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The Houston Texans, a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas are currently members of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Texans joined the NFL as a 2002 expansion team. 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, then in 2003, beating the Miami Dolphins.

The Texans made NFL history by becoming the first expansion team to win consecutive season openers: first in 2002, defeating its established NFC in-state rival Dallas Cowboys in its first regular season game by a score of 19-10; then in 2003, beating the Miami Dolphins 21-20. In 2004, the Texans were the host team for Super Bowl XXXVIII. The team had steadily improved with each successive season with a record of 4-12 in its first season, 5-11 in 2003, and 7-9 in 2004. In 2004, they cleared some major hurdles and won two consecutive games twice in that season after failing to do so in either 2002 or 2003. As of 2005, they have not yet won a game against the Indianapolis Colts. There were expectations for a .500 season or even a playoff berth. However, the team got off to a slow start and with the offense not playing well, offensive coordinator Chris Palmer was fired and replaced by Joe Pendry. This marked the first major shakeup of the Texans' coaching staff in franchise history. In December 2005, the 1-12 Texans hired former Broncos, Giants, and Falcons coach Dan Reeves as a consultant.

The Texans ended their season with a 2-14 record, the worst record in the NFL in the 2005 season and earned the right to the first selection in the draft. On May 10, 2006, GM Charlie Casserly, the team's first GM, resigned from his post, ostensibly to pursue a job in the NFL league offices. The Texans are also one of three franchises, along with New Orleans and Jacksonville, to have never played in a Super Bowl or NFL championship game.

The Texans' helmet is "steel" blue with the logo of a bull head in the red, white, and blue colors of the Texas flag. The uniform design consists of "battle" red trim and either Steel blue or "liberty" white jerseys. The team wears white pants with its blue jerseys, and vice versa. In 2003, the Texans introduced an alternative battle red jersey with blue trim, posting a 3-2 record when wearing those jerseys.