{"id":218390,"date":"2025-07-19T02:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T02:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/218390\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T02:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T02:40:08","slug":"2025-arizona-cardinals-opponent-preview-houston-texans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/218390\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Arizona Cardinals opponent preview: Houston Texans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texans Wire managing editor Cole Thompson joins Jess Root on the podcast to talk about the Texans&#8217; offseason and more.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/arizona-cardinals\/355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a>\u00a0face 14 different opponents in their 17 games this season in 2025. In their late-season stretch against three division winners from last season in four of their final six games, they face the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/houston-texans\/325\" data-autotag=\"4fdb1a06-1d90-42ff-b7f7-5268ecaf7955\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Houston Texans<\/a> on the road in Week 15.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing the 14 podcast episodes that serve as opponent previews, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/2025-arizona-cardinals-opponent-preview-houston-texans-with-cole-thompson--67033505\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">12th episode is ready for you to hear<\/a>, focusing on the Texans.<\/p>\n<p>Texans Wire managing editor Cole Thompson joins me for this installment to talk about the Texans.<\/p>\n<p>We discuss the following:<\/p>\n<p>The memory of Mark Lane, our former Texans Wire editor colleague who passedThe Texans&#8217; 2024 seasonTheir trades and free agent movesTheir 2025 draft classExpectations for the 2025 season<\/p>\n<p>Have a listen!<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the show with the embedded player above or by subscribing to the show on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-rise-up-see-red-podcast\/id670822447?mt=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/27gxR7Oml5yVPywhOG8KHR?si=cGJ0FN6aRBquiLus5nj7rw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9sICHPD_aT9zxnG7dJj6izJWgMhLMh_U&amp;si=rpNldnLNN-_DdW8R\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0or your favorite podcast platform, so you never miss a show. 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