1	79	100%	0	0%	0	0%
C.J. Stroud	QB	1	79	100%	0	0%	0	0%
Nico Collins	WR	1	57	72%	0	0%	0	0%
Dalton Schultz	TE	1	52	66%	0	0%	0	0%
Xavier Hutchinson	WR	1	44	56%	0	0%	0	0%
Woody Marks	RB	1	40	51%	0	0%	4	13%
David Montgomery	RB	1	39	49%	0	0%	0	0%
Kayshon Boutte	WR	1	36	46%	0	0%	0	0%
Foster Moreau	TE	1	35	44%	0	0%	6	19%
Jared Wayne	WR	1	25	32%	0	0%	10	32%
Cade Stover	TE	1	24	30%	0	0%	18	58%
Jaylin Noel	WR	1	24	30%	0	0%	6	19%
Blake Fisher	T	1	10	13%	0	0%	5	16%
Marlin Klein	TE	1	9	11%	0	0%	9	29%
Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	1	0	0%	58	100%	0	0%
Kamari Lassiter	CB	1	0	0%	58	100%	0	0%
Jalen Pitre	S	1	0	0%	58	100%	0	0%
Derek Stingley Jr.	CB	1	0	0%	58	100%	0	0%
Calen Bullock	S	1	0	0%	56	97%	0	0%
Reed Blankenship	S	1	0	0%	52	90%	4	13%
Will Anderson Jr.	DE	1	0	0%	51	88%	0	0%
Henry To'oTo'o	LB	1	0	0%	51	88%	0	0%
Danielle Hunter	DE	1	0	0%	45	78%	0	0%
Sheldon Rankins	DT	1	0	0%	41	71%	0	0%
Tommy Togiai	DT	1	0	0%	40	69%	6	19%
Logan Hall	DE	1	0	0%	22	38%	6	19%
Jadeveon Clowney	DE	1	0	0%	20	34%	0	0%
Mario Edwards	DT	1	0	0%	18	31%	6	19%
Jake Hansen	LB	1	0	0%	7	12%	26	84%
Dominique Robinson	DE	1	0	0%	2	3%	14	45%
Kamari Ramsey	S	1	0	0%	1	2%	16	52%
Jaylin Smith	CB	1	0	0%	0	0%	26	84%
Tremon Smith	CB	1	0	0%	0	0%	26	84%
George Odum	S	1	0	0%	0	0%	22	71%
Wade Woodaz	LB	1	0	0%	0	0%	22	71%
British Brooks	RB	1	0	0%	0	0%	18	58%
Jacob Hummel	LB	1	0	0%	0	0%	17	55%
Sabastian Harsh	DE	1	0	0%	0	0%	14	45%
Ka'imi Fairbairn	K	1	0	0%	0	0%	11	35%
Austin Brinkman	LS	1	0	0%	0	0%	9	29%
Kai Kroeger	P	1	0	0%	0	0%	9	29%
Jake Andrews	C	1	0	0%	0	0%	5	16%
Wyatt Teller	G	1	0	0%	0	0%	5	16%

Charting (FTN)

	Team	League
Charted plays	73
Play action	12.3%	13.9%
Pre-snap motion	43.8%	59.6%
No huddle	8.2%	7.1%
Blitzers faced per play	0.19	0.17
RPOs	4
Screens	3
Drops	0
Interception-worthy throws	0
Defenders in box faced	6.7

Every team, 2026 →

Trades in 2026 (4)

Date	Trade
2026-03-02	CLV → HST: 2026 round 5 HST → CLV: Tytus Howard
2026-03-02	DET → HST: David Montgomery HST → DET: Juice Scruggs, 2026 round 4, 2027 round 7
2026-03-10	HST → NOR: 2028 round 6 NOR → HST: Kai Kroeger, 2028 round 7
2026-04-07	HST → NWE: 2027 round 6 NWE → HST: Marte Mapu, 2027 round 7

Injury reports (4)