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Are ticket prices more expensive for Texans fans?

A recent study showed the Houston Texans have had the fifth-highest ticket prices jump over 2021.

Prices for the Houston Texans have gotten more expensive since 2006.

According to a new study from the Action Network, the average ticket price to a Texans game jumped 107% — the fifth-highest in the NFL in that span. Fans in 2006 were paying $56.97 on average for a seat to a Texans game. After the 2020 season, fans were paying $118.07 to see Houston football.

The top of the list are the Las Vegas Raiders (147%), Seattle Seahawks (134%), Green Bay Packers (121%), and San Francisco 49ers (119%). The Dallas Cowboys are actually No. 24 on the list with just a 50% price increase since 2006.

The price increase reflects the excitement Houston sports fans had for the team as it built its success under coach Gary Kubiak, who was with the club from 2006-13. The Texans earned two AFC South titles and two wild-card playoff wins in his tenure. Bill O’Brien took over and added a couple wild-card wins of his own and four division titles. It also helped that J.J. Watt and Deshaun Watson were superstars from the middle of the decade on.

At the Texans’ charity golf classic, new team president Greg Grissom mentioned that the team wasn’t having trouble selling tickets due to Houston being “a football town.”

“People are interested in the team, they’re excited,” Grissom said. “Got a lot of new energy and a lot of new things to talk about. The pandemic is a challenge and just kind of working through that, but every day we’re getting better. Season tickets, our corporate partners, our marketing team — everybody’s having a great time. We’re making a lot of progress.”

The Texans’ season ticket wait list is virtually nonexistent in 2021. If the Texans can’t turn around their problems on the field quickly with new general manager Nick Caserio and new coach David Culley, tickets to see an NFL game in Houston may get cheaper.

LOOK: Top 5 fans from other teams Texans fans wouldn’t date

Houston Texans fans have five fan bases they won’t date anyone from. Check out those five fan bases.

Who wouldn’t want to date a Houston Texans fan? After all, they are loyal, tough, and have mutant levels of forgiveness.

A better question is: who would Texans fans not want to date?

According to new data from Bookies.com, which took a look at 50 fans from each NFL team, Texans fans revealed who they wouldn’t want to date.

Interestingly, Arizona Cardinals fans absolutely would not date an Atlanta Falcons fan at a 60% response rate. And no surprise to anyone: Dallas Cowboys fans are the most avoided fan base when it comes to dating, according to the results.

Here are the five fan bases Texans fans in the survey said they wouldn’t date.

Are Houston Texans fans the most intelligent in the NFL?

A new survey indicates that Houston Texans may be the most intelligent in the entire NFL.

Houston Texans fans may be the most intelligent fans in the NFL.

According to HowToBet.com, which conducted a survey of 1,006 sports fans, Texans fans had an average IQ score of 117.8, the highest among all NFL fan bases.

Among the survey’s participants, which also included fans of the NBA, NHL, MLB, NASCAR, and even WWE, Texans fans ranked as the fifth-most intelligent overall. Only Roman Reigns (126.4), Daniel Bryan (122.2), both of WWE, Boston Bruins (120.3), and Detroit Red Wings (118.6) fans scored higher.

The next most-intelligent NFL fans were actually Dallas Cowboys fans at 112.7. In the overall rankings, Cowboys fans placed 13th.

Interestingly, among the least intelligent fans, Houston Astros fans were considered the 17th-least intelligent overall with a 95.9 IQ score.

Going by sport, NFL fans had the fourth-best intelligence at 105.9. NFL fans were also second in verbal intelligence, third at mathematical ability, fifth at logical reasoning, and fourth at visual reasoning.

WATCH: Texans coach David Culley surprises fans with season tickets

Houston Texans coach David Culley surprised fans with season tickets and fed off of their energy for the 2021 season.

Houston Texans coach David Culley surprised four fans with season tickets in a video released on May 23.

Texans TV host Drew Dougherty was on the virtual call initially with each of the four fans, and Culley would join in later to congratulate them on becoming season ticket holders.

The first fan to receive tickets in the video was Luis Gonzalez, who says he had been waiting over 10 years for season tickets.

“Hey, Luis, how are you doing? Welcome to the Texan family as a season ticket member,” Culley said.

The second fan on the video was Rush Little, who was surprised with the tickets and also thrilled to meet Culley.

“Well, let me tell you something, it’s a pleasure to meet you, and let me tell you something, I’m so excited for you,” said Culley. “You couldn’t have come in at a better time.”

David Paramo was also surprised by the chance to meet the fourth full-time coach in team history.

“My excitement level just went up like eight more decimals,” Culley said.

One fan who caught Culley’s attention with his attire was Keith Logan, who was decked out in battle red and deep steel blue along with other Texans gear, including a big Texans logo medallion Logan says he wears every Sunday.

Said Culley: “Listen, that outfit you got on right now, that chain around you, let me — hold it up. Let me see that. I got you. I got it.”

The Texans will host nine home games at NRG Stadium for the 2021 slate, one of the perks of the NFL moving to a 17-game schedule. Houston will host the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, and Los Angeles Chargers.

Hundreds of Texans fans say goodbye to J.J. Watt on Sports Radio 610 hotline

Hundreds of Houston Texans fans left voicemails at Sports Radio 610 telling All-Pro DE J.J. Watt goodbye.

