Texans–Titans rivalry

Texans–Titans football rivalry

Houston Texans Tennessee Titans
First meeting	November 10, 2002 Tennessee 17, Houston 10
Latest meeting	October 2, 2016 Tennessee 20, Houston 27
Next meeting	January 1, 2017
Statistics
Meetings total	29
All-time series	Tennessee leads 15–14–0
Largest victory	34 points Houston 41, Tennessee 7 (October 23, 2011)
Smallest victory	HOU 13, TEN 12 (2008) TEN 23, HOU 22 (2011)
Current win streak	HOU: 5 wins
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

2010s (Texans 10-3)

References

External links

• Texans-Titans head-to-head record