It was already a given the Houston Texans would have one of the NFL's stronger schedules, just based on their opponents.
The questions answered by the league's much-anticipated schedule release Wednesday night are when, and in what order.
For the Texans, it's 13 straight games before their bye week, then a brutal 10-day stretch of three games against playoff contenders.
They host the Miami Dolphins on Dec. 15 before traveling to face the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 21, a Saturday game on NBC. Then, just four days later, they host the Baltimore Ravens for a Christmas Day game on Netflix.