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The Texans made NFL history by becoming the
first expansion team to win consecutive season openers, first
in 2002, defeating their established NFC in-state rival Dallas
Cowboys in their first regular season game (by a score of
19-10), then in 2003, beating the Miami Dolphins. The Texans
were the host team for Super Bowl XXXVIII.
They
have steadily improved with each successive season: they went
4-12 in their first season (2002), 5-11 in 2003, and 7-9 in
2004. In 2004, they cleared some major hurdles, such as winning
two games in a row (they did this twice and could have won
three in a row to end the season, but lost in that attempt
against the lowly Cleveland Browns), and more importantly,
began beating up the team that used to be in Houston, the
Tennessee Titans. Houston swept the series against both the
Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2004. They still have
yet to beat the Indianapolis Colts, which are far better than
any other team in the AFC South.
Still,
Texans fans are on balance pleased with the progress made
so far (even if they booed the team for its dreadful performance
in the aforementioned Browns game that ended the 2004 season),
and it is hoped, if not expected, that the Texans will break
.500 in 2005.
Founded: The 32nd NFL franchise, awarded
in October 1999. Began play in 2002.
Home stadium: Reliant Stadium
Uniform colors: Steel blue, Battle red, and
Liberty white
Helmet design: Blue helmet with a bull head
in the red, white, and blue colors of the Texas flag |
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