Sports Radio 610 [KILT-AM] in Houston created a hotline where Houston Texans fans could leave voicemails for J.J. Watt, and the fans responded with hundreds of messages of admiration and support.

One of the best voicemails was from man who told about how his wife gave birth to their daughter on Sept. 14, 2017, during the Texans’ 14-9 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday Night Football.

“I got to put on the NFL Network right there in the labor and delivery room, and I’m like, ‘You can do it, babe. Yeah, come on, push, push,’ and I’m looking up and I’m looking up,” the caller said. “And right when you pancaked that center to end the game, because I think they were doing pass backs trying to make a miracle, you just laid this dude out. That very moment my daughter was born. So, it’s just something special that we had. I just genuinely want to say thank you. You’ve done it the right way. Nothing but love, J.J. Thanks a lot.”

Watt did it the right way with collecting three NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards while with the Texans, and was the face of the franchise through the 2010s. Counting as a $17.5 million salary cap hit in 2021, the cash-strapped Texans had to make a move to get under the cap, which meant parting ways with their All-Pro defensive end that the city will forever love.

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J.J. Watt says Houston residents have made $99 donations to his foundation

Former Texans defensive end J.J. Watt says that residents of Houston have made donations to his eponymous foundation in the amount of $99.

The city of Houston loves J.J. Watt, the greatest player in the history of the Texans franchise.

Why not? Not only did Watt provide the Texans with the best chance to win in the 2010s with impact plays on defense, earning three NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards in the process, but he also made an impact off the field. There is no better example than the $41.6 million Watt raised in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in August of 2017.

Watt gave his all to Houston.

In a show of respect and appreciation, Watt reported on Twitter that donations of $99 poured in to the Watt Foundation following his release from the Texans on Feb. 12.

The former 2011 first-round pick from Wisconsin may finish his NFL career in another city, but no one in Houston will be able to forget the charity and generosity he gave while with the Texans.

Texans DE J.J. Watt feels the worst for fans, the city of Houston

Houston Texans DE J.J. Watt feels the absolute worst for the city of Houston and its sports fans after losing 37-31 to the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Houston Texans are 4-11 and a game away from their dismal 2020 season from being over.

Coming off a 37-31 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 16 Sunday afternoon at NRG Stadium, one would think that defensive end J.J. Watt would be ready to get upfield to the offseason and regroup.

Instead, the loss to the Bengals stung, and it was his sympathy for Houston sports fans that got him the most.

“We’re professional athletes getting paid a whole lot of money,” Watt said. “If you can’t come in and put work in in the building, go out to the practice field and work hard and do your lifts and do what you’re supposed to do, you should not be here. This is a job. We are getting paid a whole lot of money.”

The concept of working class individuals spending their hard-earned money and precious time on a team that has yet to reach an AFC Championship Game since its 2002 inception impacted Watt.

“They care every single week,” said Watt. “We’re in Week 16 and we’re 4-11 and there’s fans that watched this game, that show up to the stadium, that put in time and energy and effort and care about this.

“So if you can’t go out there and you can’t work out, you can’t show up on time, you can’t practice, you can’t want to go out there and win, you shouldn’t be here, because this is a privilege. It’s the greatest job in the world. You get to go out and play a game.”

The Texans will face the Tennessee Titans, who will go to the playoffs, next Sunday at NRG Stadium for the 2020 finale. If players can’t get up to play the Titans, Watt will be severely disappointed.

Said Watt: “There are people every week that still tweet you, that still come up to you and say, hey, we’re still rooting for you, we’re still behind you. They have no reason whatsoever to. We stink. But they care, and they still want to win and they still want you to be great. That’s why.

“Those people aren’t getting paid. We’re getting paid handsomely. That’s why. And that’s — that’s who I feel the most bad for is our fans and the people who care so deeply and the city and the people who love it and who truly want it to be great. And it’s not. And that sucks as a player, to know that we’re not giving them what they deserve.”

If the Texans can harness that passion Watt has and take it into 2021, they may be able to give Houston sports fans something to be proud of.

When a star player leaves, how does that affect Texans fans’ loyalty?

The trading of receiver DeAndre Hopkins from the Houston Texans was a stinging point with fans, and there is data to back it up.

A new survey on fan engagement suggests Houston Texans fans may have had their support in the team shaken due to the trade of DeAndre Hopkins.

On the eve of free agency in March, the Texans trade the three-time All-Pro to the Arizona Cardinals for a second-round pick and 2016 former All-Pro running back David Johnson.

According to data from Bookies.com, which gauged the support of NFL fan bases after a star player left their favorite team, 68.2% of Texans fans said they would stop supporting their favorite team upon a star player’s exit, which was the 12th-lowest approval rate among all 32 fan bases.

Texans fans also responded 50.3% in favor of a star player’s move to another franchise, which was the second-lowest approval rate among all 32 fan bases.

What the data suggests is that the trade of Hopkins impacted some fans’ support of the team.

Trading Hopkins was a baffling move because of how productive he was, how much he loved the city, and how much drama he didn’t create. His departure was also the hallmark of the personnel moves coach Bill O’Brien made as a general manager that was emblematic of his bad decisions.

With a coaching and a general manager manager vacancy, the Texans can warm up a lot of their sore fans with the right hire.

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