The Houston Texans are the first expansion team of National Football League (NFL) history to open the seasons consecutively. The Texans first beat the Dallas Cowboys and then one year later they defeated the Miami Dolphins. It marked the first time that an expansion club won their opening game since Minnesota defeated Chicago in 1961. The Houston Texans were founded in 1999 as the thirty second National Football League (NFL) franchise team. The Houston Texans are one of four teams that play in the South Division of the American Football Conference (AFC). The Houston Texans uniform colors are, steel blue, battle red, and liberty white. The helmet design is a bull head in the red, white, and blue colors of the Texas flag.

The franchise selected its team name in September 2000. On March 2, 2000, the team announced five choices, the Apollos, Bobcats, Stallions, Texans and Wildcatters. The list was then shaved to the Apollos, Stallions and Texans a month later. After careful deliberation, the team unveiled the Texans' name, colors, and logo at a rally held in downtown Houston on September 6, 2000. In June 1998, the NFL Stadium Committee made a visit to Houston to see the plans for a new retractable roof stadium. Nine months later, the league voted 29-2 to give Los Angeles six months to work out a feasible ownership plan and stadium situation. If the city could not do so, then the NFL would recommend Houston as the 32nd franchise. In early 2001 Houston Texans hired Dom Capers, former defensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars, as its first head coach. Buy Houston Texans Tickets.