Texans–Titans rivalry

Texans–Titans football rivalry

Houston Texans Tennessee Titans
First meeting	November 10, 2002 Tennessee 17, Houston 10
Latest meeting	December 27, 2015 Houston 34, Tennessee 6
Next meeting	October 2, 2016
Statistics
Meetings total	28
All-time series	Tennessee leads 15–13
Largest victory	34 points Houston 41, Tennessee 7 (October 23, 2011)
Championship Success
Super Bowl Championships (0) HOU – None TEN – None Conference Championships (1) HOU – None TEN – 1999 Division Championships (5) HOU (3) – 2011, 2012, 2015 TEN (2) – 2002, 2008

The Texans–Titans rivalry is an NFL rivalry between the Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans.

The Texans–Titans rivalry is an intense rivalry, pitting the Tennessee Titans (formerly based in Houston as the Houston Oilers) with Houston's present-day team, the Texans. The 2002 expansion and conference realignment by the NFL put a new team into Houston. With the expansion Texans in place, the NFL's realignment created the AFC South and put the two teams together as division rivals. Following the 2015 matchups between the teams, the Titans lead the series 15-13.

History

2010s

The bitterness of the rivalry has led to fistfights between the teams during games. One notable fight was on November 28, 2010, when Texans receiver Andre Johnson and Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan exchanged blows after a play and were ejected. The Texans finished that game 20-0.^[1]

The rivalry became more competitive in 2011 as both teams were in the hunt for the division title most of the year. In Week 7, the Titans hosted the Texans in a match-up for the division lead and was the home field favorite while Houston was coming off of a 2-game losing streak. The Texans won 41–7 and went on to win the division that year.^[2] In Week 17, Houston hosted Tennessee; the Titans had to win to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Titans won on a botched two-point conversion try by the Texans, who were trying for the win.^[3] Due to the playoff scenarios, the Titans missed the playoffs. If Tennessee made the playoffs, they would have faced the Texans.

Game results

2000s (Titans 12-4)

Texans host the Titans, 2005

Season	Date	Winner	Result	Location
2002	November 10	Tennessee Titans	17–10	The Coliseum (Nashville)
	December 29	Tennessee Titans	13–3	Reliant Stadium (Houston)
2003	October 12	Tennessee Titans	38–17	The Coliseum (Nashville)
	December 21	Tennessee Titans	27–24	Reliant Stadium (Houston)
2004	October 17	Houston Texans	20–10	The Coliseum (Nashville)
	November 28	Houston Texans	31–21	Reliant Stadium (Houston)
2005	October 9	Tennessee Titans	34–20	Reliant Stadium (Houston)
	December 11	Tennessee Titans	13–10	The Coliseum (Nashville)
2006	October 29	Tennessee Titans	28–22	LP Field (Nashville)
	December 10	Tennessee Titans	26–20 (OT)	Reliant Stadium (Houston)
2007	October 21	Tennessee Titans	38–36	Reliant Stadium (Houston)
	December 2	Tennessee Titans	31–28	LP Field (Nashville)
2008	September 21	Tennessee Titans	31–12	LP Field (Nashville)
	December 14	Houston Texans	13–12	Reliant Stadium (Houston)
2009	September 20	Houston Texans	34–31	LP Field (Nashville)
	November 23	Tennessee Titans	20–17	Reliant Stadium (Houston)

2010s (Texans 9-3)

Season	Date	Winner	Result	Location
2010	November 28	Houston Texans	20–0	Reliant Stadium (Houston)
	December 19	Tennessee Titans	31–17	LP Field (Nashville)
2011	October 23	Houston Texans	41–7	LP Field (Nashville)
	January 1, 2012	Tennessee Titans	23–22	Reliant Stadium (Houston)
2012	September 30	Houston Texans	38–14	Reliant Stadium (Houston)
	December 2	Houston Texans	24–10	LP Field (Tennessee)
2013	September 15	Houston Texans	30–24 (OT)	Reliant Stadium (Houston)
	December 29	Tennessee Titans	16–10	LP Field (Nashville)
2014	October 26	Houston Texans	30–16	LP Field (Nashville)
	November 30	Houston Texans	45–21	NRG Stadium (Houston)
2015	November 1	Houston Texans	20-6	NRG Stadium (Houston)
	December 27	Houston Texans	34-6	Nissan Stadium (Nashville)
2016	October 2			NRG Stadium (Houston)
	January 1, 2017			Nissan Stadium (Nashville)

References

1. "Andre Johnson Fights Cortland Finnegan: Texans Beat Titans 20-0 (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. November 29, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
2. "Houston Texans vs. Tennessee Titans - Box Score - October 23, 2011". ESPN. October 23, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
3. "Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans - Recap - January 1, 2012". ESPN. January 1, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

External links

• Texans-Titans head-to-head record