This map from a Business Insider article graphically shows the reality I lived with since the days of the Oilers. In this state, the Texans are merely an footnote to professional football in this state: Here is the key takeaway from the article: The Cowboys dominate Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, and much of Nevada. In Texas, only the counties immediately surrounding Houston root for the Texans. The full article can be found here: http://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-fan-map-2014-9 I have lived through five decades of this - first with the Oilers and now with the Texans so you can excuse my crankiness these days especially with the Cows lucking out yet AGAIN.