Socks , Belt , Jersey chain !!🔥🔥🔥

Never been to the NFL before but been following Texans for a couple years now… anyone know where I can get good cheap tix to tonight’s game?

Today I'll be watching my first Texans game as a new NFL fan I'll leave my thoughts after the game👍

I searched in this sub but I can’t find a consistent answer. Can I tailgate without a game day ticket? If I get a parking pass am I good or can we just walk in to the tailgate? Sorry this is my first nfl game.

Lots going on today prior to Sunday Night Football!

Use this thread for open discussion throughout the day.

I'm HYPE

Flying home from my granny's funeral, and the plane is packed full of Detroit fans doing their Goff chant. Walking into the airport in their bright blue jackets and their bright blue hats. I hope the Texans fuck the Lions up tomorrow. Fuck them up for granny.

I believe CJ will have the best game of the season tomorrow against the number 1 team in the NFL! With the return of Nico and Joe Mixon playing his ass off I believe the offense will open up to new level’s. We knocked off the bills and we will beat the Lions also. I’ll chug the Kool aid every week as long as we got on these battle reds🤘🏽🤘🏽

Hi everyone! I’ve been to several Texans games but will be tailgating tomorrow for the first time at the Texans vs Lions game.

With that being said can someone explain the tailgate situation? Is there a specific spot I have to be at? Or what do I do once I am in? I don’t have my own tent to set up so what do people do once they are there

Sorry for the ignorance just don’t want to go out there and be lost tomorrow, thank you for any advice that can be provided :)

How is getting in and out of the parking lots? Best grub?

Just saw a report on ESPN.

I'm a Texans doomer but, at least I'm not a Cowboys fan.

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/10142756-cj-stroud-texans-leaders-held-2-hour-players-only-meeting-after-loss-to-jets.amp.html

Hey yall, I'm in town for the Sunday Night game and unfortunatly my hotel doesn't have NFL Network. Is there anywhere near the stadium where I can watch it? Sports bars seem scarce and/or don't open early enough. Any suggestions?

The only place I found selling Texans tailgate tickets was VividSeats. They are sold out there. Are there any other sites/apps that sell them? I’ve browsed numerous sites/apps and there is only a category for seats or parking passes. I’m looking for tailgate only.

Whether you are a new fan, a newish fan, or long-term fan looking for fun reminders, I wanted to put together a narrative summary of the Texans to better understand whats happening now.

Historical Basics

The Texans are the newest NFL franchise. Founded in 2002.

The Houston Oilers were the original Houston NFL team before they were moved to Tennessee and became the Titans. We hate their owners to this day for refusing to give the Texans rights to the original Oilers colors.

The Indianapolis Colts are our mortal enemy. They are frequently our primary competition for winning the division. Additionally, between Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck as QB for the Colts, they had many years of success at our expense.

Our most used slogan is 'Fuck the Colts', FTC. See http://fuckthecolts.com for more.

The other teams in our division are the Tennesee Titans (previously mentioned), and the Jacksonville Jaguars, aka the London Glitter Kitties.

Origins of Success

As a new franchise in the NFL, the Texans struggled mightily. Our first draft pick was David Carr to play QB, the brother of Derek Carr. While Carr was not a bad QB, the Texans offensive line would have seen Kenyon Green as an upgrade, in that they were very bad. Carr was running for his life and hit constantly.

The Texans have seen much greater success in the last 13 years. The Texans have won the division 7 times out of the last 13 seasons.

The Texans franchise had its first real hopes of making a deep playoff run in 2012. Newer fans may not recognize all of the following names, but the 2012 roster holds a special place in many of our hearts.

• M Schaub QB
• Foster RB
• Andre Johnson WR (HOF)
• Owen Daniels TE
• A COMPETENT OLINE
• B Cushing MLB
• A Smith DE
• K Jackson CB
• J Joseph CB
• Last but not least JJ Watt in his second season who broke the PFF rating scale for DEs and almost captured the single-season sack record multiple times, which is way more difficult in the modern QB protection NFL

Unfortunately, the Texans have never made it further than the divisional round in the playoffs. The Texans have historically been shut down in the playoffs by top tier QBs like Brady and the Patriots, Luck with the Colts, and Mahomes with the Chiefs.

