Houston Texans call game against New England Patriots ‘Homecoming’
The Houston Texans announced on Tuesday that they have come up with a theme for each of their eight home games during the 2013 season. On the surface, the promotion sounds pretty standard with charitable themes like “Pink Ribbon Day” and “Salute to Service” day. However, Houston’s theme for its game against the New England Patriots is all people are talking about.
As NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport pointed out, the Texans have decided to make Dec. 1 against New England their “Homecoming” game. Why is that a big deal? Last year, the Texans debuted these letterman jackets and went with a high school theme before getting demolished by the Patriots on Monday Night Football. They lost 42-14 and were defeated by the Pats again in the playoffs a few weeks later.
Is this the team’s way of plotting revenge? Clearly the Texans are not superstitious.
Granted, the Patriots have lost several key players this offseason (thanks in part to the Aaron Hernandez murder trial) and are looking shaky heading into 2013. Still, it sounds like someone in the team’s PR department should have thought it through a little more thoroughly. If New England destroys Houston once again, fans are sure to blame the theme.
