5 teams the Texans have the best record against in the NFL

The Houston Texans have only been in the NFL since 2002, which means they don’t have much history with some teams in the league. With that said, let’s look at the teams they’ve had the most success against in the NFL, according to Pro Football Reference.

It’s usually difficult for division rivals to appear on these lists due to how often the two teams play and how division games tend to play out. That being said, the Texans were successful against fellow AFC South side Jacksonville, winning 29 of their 44 games against the Jaguars.

The Texans won nine straight games against the Jags from 2018 through the end of the 2022 season. The Jaguars’ longest winning streak against Houston was a three-game winning streak that lasted from September 2009 to January 2011.

Seeing teams in different conferences on this list makes more sense given the lack of matchups, but the Texans did well against the Bears, posting a .667 winning percentage and winning four of their six matchups against Chicago.

Houston got off to a perfect 4-0 start against the Bears, blowing them out in their very first meeting in 2005 by a score of 24-5. The Bears finally picked up their first win against the Texans in 2020 and are one win away in two matches. streak in the series with the last victory in 2022 by a final score of 23 to 20.

If you thought the Texans got off to a great start against the Bears, they absolutely crushed the Dolphins from the start. Houston won its first seven games against the Fins, only losing its first game to them in 2015. Since that winning streak ended, however, the Dolphins have had the last laugh, going 3-1 against the Fins. Texans.

The last game between these two was in 2022, with Miami winning that game 30-15. A crazy good start from the Texans helped them build that series lead, but the Dolphins slowly started to even the score.

Next on the list are the Lions, against whom the Texans own a .800 winning percentage. The Texans lost their first-ever game against Detroit in 2004, but have a perfect 4-0 record since then. Their last game was in 2020 when the Texans defeated the Lions, winning 41-25.

These two will face off during the 2024 season and with the Lions no longer looking like a joke, they may be able to add to their win column in this AFC South/NFC North series matchup.

The team the Texans have had the most success against in the league is the Buccaneers. The Texans’ winning percentage against the Bucs is .833 and they are 5-1 in their six games played.

As was the case in their series against Detroit, the Texans lost their first-ever game against the Buccaneers, but have gone a perfect 5-0 since then. Their last game against Tampa Bay was in 2023, when they won a 39-37 tie. The game went back and forth, but the Texans picked up another win against this NFC South team, this which makes them the team they have the most success against.