Texans schedule: 3 games Houston might actually win in 2021

No. 1: Week 1 — Texans vs. Jaguars

Week 1 games are weird.

Rarely are they truly indicative of what a team will be over the course of the regular season, and there have been plenty of two- or three-win teams that somehow pulled off victories in season openers.

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Maybe that’s how it goes for the Texans this year as they kick off their 2021 campaign with an AFC South bout against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Jacksonville is in a position Houston might be a year from now — fresh off the No. 1 overall pick and with a flashy new quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, everyone thinks will be a once-in-a-generation talent.

Well, if things go as poorly for Houston as everyone also thinks, let’s hope there’s a twice-in-a-generation quarterback out there in 2022.

Lawrence could be a thorn in Houston’s side for many, many years. But getting him in Week 1 right out of the gate before he’s had a chance to truly hit his pro-level stride is pretty much the best chance the Texans may have to humble the No. 1 overall pick.

And if those Week 1 games continue to stay weird, perhaps Houston actually winds up boasting a winning record at some point this season.

Even if it doesn’t last long at all.