In a move that was about as predictable as Brock Osweiler overthrowing a deep ball, the Houston Texans and the Dallas Cowboys have moved their final preseason game at AT&T Stadium on Thursday night to Arlington. The game was originally scheduled for NRG Stadium, but the devastation and logistical nightmares caused by Tropical Storm Harvey have forced this move, as it is an impossibility for both teams to travel to Houston in time for Thursday night’s game. (Kickoff remains 7 p.m. local time.)
Here is the NFL’s comment on the schedule change:
Similarly, the Texans back in 2008 were forced by Hurricane Ike to postpone their Week 2 game with the Baltimore Ravens to Week 10, which meant that the Texans bye week was pigeonholed into Week 2 and they spent it dealing with the aftermath of a hurricane. Very relaxing. Not surprisingly, the Texans began that season 1-5.
In one final salvo that completely cleared the sports deck in Houston for the weekend, the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff football game between LSU and BYU will be moved to the Superdome in Louisiana:
Houstonians have plenty on our plate right now with Harvey still dumping buckets on us, but there will be no local sporting events this weekend.
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This article appears in Aug 25-30, 2017.
