Reliant Stadium is part a collection of venues (including the Astrodome), which are collectively called, Reliant Park. The stadium was designed
and built for two major tenants, the Houston Texans and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The entire complex is named for Reliant
Energy under a 32-year, $300 million naming rights deal in 2000.
The Texans have played their home game at Reliant Stadium since their inception in 2002. The annual calendar consists of 8 regular season
and 2 pre-season games, plus any playoff games the Texans might host. It also hosted Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2004. The game saw
the New England Patriots defeat the Carolina Panthers, 32-29, and site of the controversial Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show.
The first game played was on August 24, 2002, as the Texans played the Miami Dolphins in their first preseason game. The first regular season
game was played on September 8 of that year, where the expansion Texans defeated the Dallas Cowboys in an upset.
