Are the Houston Texans playing today?
Will the Houston Texans be on the field Sunday for Week 4?
The Texans look to stop the bleeding and pick up their first win against the Dallas Cowboys on the weekend of the team's 25th anniversary. Houston has started slowly out of the gate in the DeMeco Ryans era, going 0-3 in back-to-back seasons, but an 0-4 loss would almost certainly end any playoff chatter behind an elite defense.
The Texans’ Week 4 showdown between the Lone Star State foes will air on FOX at 12 p.m. CT on Sunday afternoon. The television commentators for the game are Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst) and Pam Oliver(sideline).
Everything that could have gone wrong at Lucas Oil Stadium in Week 3 did for DeMeco Ryans and Co. as the Indianapolis Colts ended their nine-game losing streak with a 19-17 victory. Quarterback C.J. Stroud threw for 167 yards and had a touchdown pass, but the run game stalled for a second straight week behind uncreative play-calling from second-year coordinator Nick Caley.
The Texans' defense struggled to slow down Daniel Jones in the first quarter, but eventually found a rhythm to shake him. Will Anderson Jr. recorded two strip sacks that were recovered by the offense, including one on Indianapolis' opening drive.
In the fourth quarter, Anderson took his game to new levels, strip-sacking Jones a second time to give the offense a chance to take the lead. Stroud delivered, converting multiple throws to get Houston in the red zone, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run by Woody Marks.
All the defense had to do was force a stop and it would have led to a win. Instead, poor clock management from Ryans and a couple of throws from Jones set up the game-winning field goal from Spencer Shrader.
As for the Cowboys, they're sitting at 1-2 following a heartbreaking loss against the Baltimore Ravens in Rio. After Brandon Aubrey tied the game at 31 with nine seconds remaining, most assumed the game would go to overtime. However, two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson found Zay Flowers for a 21-yard gain to set up the game-winning 56-yard field goal from Tyler Loop as time expired.
Before Houston hits the field for what feels like a must-win game to avoid missing the playoffs, here's a look at the Texans' 2026 schedule and game information for Week 4 vs. Dallas.
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Below is Houston's regular-season schedule.
Week 1: Sunday, September 13, Noon CT: vs. Buffalo Bills - L 36-31
Week 2: Sunday, September 20, Noon CT: vs. Cincinnati Bengals - L 20-6
Week 4: Sunday, October 4, Noon CT: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 6: Sunday, October 19, 8:30 a.m.: at Jacksonville Jaguars (London)
Week 7: Sunday, October 25, 9 p.m. CT: vs. New York Giants
Week 9: Sunday, November 8, 3:00 p.m. CT: at Los Angeles Chargers
Week 11: Thursday, November 19, 7:20 p.m. CT: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 12: Thursday, November 29, Noon: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 13: Sunday, December 6, 7:20 p.m. CT: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 15: Sunday, December 20, Noon CT: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 16: Thursday, December 24, 7:15 p.m. CT: at Philadelphia Eagles (Amazon Prime)
Week 17: Monday, January 4, 7:20 p.m. CT: at Green Bay Packers
Week 18: TBD: vs. Tennessee Titans
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