2002 was the Houston Texans inaugural season as an NFL
franchise. Reliant Stadium, the newest in the league, is their home.
Since the Baltimore Ravens had a road game against the Texans, and my friend
Steve lives in Houston, what better reason to go to the game?! It was a
great game except we had to sit in FOLDING CHAIRS for $65.00 a ticket!!!
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Houston skyline from road.
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Reliant Stadium and Astrodome view from road.
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The Astrodome.
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Tailgaters.
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Entering Reliant Stadium.
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Reliant from Steve's digital camera.
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The east side of Reliant.
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Inside Reliant; the roof was open that day.
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The field before the game.
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I think this is Ed Reed, #20, safety from University of Miami, FL.
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Robert Tate, #22, Defensive Back from University of Cincinnati.
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Nice scoreboard and TV at the north end of the stadium.
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The Ravens gather at the south end zone during pre-game warm-ups.
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Mike (left), Steve(right), & me(center), in my Ravens Dilfer jersey! A Ravens fan down on the field took this with my camera - nice people!
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Ethan Brooks (#77) and Casey Rabach(#61) are huge offensive linemen for the Ravens.
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Peter Boulware, #58, Pro-Bowl linebacker from Florida State University.
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Ravens warming up - from Steve's camera.
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Houston skyline; a view from the stadium ramp up to the upper level.
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The Ravens are introduced.
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The South Scoreboard.
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The Texans are introduced. The smoke is from the fireworks.
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The Texans logo is displayed on the south TV.
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Opening kickoff - where are the fans?
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The Texans (dark jerseys) have just received a punt from the Ravens and are returning the ball from right to left in this picture.
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"The Texans come out with 2 tight ends and a one back set with wide receivers split right and left. The Ravens are in their base 3-4 defense..."
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"Ravens go with 2 tight ends both to the right, Taylor the wide reciever goes in motion, Lewis the lone setback. Texans defense looks confused..."
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The Ravens take a knee to run out the clock...the Texans can't stop the clock...
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The Ravens win - 23 to 19 in a nailbiter!
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