It doesn’t matter who their head coach or quarterback is; the Houston Texans are probably resigned to a tried and true fate. If they make the playoffs, they will likely be scheduled for the opening Wild Card weekend game on Saturday afternoon.
There are a few constants in life.
Death, taxes, and Houston getting the sleepy NFL playoff game everyone is seemingly half-watching before the main course. And folks, there’s precedent for this statute.
During the Matt Schaub era, the Texans, of course, opened Wild Card Saturday. During the Deshaun Watson era — who once faced more than 20 accusations of sexual misconduct and engaged in what the NFL itself would later call “predatory behavior” — they opened Wild Card Saturday. So it’s only natural that CJ Stroud’s exciting iteration would enjoy the same fate as the Texans battled Joe Flacco’s Cleveland Browns.
NFL fans noticed this delicious irony about the Texans getting their usual non-marquee playoff timeslot with likely the least amount of attention on it.
Have the Houston Texans ever in their history played a playoff game that did not land in the Saturday afternoon "we don't mind if you skip this" time slot? What does the NFL have against this fine city?
— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) January 13, 2024
the texans are in this 4:30 saturday spot every time they make the playoffs
— mansur🕊️ (@mansurshaheen) January 13, 2024
The Houston Texans own the 4:30 PM ET Saturday Wild Card timeslot like the Lions and Cowboys own Thanksgiving afternoon.
— Sports Media Watch (@paulsen_smw) January 13, 2024
It was always a punt-punt 1st drives parlay..
Texans in the Saturday afternoon wildcard opener automatic
— NFL First TD (@NFLFirstScore) January 13, 2024
the Texans playing a wildcard game at 4:30 on a Saturday is one of the most comforting feelings on earth
— dan rangers roman numerals (@Danno2430) January 13, 2024
So happy that the Texans are back in their rightful Saturday afternoon playoff spot. Matt Shaub and Andre Johnson smile from the heavens.
— Jaymes (@JaymesL) January 13, 2024
The Houston Texans have made the playoffs 7 times. They have played on wild card weekend each time. Every game on a Saturday.
— Stuckey (@Stuckey2) January 13, 2024
Have the Texans played on the Saturday afternoon game every single time they've made the playoffs?
— Biblical Losses (15-0) (@anthonycdemaria) January 13, 2024
death, taxes, and Texans hosting in the Saturday Wild Card playoff game.
— Andrew Erickson™ (@AndrewErickson_) January 13, 2024
