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The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas, United States. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Texans joined the NFL in 2002 as an expansion team after Houston's previous franchise, the Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans), moved to Nashville, Tennessee. The team is owned by Bob McNair.

With MLB's Tampa Bay Rays clinching a playoff spot in 2008 (and subsequently making it all the way to the World Series), the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets clinching a playoff spot in 2009, and the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats clinching a playoff spot in 2010, the Texans are the only existing team in the four major professional sports leagues that have yet to play in the postseason.

Traditions

• Battle Red Day - On Battle Red Day the team wears the red alternate jerseys and fans are encouraged to wear red to the game. Starting in 2007 and including 2008, this included the Texans wearing red pants along with the red shirts.
• Bull Pen - The sections behind the north end zone of Reliant Stadium are known as the Bull Pen. Some of the most avid Texans fans attend games in the Bull Pen and regular members have helped create and implement fan traditions, songs and chants.
• Bull Pen Pep Band - 45-member musical group that performs at all Houston Texans home games.
• Pre-Kickoff Tradition - Before each kickoff at a home game, the Texans will run a short clip of a raging bull thrashing the opponent of the week. The video is paired with the AC/DC song "Thunderstruck"
• - When the players are introduced before the game, the announcer says the player's first name and the crowd yells out the last name. EX: The announcer will say "Linebacker Brian....." and the crowd will yell out "CUSHING!!!"

Radio and television

As of 2007, the Texans' flagship radio stations were KILT SportsRadio 610AM and KILT 100.3FM. The AM station has an all-sports format, while the FM station plays contemporary country music. Both are owned by CBS Radio. Marc Vandermeer is the play-by-play announcer. Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware provides color commentary, and SportsRadio 610 host Rich Lord serves as the sideline reporter. Preseason games are telecast by KTRK, an ABC owned and operated station. Joel Meyers calls the preseason games on TV, with former Oilers running back Spencer Tillman providing color commentary. Also it has been reported that singer/actress Hilary Duff is a huge fan of her h

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