Tania Ganguli, ESPN Staff Writer 10y

Loss to Texans in 2002 made Jerry Jones cry

The Houston Texans' 2002 win over the Dallas Cowboys was a big moment in the Texans' history.

Yesterday, Texans coach Bill O'Brien said he knows how much the Texans' upcoming game against the Cowboys means to the fans in Houston and owner Bob McNair.

It means a great deal to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, too.

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:

Jerry Jones has been brought to tears three times since buying the Dallas Cowboys in 1989 and recalled those moments because the Houston Texans are coming to town.

That’s because the last time he shed tears over his football team was in 2002 when the Texans won their inaugural game over the Cowboys, 19-10, at Reliant Stadium.

“It was because we had such a base of fans,” Jones said on his KRLD-FM radio show Tuesday morning.

“We’d go down there when they were the Oilers ... and we knew we had a big base. We were big supporters, huge supporters, of Houston getting that franchise back, but that loss killed us. That will always be there for me.”

You can read more here.

There's no mistaking how much that game meant to the Texans' franchise and its fans. A lot of firsts happened that day. This summer the touchdown pass from David Carr to Billy Miller was voted as one of the most memorable moments in franchise history.

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