The Houston Texans had the best defense in the NFL this season, but that doesn't matter when your offense falls apart. One week after somehow surviving a game w

The 2025-26 NFL season comes to an end for the Houston Texans after losing their divisional playoff game against the New England Patriots.

The Houston Texans' season is over after a disastrous performance from quarterback C.J. Stroud in the divisional round against the New England Patriots.

The New England Patriots meet the Houston Texans in the AFC divisional round today. Follow along as we provide live coverage, highlights and more.

With the Houston Texans' season over after their playoff loss to the New England Patriots, let's take a look at the team's NFL draft picks, free agents, and cap space heading into the offseason.

In snowy conditions in Foxboro, the two teams combined for eight turnovers in New England's 28-16 win over Houston in the AFC Divisional Round. The game's two quarterbacks combined for seven of them, as C.J. Stroud threw four interceptions, while Drake Maye threw an interception and lost two fumbles.

Despite another strong performance from Houston’s valiant defense—forcing three turnovers and sacking Drake Maye five times—the Texans' defense was unable to overcome their own offense’s turnover woes. Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud threw four interceptions while running back Woody Marks fumbled.

An offensive coordinator change didn’t immediately fix the offensive line issues and the offense sputtered. After an 18-15 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 9, the Texans were 3-5. They didn’t lose a regular-season game after that.