What NFL Teams Are in Texas?
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If you’re a football fan living in Texas, you’re probably wondering what NFL teams are in your state. Here’s a look at the two teams that call Texas home.
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team that competes in the National Football League (NFL). The Cowboys are headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and play their home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. They are currently a member of the NFC East division.
Team History
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) East division. They are headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and play their home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which opened for the 2009 season. The stadium took the place of the partially demolished Texas Stadium, which served as the Cowboys’ home stadium from 1971 through the 2008 season.
Notable Players
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team that competes in the National Football League (NFL). The team is headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and plays its home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys are one of the most valuable sports franchises in the world, and are also one of the most popular teams in the NFL. As of 2019, they are worth an estimated $5 billion.
The team has had some of the most iconic players in NFL history, including:
-Quarterback Drew Bledsoe
-Running back Emmitt Smith
-Wide receiver Michael Irvin
-Linebacker DeMarcus Ware
-Defensive end Jason Hatcher
Team Accomplishments
Since their formation in 1960, the Dallas Cowboys have been one of the most successful teams in the NFL. They have won five Super Bowls, ten conference championships, and 27 divisional titles. The Cowboys are also the only team in NFL history to have 20 consecutive winning seasons.
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional football team that is based in Houston, Texas. The team is a member of the National Football League (NFL) and competes in the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The Texans began play in 2002 as an expansion team.
Team History
The Houston Texans are a professional football team based in Houston, Texas. The Texans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team plays its home games at NRG Stadium.
The Texans began play in 2002 as an expansion team, making them the youngest franchise in the NFL currently. The Texans replaced the city’s previous NFL franchise, the Houston Oilers, which relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1997 to become the Tennessee Titans. The team’s majority owner is Cal McNair; they are also managed by Bill O’Brien.
Notable Players
J.J. Watt – Defensive end
DeAndre Hopkins – Wide receiver
Whitney Mercilus – Linebacker
Jadeveon Clowney – Linebacker
Will Fuller – Wide receiver
Team Accomplishments
The Houston Texans are a professional football team based in Houston, Texas. The Texans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team plays its home games at NRG Stadium.
The Texans were founded in 2002 as the Houston Texans by Bob McNair, making them the youngest franchise in the NFL currently. They are also the first franchise in NFL history to be located in Houston, and the first to be founded in Texas. In their inaugural season, they made their first playoff appearance. They would go on to win back-to-back AFC South titles in 2011 and 2012. They have made five playoff appearances in total.
San Antonio Commanders
The San Antonio Commanders are a professional American football team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), which began play in 2019. The team plays its home games at the Alamodome.
Team History
The San Antonio Commanders are a professional American football team based in San Antonio, Texas. The Commanders compete in the Alliance of American Football (AAF), as members of the league’s Western Division. The team plays its home games at the Alamodome.
The franchise was announced on August 21, 2018, as one of the league’s inaugural eight members. Their head coach is Mike Riley, and their general manager and president is Daryl Johnson. They are owned by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon.
Notable Players
The San Antonio Commanders are a professional American football team based in San Antonio, Texas. The Commanders compete in the Alliance of American Football (AAF), the first new professional football league in the United States since 2006. The league began play on February 9, 2019. The team plays its home games at the Alamodome.
The team is coached by Mike Riley and features several notable players, including:
-Trey Wingo: Trey Wingo is the play-by-play announcer for the AAF’s broadcasts on CBS Sports Network. He also serves as an NFL analyst for ESPN. He was previously a co-host of ESPN Radio’s “Golic and Wingo” morning show.
-Steve Spurrier: Steve Spurrier is the head ball coach of the OrlandoApollos of the AAF. He was previously the head coach of several college and professional teams, most notably leading the University of Florida Gators to six SEC Championships and a national championship in 1996.
-Hines Ward: Hines Ward is a former wide receiver who played 14 seasons in the NFL, spending his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was named MVP of Super Bowl XL and is a two-time Super Bowl champion.
Team Accomplishments
In only their second year of existence, the San Antonio Commanders accomplished something no other team in the short history of the Alliance of American Football had done before – they won a division title.
The Commanders went 7-3 in the regular season and then hammered the Birmingham Iron in the AAF championship game to complete a perfect season.
What made the Commanders’ performance all the more impressive was that they did it without having a single player selected to the All-AAF team.
