PHOENIX Not surprisingly, the Texans will not be involved in the opening weekend of nationally televised games or the Thanksgiving tripleheader.
Although they made a four-game improvement last season, the Texans weren't on the list of games announced by the NFL on Monday.
The first game of the season will be on Thursday, Sept. 6 when defending Super Bowl-champion Indianapolis hosts New Orelans in prime time.
On Sunday, the nationally televised games will be Chicago at San Diego and the New York Giants at Dallas.
The first Monday night doubleheader features Baltimore at Cincinnati and Arizona at San Francisco.
The Thanksgiving tripleheader will be Green Bay at Detroit, the New York Jets at Dallas and Indianapolis at Atlanta.
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