The Houston Texans will celebrate the opening of a new season on home turf.
Despite the massive flooding which plagued the Houston area following Hurricane Harvey, Houston mayor Sylvester Turner declared his city “open for business” and that includes Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at NRG Stadium.
Jacksonville owner Shahid Khan had offered to swap dates allowing the Texans an extra few weeks before opening the stadium doors for a football game.
NRG Stadium, like many sites in the region, has been serving as an emergency shelter and was visited by President Donald Trump this past weekend.