Dallas Cowboys 1960 - Present
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The Dallas Cowboys were the NFL's first modern-era expansion team. The team joined the National Football League in 1960, and has become one of the most successful teams in the history of the NFL and in American sports overall. The team has earned the longest streak of consecutive winning seasons with 20, the most playoff games (58), winning 33 of them, the most appearances in the NFC Championship Game (14, not counting two Super Bowl era NFL Championship Game appearances), and is tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots for the most Super Bowl appearances (8). As the Steelers and Patriots play in the AFC and Dallas plays in the NFC, Dallas holds the record for most NFC Championships (8). The Cowboys became the first team in NFL history to win 3 Super Bowls in just 4 years. They are also tied with the San Francisco 49ers for having the second most Super Bowl wins (5), only behind the Pittsburgh Steelers with 6 wins. The Cowboys are tied for fifth in most NFL championships behind the Green Bay Packers (13), Chicago Bears (9), New York Giants (8), Pittsburgh Steelers (6).
Team Name Games Wins Losses Ties W-L%
Cowboys (1960-Present) 811 453 352 6 .558
Playoffs 59 33 26 0 .559
PlOverall total 870 486 378 6 .558
Houston Texans 2002 - Present
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The Houston Texans joined the National Footbal League as an expansion team in 2002., The original city's NFL team, the Houston Oilers moved to Nashville, TN in 1997 after owner Bud Adams grew frustrated with the detiorating Astrodome. While the Texans struggled in early seasons, results began to improve once native Houstonian Gary Kubiak became the head coach in 2006. The Texans finished with a .500 season (8 wins and 8 defeats) in both 2007 and 2008, and nearly qualified for the 2009–10 NFL playoffs with a 9–7 result in 2009. In 2010, the team started the season on a 4–2 record going into a Week 7 bye week, but promptly collapsed 2–8 in the second part of the season, finishing 6–10. The following season, former Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips was hired as the defensive coordinator of the Texans, and the improved defense led to the Texans finishing 10–6, winning their first AFC South title. The Texans then beat wild cardCincinnati Bengals 31–10 in the first round of the 2011-12 NFL playoffs, before a 20–13 defeat to the Ravens in the semifinals.
Team Name Games Wins Losses Ties W-L%
Texans (2002-Present) 208 88 120 0 .423
Playoffs 4 2 2 0 .500
PlOverall total 212 90 122 0 .424
Houston Oilers 1960 - 1996
The Houston Oilers began in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League. The Oilers were the first champions of the American Football League, winning the 1960 and 1961 contests, but never again won another championship. The Oilers appeared in the 1962 AFL Championship, losing in double overtime to their in-state rivals, the Dallas Texans; they also won the AFL East Division title in 1967 and qualified for the AFL Playoffs in 1969, both times losing to the Oakland Raiders. From 1978 to 1980, the Oilers, led by Bum Phillips and in the midst of the Luv Ya Blue campaign, the Oilers appeared in the 1978 and 1979 AFC Championship Games (but losing both). The Oilers were a consistent playoff team from 1987 to 1993, an era that included both of the Oilers' only division titles (1991 and 1993), as well as the dubious distinction of being on the losing end of the largest comeback in NFL history, a 41-38 loss to the Buffalo Bills in which the Oilers surrenderd a 32 point lead in the 2nd half.
In 1997, Owner Bud Adams relocated the Oilers to Nashville, Tennessee, where they were known as the Tennessee Oilers for the 1997 and 1998 seasons. In 1999, Adams changed the team name to the Tennessee Titans, and the color scheme from Columbia Blue, Scarlet, and White to Titans Blue, Navy, White, and Silver. The new Titans franchise retained the Oilers' team history and records, while the team name and colors were officially retired by then NFL
Team Name Games Wins Losses Ties W-L%
AFL Oilers (1960-1969) 140 70 66 4 .500
NFL Oilers (1970-1996) 408 181 225 2 .444
Playoffs 20 8 12 0 .400
PlOverall total 568 259 303 6 .474
Dallas Texans 1960 - 1962
1960: Lamar Hunt's own team, the Dallas Texans, was located in his hometown where he would face direct competition from the NFL's newest expansion team, the Dallas Cowboys. For their inaugural season in the Cotton Bowl, the Texans had a strong home-state identity with quarterback Cotton Davidson (Baylor), fullback Jack Spikes (TCU), and running back Abner Haynes (North Texas State). Haynes, who was named the league's Player of the Year, led the league in rushing with 875 yards and touchdowns with nine. The Texans had a flashy, high scoring club, and only three close losses kept them from challenging for the division title, as they finished 2nd with an 8-6 record. The Texans averaged 24,500 for their home games, the highest average in the league.
1961: The Texans would struggle, with a midseason 5 game losing streak in their second season posting a disappointing record of 6-8 while finishing a distant second in the AFL West.
1962: After a disappointing 6-8 season, the Texans sign Len Dawson who toiled around in the NFL for 6 years, without much success. Another key addition was Rookie of the Year FB Curtis McClinton, who helped RB Abner Haynes, enjoyed his finest season with 1,049 yards and an AFL-high 13 touchdowns. The Texans would go on to finish with an 11-3 record, and the AFL's Western Division Title. In the AFL Championship Game the Texans would face their inner state rival Oilers in Houston. The Texans would jump out to a 17-0 as Abner Haynes scored two Touchdowns, but the Oilers would score 17 unanswered points in the 2nd half to send the game to overtime. The two teams west through the first OT without a score, which created the first ever-double OT game in Pro-Football history. The Texans would end the long day victorious as Tommy Brooker nailed a 25-yard FC to win their first AFL title.
1963: Shortly after the AFL Championship Game Owner Lamar Hunt decided for the best interest of his team and the future of the league to move to Kansas City. The Texans fared well in Dallas, but had trouble convincing fans that they were on a level with NFL's Cowboys. In Kansas City they had a city with out pro-football, and a new market to spread the new league to.
*Transcribed from Sportsecyclopedia
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