After this season, Schaub got hurt, was never good enough again and Texans enter a dark age of QB rotation trying to find something that work.

Keenum and Fitzpatrick brought us some good times but never enough to make a serious run.

A Mirage of Hope

Enter 2017 and Texans draft D Watson at QB. After a miserable start to the season, Watson was given the start. He went 3-3, made some electric plays, and gave the fans the first spark of hope in years.

Texans put together two winning seasons with Watson, Hopkins, and Watt. Texans had the Chiefs on the ropes in the divisional round of the playoffs. Between a mix of bad play calling, injuries, and momentum swings the Texans would lose after starting 24-0 at the start of the game.

Enter the darkest of times for Texans starting in 2020. The original owner died in 2018. His son Cal took over the team. The pastor for the Patriots took advantage and weaseled his was into VP of Operations for the team. He essentially split GM responsibilities with the Bill o'Brian.

Easterby was very bad news. The link below is a very in depth article, in summary if you didn't go along with his religious expectations and ideas, you were pushed out or fired. This led to one of the worst NFL trades of all time when Hopkins, a top 3 WR in NFL, was sent to Arizona for peanuts. This guy was so bad that even JJ Watt talks bad about him and he is the nicest guy ever

https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/12/10/ex-chaplain-jack-easterby-houston-texans-chaos-after-power-struggle-daily-cover

With no one to pass to and Bob's awful play calling, the offense failed to do anything in 2020 and Watson was injured. The offseason was brutal as Watt chose to not resign with the Texans and instead stated he wanted to make a final run with a team that could get him a ring. He eventually joined Hopkins in Arizona.

Watson decided he needed a new contract and refused to play, stating he would sit out the 2021 season. Then a massive string of sexual abuse allegations came out against Watson which made it a mutual decision to not play in the 2021 season.

The 1 Year Rebuild

In what will be known as the greatest fleecing of all time, Nick Caserio, aka Big Dick Nick, secured a trade for Watson to the Browns. In return, the Texans got:

• 1st Round 2022
• 1st round 2023
• 1st round 2024
• 3rd round 2023
• 4th round 2022
• 4th round 2024

This trade resulted in the Texans acquiring the players:

• Kenyon Green
• John Metchie III
• Christian Harris
• Thomas Booker
• Dameon Pierce
• Willer Anderson Jr
• Calen Bullock
• Tank Dell
• Kamari Lassiter
• Cade Stover

This trade created one of the fastest rebuilds in NFL history.

The current Texans success continues with 2022 HC Lovie Smith. The Texans were currently slated to have the 1st overall pick in the 2023 draft. Lovie Smith was informed that he would not be returning as head coach and in what is believed to be a spite move, led the team to a victory in the final game of the season against the Colts (FTC), pushing the Texans back to the second overall pick.

The Carolina Panthers selected Bryce Young with the first overall pick (we have seen how that worked out).

The Texans then won the 2023 draft by taking Cj Stroud with the 2nd overall pick. They then immediately traded back up to select Will Anderson Jr at the third overall pick. These two rookies cemented themselves as the leaders this team needed by winning Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Championship or Bust

That brings us to today. The Texans fan base, for the first time since 2012 and the second time in franchise history, has their eyes set on the AFC Championship and beyond. The energy and hype coming into this season was very high after huge success from rookies and young players across the team. This energy reached fervor level with the high-profile additions of Mixon, Diggs, and Hunter in the offseason. For many of us, this felt like the first time the Texans got better in free-agency as players wanted to come to Houston.

While the team is in a great position atop the AFC South at 6-3, many fans in this sub can be emotional with high expectations as we want to see the team finally able to win big games. This is even more noticeable if you follow along in a game thread as we vent about drive-killing penalties, missed blocks, or bad play-calling that must be addressed to beat teams like Kansas City in the playoffs.

The final sip of Texans Koolaid I will leave you with is that we have a stellar GM, a great head coach, a franchise QB, and an overall young team giving us a long window of winning in Houston.