Houston Texans Week 7 Game in Seattle Is Crucial

Six weeks into the 2025 NFL regular season, the only thing of which we can be sure is that there are no sure things this season. Heading into Week 6, the Bill and the Lions were viewed as the clear leaders in their respective conferences. Both proceeded to get whacked by double digits on the road in prime time, the Lions on Sunday in Kansas City, and the Bills on Monday in Atlanta.

This is a season riddled with chaos and parity, which should be music to the ears of a team like the Houston Texans, whose 2-3 start has been far from a death blow. Sure, it’s not ideal, but the upcoming schedule provides a great opportunity for the Texans to climb back into the race. 

While the game on Monday night in Seattle is not a “for or die” in the literal sense for the Texans, a record-evening win, bringing the Texans to 3-3, would be a huge catalyst heading into a stretch of schedule with three home games in a row. All three of those home games are against quarterbacks who are very beatable. 

The Texans have the fourth best point differential in football at +47, despite their 2-3 record and bye week in Week 6. They are a talented football team that is kind of feeling its way out of the abyss on offense. Weeks 4 and 5 should at least give some confidence heading into Seattle on Monday night. 

For what it’s worth, here is where the oddsmakers view the Texans on the Super Bowl, AFC title, and AFC South odds board:

SUPER BOWL ODDS (as of October 15)

AFC TITLE ODDS (as of October 15)

AFC SOUTH ODDS (as of October 15) 

At this point, in the AFC, I think the Texans have a whole lot more in common with the teams just above them on the odds board, but a loss, especially a lopsided loss, to the Seahawks would send the Texans perceptually back down to where they were dwelling at 0-3. 

This article appears in Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2025.

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