Texans playoff picture: Updated chances for Houston to make 2025 NFL postseason after Week 16 win over Raiders originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Houston Texans don't always make it look pretty, but that's par for the course for a team driven by its defense.

If you were hoping to fire up the rookie sensation this week, you might want to grab a coffee and sit down. Woody Marks, who has been dealing with a nagging ankle issue, is officially trending toward the bench for Sunday’s showdown against the Raiders.

If the season ended today, the Houston Texans would be in the playoffs. Here's where they stand now, and where they could possibly end up.

The No. 1 defense in the NFL got some help with a strong performance from C.J. Stroud and the Houston offense.

Houston Texans kicker Kaʻimi Fairbairn puts his team in the lead 10-7 with a 55-yard field goal against the Las Vegas Raiders.

The new luxury hospitality spaces will be known as the BMW Lone Star Ballroom and BMW M Club Blue for the 2026 season, the Texans announced Dec. 16. BMW and the Texans signed a multiyear partnership extension, making the luxury automotive retailer the presenting partner of the spaces and the official luxury vehicle of the Texans.

Without Al-Shaair, that leaves the Texans' linebacker core likely to be led by Henry To'oTo'o and EJ Speed, as Al-Shaair will attempt to make his way back into his pivotal role on Houston's defense come next weekend against the Los Angeles Chargers.

How much of an unsung hero has Dalton Schultz been for the Houston Texans? He just made franchise history and no one will talk about it.