Texans to play Raiders in Mexico City, report says

Ron Clements

Texans to play Raiders in Mexico City, report says image

The Texans will be part of the NFL's International Series in 2016, but it won't involve a trip to London. 

Instead, the Texans will be part of the NFL's return to Mexico with a regular-season game against the Raiders at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, according to the Houston Chronicle.

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The only other regular-season game played in Mexico was in 2005 when the Cardinals beat the 49ers before a regular-season-record crowd of 103,467 at Estadio Azteca. The Mexico City stadium hosted a 1994 preseason game between the Cowboys and Houston Oilers that drew 112,246.

Texans owner Bob McNair has been interested in playing a game in Mexico but won't give up a home game at NRG Stadium. Because the Raiders' stadium situation is in flux, they are a logical choice to be the home team in Mexico.

Ron Clements