Established in 1999 , the Houston Texans is one of the newer franchises in the NFL . In 2002 , the franchise ’ s debut game earned it its first victory against the Dallas Cowboys , making it the first time an expansion club had won an opening game since Minnesota defeated Chicagos in 1961 . Today , the Houston Texans has an operating value of US $ 176mn , and its home ground is the NRG Energy Stadium which opened in 2002 , costing US $ 449mn to build and has a capacity of 71,795 .

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