Houston Texans release 2014 schedule
The Houston Texans 2014 regular season schedule features back-to-back primetime games in Week 6 and 7 and three home games against teams that made the playoffs in 2013: Thursday night, Oct. 9 against the AFC South rival Indianapolis Colts, Nov. 2 against the Philadelphia Eagles and Nov. 23 against the Cincinnati Bengals. Houston will also play the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road on ESPN’s Monday Night Football on Oct. 20.
Bill O’Brien begins his tenure as Houston Texans head coach with a season-opening matchup at home against Washington at noon on Sunday, Sept. 7. It marks the third time in team history and first time since 2006 that the Texans will open the season against an NFC team. The Texans are tied with the Chicago Bears for the second-longest active winning streak in season openers at four and are 7-5 all-time in the first game of the season.
Road games against the Oakland Raiders on Sept. 14 and the New York Giants on Sept. 21 follow the Texans’ opener. The Texans return home in Week 4 to play the Buffalo Bills at noon on Sunday, Sept. 28 before heading north in Week 5 to play the Dallas Cowboys in another noon matchup on Oct. 5.
Houston debuts on CBS’ new Thursday night lineup at home against Indianapolis with a 7:25 p.m. kickoff on Oct. 9. The Texans then head to Pittsburgh for their Monday night tilt on Oct. 20 against the Steelers. It marks the third time in franchise history the team will play back-to-back primetime games, also doing so in 2010 and 2012.
An Oct. 26 matchup in Nashville against the Tennessee Titans and Nov. 2 home game against the Philadelphia Eagles precede the Texans’ open date on Nov. 9. The Texans return from their bye week on Nov. 16 to play Cleveland on the road for the first time since a 16-6 win against the Browns in 2008. On Nov. 23, the Texans will play host to the Cincinnati Bengals in a regular season contest for the first time since 35-6 win on Oct. 26, 2008. Houston defeated Cincinnati at home in the AFC Wild Card playoff in 2011 and 2012 and haven’t lost to the Bengals at home since Nov. 3, 2002.
Four of the last five games of the regular season are against AFC South foes, beginning with a visit from Tennessee on Nov. 30. The Texans head to the road the next two weeks, playing the Jacksonville Jaguars on Dec. 7 and at Indianapolis on Dec. 14. Houston closes the season with a pair of home games for the first time since 2006, against the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 21 and Jaguars on Dec. 28.
HOUSTON TEXANS 2014 SCHEDULE
PRESEASON
Day
Date
Opponent
TV Network
Kickoff Time
Saturday
Aug. 9
at Arizona Cardinals
KTRK-TV
7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Aug. 16
ATLANTA FALCONS
KTRK-TV
7:00 p.m.
Saturday
Aug. 23
at Denver Broncos
KTRK-TV
8:00 p.m.
Thursday
Aug. 28
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
KTRK-TV
7:00 p.m.
REGULAR SEASON
Day
Date
Opponent
TV Network
Kickoff Time
Sunday
Sept. 7
WASHINGTON REDSKINS
FOX
Noon
Sunday
Sept. 14
at Oakland Raiders
CBS
3:25 p.m.
Sunday
Sept. 21
at New York Giants
CBS
Noon
Sunday
Sept. 28
BUFFALO BILLS
CBS
Noon
Sunday
Oct. 5
at Dallas Cowboys
CBS
Noon
Thursday
Oct. 9
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS#
CBS
7:25 p.m.
Monday
Oct. 20
at Pittsburgh Steelers#
ESPN
7:30 p.m.
Sunday
Oct. 26
at Tennessee Titans
CBS
Noon
Sunday
Nov. 2
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
FOX
Noon
Sunday
Nov. 9
BYE WEEK
Sunday
Nov. 16
at Cleveland Browns
CBS
Noon
Sunday
Nov. 23
CINCINNATI BENGALS
CBS
Noon
Sunday
Nov. 30
TENNESSEE TITANS
CBS
Noon
Sunday
Dec. 7
at Jacksonville Jaguars
CBS
Noon
Sunday
Dec. 14
at Indianapolis Colts
CBS
Noon
Sunday
Dec. 21
BALTIMORE RAVENS
CBS
Noon
Sunday
Dec. 28
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
CBS
Noon
Italic indicates games subject to flex scheduling. See the note below.
