Courtesy of HoustonTexans.com
The Houston Texans announced the opponents for their 2016 preseason schedule today, which features a nationally-televised game against the Arizona Cardinals on August 28 (Preseason Week 3) at 3 p.m. CDT. The exact dates and times for the games will be released at a later date.
Houston will open and close the preseason on the road against the San Francisco 49ers (Preseason Week 1) and Dallas Cowboys (Preseason Week 4). The team will play its two home games in Preseason Weeks 2 and 3 against the New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals. It will mark the 10th time in the franchise’s 15 years of play the Texans have had a nationally-televised preseason game.
The Texans will play the San Francisco 49ers in the preseason for the third straight year. It also marks the fourth time the two teams have met in the preseason in the last five years. Houston holds a 3-1 advantage in the series having won last year’s matchup, 23-10, at NRG Stadium. Read FULL article @ www.HoustonTexans.com
HOUSTON TEXANS 2016 PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Week/Date
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Opponent (Television Network)
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Kickoff Time
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Week 1, Aug. 11-15
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at San Francisco (KTRK-TV)
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TBA
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Week 2, Aug. 18-22
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NEW ORLEANS (KTRK-TV)
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TBA
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Sunday, Aug. 28
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ARIZONA (FOX)#
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3 p.m. CDT
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Week 4, Sept. 1-2
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at Dallas (KTRK-TV)
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TBA
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