NFL Power Rankings: Texans Top 10?

The Houston Texans beat the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 4. Where does that put them in this week's power rankings?

Jeremy Brener | Oct 1, 2024

Sep 29, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) reacts after defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images / Thomas Shea-Imagn Images

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The Houston Texans are back in the win column after a 24-20 victory against the AFC South rival Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 4 inside NRG Stadium.

Despite the win, the Texans took a slight tumble in this week's NFL power rankings from Sports Illustrated writer Conor Orr. After appearing at No. 8 last week, the Texans fell two spots to No. 10.

"The most encouraging part of this Texans win may have been the nature of the slog. At almost no point did this game look beautiful—Stefon Diggs had to take a very cool throw back that we actually saw Jared Goff score on Monday…by himself. Even on the final touchdown play, what won the game for the Texans was an all-out commitment from everyone on that offense to sell the Jaguars on a run play to the opposite side," Orr writes.

The teams that placed ahead of the Texans were the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Commanders, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs.

The Texans will look to make their climb back up the rankings with a big matchup next week at home against the Bills in Week 5.

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Published Oct 1, 2024

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.