(The cutoff effort was only a partial success, as the Texans were forced to move to become the Kansas City Chiefs in 1963, but the AFL itself would thrive and eventually merge into the NFL in 1970.)

It seems as if 2019 was no fluke, with Wilson coming out of the gate even hotter -- hotter than anyone else in history. DE J.J. Watt frustrated with Texans' run defense after 3 weeks.

From 1997 to 2001 there were no Governor's Cup games played.

Since the first meeting between the Cowboys and Texans in 2002, the two teams have met in the regular season every fourth year and meet relatively often (by NFL standards) in the preseason; from 2002 until 2008 and again since 2013, the Cowboys and Texans have been scheduled to play each other in the preseason whenever they are not scheduled to meet in the regular season. Last season, Wilson was authoring what appeared to be an MVP-caliber campaign until Lamar Jackson took over and ran away with the award.

Both became the two largest cities in Texas, with Dallas being known for having wealthy elites of the Texas oil and gas industry in the early 20th century, while Houston was known for being a working-class city with the lower-tier workers working in making oil pipelines during the Texas boom. The NFL moved the Broncos at Patriots game to a later time slot for Week 5.

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The Texans will have a bit more backing the next time they take the field. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. The AFL would be the first league to place a professional team in Houston, and though the Houston Oilers and the Texans were in opposite divisions, they quickly became rivals.

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Patrick Mahomes had a stellar Monday night as he and the Chiefs improved to 3-0 and sent the Ravens and Lamar Jackson to their first loss of the season.

In short, would Carroll's staff let Russ cook? Visit ESPN to view the Houston Texans team schedule for the current and previous seasons. The only other professional football league to feature teams from Dallas and Houston at the same time is the 2020 incarnation of the XFL, which established the Dallas Renegades and Houston Roughnecks.

Russell Wilson is off to a torrid start to the 2020 NFL season. The previous mark was established by Hall of Famer Kurt Warner, who surpassed the milestone in 36 games.Â.

Through three games, the answer is a resounding yes, with Wilson proving to be a quarterbacking virtuoso.

It also made Wilson the first player in NFL history to throw for four or more touchdowns in each of his team's first three games. Houston Texans Schedule: The official source of the latest Texans headlines, news, videos, photos, tickets, rosters, stats, schedule, and gameday information. Next meeting: Dec. 27, … The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Record: 6-4 (2-0 postseason) Record: 6-4 (2-0 postseason) Last meeting: Sept. 14, 2017, Paul Brown Stadium – 13-9 win.

This site is neither endorsed, nor sponsored by, nor affiliated with Houston Texans or NFL Properties LLC. … With five more TDs Sunday to lead the Seattle Seahawks to a win over the Dallas Cowboys, Wilson has an NFL-record … Why was Texans DT Ross Blacklock inactive versus the Steelers? Is it time to panic about the Houston Texans?

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The Cowboys also agreed to play five preseason games, three in Houston, against the Oilers. The Texas Governor's Cup (also known as the Cowboys–Texans rivalry, Battle of Texas, …

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In 1992 the Cowboys and Oilers met twice in the preseason. Entering Week 3, Wilson led the NFL in completion percentage (82.5), passing touchdowns (nine) and passer rating (140.0). The two teams have met each other 5 times, with the Dallas Cowboys winning 3 games and the Houston Texans winning 2 games.

© 2020 NFL Enterprises LLC. In 2018, the teams played both a pre-season and regular season game once again, marking the first time that this instance of two games in one year had happened since 2010.