The flip side of that winning season is that the team has a tough schedule for the 2010 season, at least on paper in January. All of the teams in the Texans division, the AFC South, will play the AFC West and the NFC East.
Here's a look at the home and away games for the Texans in 2010 (asterisk denotes playoff team this season; 2009 record in parentheses):
HOME
- Baltimore Ravens* (9-7)
- Dallas Cowboys* (11-5)
- Indianapolis Colts* (14-2)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (7-9)
- Kansas City Chiefs (4-12)
- New York Giants (8-8)
- San Diego Chargers* (13-3)
- Tennessee Titans (8-8)
AWAY
- Denver Broncos (8-8)
- Indianapolis Colts* (14-2)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (7-9)
- New York Jets* (9-7)
- Oakland Raiders (5-11)
- Philadelphia Eagles* (11-5)
- Tennessee Titans (8-8)
- Washington Redskins (4-12)
