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TEXANS VS. GIANTSGAME DAY INFORMATIONPACKING THE (POWER) HOUSEHouston Texans fans have made a habit of filling ReliantStadium for every home game, and never has that beenmore apparent than this year.The Texans have sold a franchise-record 64,355 seasontickets, leaving a maximum of just 6,699 tickets availableon a single-game basis.HOUSTON TEXANS SEASON TICKETS,YEAR-BY-YEARSeason2010 64,3552009 61,3232008 64,0472007 61,8782006 60,9382005 61,4352004 61,0472003 60,3442002 59,308Total Season TicketsCHEERLEADERS ARE NO. 1Football is King in Texas, and a big part of the pageantryof the game is the cheerleaders on the sideline. Nowhereare the cheerleaders a bigger part of the experience thanat Houston Texans games.The Houston Texans Cheerleaders were named thebest-looking squad in the NFL last season by Bleacher-Report.com, with Andrea (pictured, front row right) toppingthe publication’s list of the best-looking women inthe league.TEXANS MOVING THE NEEDLEOn television, the Texans have become quite a hot propertyin Houston. Ratings for the team’s four preseasongames were up a whopping 47% on average.Houston’s season-opener against Indianapolis drew a21.9 rating in Houston. That was the team’s highest-ratedopening game since the first game in franchise historyagainst Dallas in 2002. It was an impressive 53.1% betterthan the rating for the 2009 opener against the New YorkJets.Houston’s Week 2 game at Washington drew a 27.2 overnightrating, which was up 56.3 percent from Week 2 in2009 against division rival Tennessee.In Week 3, the Texans-Cowboys in-state showdowndrew a 28.8 rating locally, up over 70 percent from Week 3in 2009 against AFC South rival Jacksonville.Overall, the Texans’ TV ratings in Houston were up 61.5percent through three weeks. That is the largest yearover-yearincrease in the NFL, topping the World ChampionNew Orleans Saints, who were up 44 percent.HOUSTON TEXANS TV RATINGSREGULAR SEASON, 2009 VS. 20102009 2010Game Opp. Rating Opp. Rating Diff.RS1 NYJ 14.3 IND 21.9 +53.1%RS2 @ TEN 17.4 @ WAS 27.2 +56.3%RS3 JAX 16.6 DAL 28.8 +73.5%AVERAGES 16.1 26.0 +61.5%* New Orleans Saints local ratings up 44% vs. 2009HOUSTON’S RAVING FANSThe Texans have played to capacity crowds at ReliantStadium since beginning play in the NFL in 2002, sellingout all 83 preseason and regular season home games infranchise history. The Texans are looking to continue theirstreak going into 2010.Following the 2002 season, Reliant Stadium seating wasexpanded to 71,054, incorporating more “Raving Fans.”AMERICA’S TOP TAILGATEHouston is considered by many to be one of the best citiesin America when it comes to fine cuisine and ReliantStadium hosts the annual Houston Livestock Show & RodeoWorld Championship Barbecue Cookoff.It should come as no shock, then, that the tailgate partieson Texans game days are unmatched.Last season, Forbes Traveler magazine declared HoustonTexans fans the best tailgaters in the NFL, toppingsuch traditional hot food hotbeds as Kansas City, GreenBay and Philadelphia.5GAME 5 • TEXANS VS. NEW YORK GIANTS • HOUSTONTEXANS.COM