The Texans kick off Bill O'Brien's fourth season Sept. 10 at NRG Stadium against AFC South-rival Jacksonville before making the first of four national television appearances Sept. 14 at Cincinnati, a Thursday night game on the NFL Network.
Other nationally televised games for the Texans are Kansas City (Oct. 8) at NRG Stadium, at Baltimore (Nov. 27) and Pittsburgh (Dec. 25) at NRG Stadium.
Games against the Chiefs (NBC) and Ravens (ESPN) are in prime time. The Steelers' game is Monday afternoon on Christmas Day and will be televised by NBC and the NFL Network and live-streamed on Amazon.