2021 Houston Texans season
| 2021 Houston Texans season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Janice and D. Cal McNair |
| Head coach | David Culley |
| General manager | Nick Caserio |
| Home field | NRG Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–13 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC South |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Uniform | |
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The 2021 season was the Houston Texans' 20th season in the National Football League and their first and only under head coach David Culley.
Draft[change | change source]
| 2021 Houston Texans draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 67 | Davis Mills | QB | Stanford | |
| 3 | 89 | Nico Collins | WR | Michigan | from Cleveland via Carolina |
| 5 | 147 | Brevin Jordan | TE | Miami (FL) | |
| 5 | 170 | Garret Wallow | LB | TCU | from Cleveland via Jacksonville and L.A. Rams |
| 6 | 195 | Roy Lopez | DT | Arizona | from Dallas via New England |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Regular season[change | change source]
Schedule[change | change source]
The Texans' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 37–21 | 1–0 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 19 | at Cleveland Browns | L 21–31 | 1–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 23 | Carolina Panthers | L 9–24 | 1–2 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | October 3 | at Buffalo Bills | L 0–40 | 1–3 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 10 | New England Patriots | L 22–25 | 1–4 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 17 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 3–31 | 1–5 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 24 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 5–31 | 1–6 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 31 | Los Angeles Rams | L 22–38 | 1–7 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 7 | at Miami Dolphins | L 9–17 | 1–8 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | Bye | |||||
| 11 | November 21 | at Tennessee Titans | W 22–13 | 2–8 | Nissan Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 28 | New York Jets | L 14–21 | 2–9 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 5 | Indianapolis Colts | L 0–31 | 2–10 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 12 | Seattle Seahawks | L 13–33 | 2–11 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 19 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 30–16 | 3–11 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
| 16 | December 26 | Los Angeles Chargers | W 41–29 | 4–11 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | January 2 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 7–23 | 4–12 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
| 18 | January 9 | Tennessee Titans | L 25–28 | 4–13 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings[change | change source]
Division[change | change source]
| AFC South | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (1) Tennessee Titans | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 419 | 354 | W3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 451 | 365 | L2 |
| Houston Texans | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 280 | 452 | L2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 253 | 457 | W1 |
Conference[change | change source]
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division winners | |||||||||||
| 1[a] | Tennessee Titans | South | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .472 | .480 | W3 |
| 2[a] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .538 | .517 | W1 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bills | East | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .472 | .428 | W4 |
| 4 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .472 | .462 | L1 |
| Wild cards | |||||||||||
| 5[b] | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .510 | .515 | W4 |
| 6[b] | New England Patriots | East | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .481 | .394 | L1 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .521 | .490 | W2 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
| 8[c] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .495 | .431 | L2 |
| 9[c][d] | Miami Dolphins | East | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .464 | .379 | W1 |
| 10[c][d] | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .510 | .500 | L1 |
| 11[e] | Cleveland Browns | North | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .514 | .415 | W1 |
| 12[e] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 1–5 | 5–7 | .531 | .460 | L6 |
| 13 | Denver Broncos | West | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .484 | .357 | L4 |
| 14[f] | New York Jets | East | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 4–8 | .512 | .426 | L2 |
| 15[f] | Houston Texans | South | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .498 | .397 | L2 |
| 16 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .512 | .569 | W1 |
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