2021 Houston Texans season

2021 Houston Texans season
OwnerJanice and D. Cal McNair
Head coachDavid Culley
General managerNick Caserio
Home fieldNRG Stadium
Results
Record4–13
Division place3rd AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform

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

Main article: 2021 NFL Draft
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

Schedule

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

Division

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

AFC
# 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
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
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