In the still-a-little-too-early dept.,
Fivethirtyeight has the Texans power ranked 8th with an 84% chance of getting into the playoffs.
They also have a
calculated spread on the upcoming games. For the Texans next 3 games it goes like this:
Baltimore -3 vs. the Texans
Indianapolis +5 vs. the Texans
New England -1 vs. the Texans
Sometimes these are close, sometimes not to when the actual spread comes out. Injury and good or bad play can change things but it should be give one an idea of the possibilities....