The NFL released the 2015 Season schedules on Tuesday.  As usual the Texans get short shrift in prime time and late afternoon national TV games and in scheduling in general.  The Texans have not a single 3:30 start and have all of 2 prime time games – one of which is the mandatory Thursday night game against the Colts at home and a Monday night game at the Bengals.   Plus, there are home games on the weekends before and after Thanksgiving (difficult for Red to attend because of travel, family, etc.).  At least there aren’t home games around Christmas.  All in all, a pretty pathetic schedule.

Here is the Texans Schedule:

Sunday, Sept. 13 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Noon CBS
Sunday, Sept. 20 at Carolina Panthers Noon CBS
Sunday, Sept. 27 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Noon FOX
Sunday, Oct. 4 at Atlanta Falcons Noon CBS
Thursday, Oct. 8 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 7:25 p.m. CBS/NFLN
Sunday, Oct. 18 at Jacksonville Jaguars Noon CBS
Sunday, Oct. 25 at Miami Dolphins Noon CBS
Sunday, Nov. 1 TENNESSEE TITANS Noon CBS
Sunday, Nov. 8 BYE
Monday, Nov. 16 at Cincinnati Bengals 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Sunday, Nov. 22 NEW YORK JETS Noon CBS
Sunday, Nov. 29 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Noon FOX
Sunday, Dec. 6 at Buffalo Bills Noon CBS
Sunday, Dec. 13 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Noon CBS
Sunday, Dec. 20 at Indianapolis Colts Noon CBS
Sunday, Dec. 27 at Tennessee Titans Noon CBS
Sunday, Jan. 3 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Noon CBS

Let’s go up the road to Arlington. How did the Cowboys fare? As usual, the team that has won exactly 2 – count ’em 2 – playoff games in the last 20 years gets all the goodies.  The Cowboys have 5 prime time games to go with 6 national TV late afternoon games (including Thanksgiving) – only one of which (against Seattle) is actually time-zone related.  That  means 11 of the 16 regular season games for this absolutely mediocre franchise will be nationally televised. And they play on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.  It wouldn’t be so bad if this didn’t happen every year.  Jerry Jones must have some awesome pictures.

Here is the Cowboys schedule – I hope they  go 5-11.

Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 13, vs. New York Giants (6-10), 7:30 p.m. (NBC)

Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 20, at Philadelphia Eagles (10-6), 3:25 p.m. (FOX)

Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 27, vs. Atlanta (6-10), noon (FOX)

Week 4: Sunday, Oct. 4, at New Orleans (7-9), 7:30 p.m. (NBC)

Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 11, vs. New England (12-4), 3:25 p.m. (CBS)

Week 6: Bye week

Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 25, at New York Giants (6-10), 3:25 p.m. (FOX)

Week 8: Sunday, Nov. 1 vs. Seattle (12-4), 3:25 p.m. (FOX)

Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 8, vs. Philadephia (10-6), 7:30 p.m. (NBC)

Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 15, at Tampa Bay (2-14), noon (FOX)

Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 22, at Miami (8-8), noon (FOX)

Week 12: Thursday, Nov. 26, vs. Carolina (7-8-1), 3:30 p.m. (CBS)

Week 13: Monday, Dec. 7, at Washington (4-12), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 13, at Green Bay (12-4), 3:25 p.m. (FOX)

Week 15: Saturday, Dec. 19, vs. New York Jets (4-12), 7:25 p.m. (NFL Network)

Week 16: Sunday, Dec. 27, at Buffalo (9-7), noon (FOX)

Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 3, vs. Washington (4-12), noon (FOX)