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Four primetime games for Texans in 2017

Apr 20, 2017 at 12:00 PM

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The Texans will play four times on national television in 2017.

The schedule came out Thursday, and Houston will travel to Cincinnati for a Thursday-nighter in Week 2, host the Chiefs on Sunday Night Football in Week 5, and face the Ravens in Baltimore the Monday night after Thanksgiving in Week 12.

Their Christmas Day affair with the Steelers at NRG Stadium will be on NBC, the NFL Network and streamed on Amazon as well. But kickoff that afternoon is at 3:30 CT.

Thus, they're slated with three prime-timers this season.

The Texans played five prime-time games in 2016. In franchise history, they've played 29 games at night.

Top 10 pass rushers on Texans 2017 schedule

Take a look at the top 10 pass rushers the Texans will face in 2017, ranked by last season's sacks.

Cardinals OLB Markus Golden: 12.5 sacks
1 / 10
Seahawks DE Cliff Avril: 11.5 sacks
2 / 10
Cardinals OLB Chandler Jones: 11 sacks
3 / 10
Titans OLB Brian Orakpo: 10.5 sacks
4 / 10
Chiefs OLB Dee Ford: 10 sacks
5 / 10
Seahawks DE Frank Clark: 10 sacks
6 / 10
Titans OLB Derrick Morgan: 9 sacks
7 / 10
Bengals DT Geno Atkins: 9 sacks
8 / 10
Ravens OLB Terrell Suggs: 8 sacks
9 / 10
Bengals DE Carlos Dunlap: 8 sacks
10 / 10
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