Texans set pre-season schedule…
TEXANS 2008 PRESEASON SCHEDULE RELEASED
Nationally Televised Matchup Against Dallas Highlights 2008 Preseason Schedule
HOUSTON – In the preseason schedule released by the NFL today, the Houston Texans will host the familiar foes the Denver Broncos and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Reliant Stadium. Houston will travel to New Orleans for the second time in preseason and will play at Dallas in the final season of Texas Stadium.
Houston’s game with the Cowboys on Friday, August 22 at 7:00 pm CT will be televised nationally on CBS. It will be the third time in Houston’s seven years of existence that the Texans will have a nationally televised preseason game. Houston is looking to improve on its preseason record of 2-2 from a year ago.
Houston takes on the Denver Broncos (August 7-10) for the fifth time in the last seven seasons. The Texans are searching for their first preseason win against Denver. Houston played the Broncos in preseason from 2003-06. In the last game, the Broncos walked away with a 17-14 win in the Mile High City in 2006. Denver last played at Reliant Stadium in 2005, winning 20-14.
The following week (August 14-17), the Texans travel to New Orleans during the preseason for the season time in team history. Houston picked up the first preseason win in franchise history over New Orleans 13-10 in the Super Dome on August 10, 2002. It will be the third road game the Texans have played in a domed stadium. Houston improved to 2-0 in domes when the beat the St. Louis Rams 27-20 in 2006.
Houston travels to Dallas to face the Cowboys on August 22. The game will be televised on CBS. Houston has played two previous preseason games on national television. Houston’s first preseason game was played on ABC when they faced the New York Giants in Canton, Ohio in 2002. They later played the Denver Broncos in 2006 on NFL Network.
Houston is seeking its first win in Dallas during the preseason. These teams have met four times during the preseason, with the home team winning each matchup. The two teams will play for the Governor’s Cup, marking the second year the cup could exchange hands during the preseason. Houston beat Dallas, 28-16, last year at Reliant Stadium to take possession of the hardware.
The Texans will close out the 2008 preseason at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the only team the Texans have faced during preseason in every year of their seven-year history (August 28-29). Houston picked up its first preseason win over the Buccaneers, 16-13, in 2006 at Reliant Stadium.
Specific dates, times and television participants of all preseason games will be released at a later date. The NFL will release the Texans 2008 regular season schedule in April.
HOUSTON TEXANS 2008 PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Date Opponent/ Television Network Kickoff Time
August 7-10 DENVER BRONCOS (KTRK-TV) TBA
August 14-17 @ New Orleans Saints (KTRK-TV) TBA
August 22 @ Dallas Cowboys (CBS)* 7:00 pm
August 28-29 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (KTRK-TV) TBA
All kickoff times Central
*- Televised Nationally
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