Scott Kenny from Liverpool, England, is about to experience something he’s been waiting years for: his Houston Texans are playing this weekend, and he’s gonna be there in person at Wembley Stadium! Dude, you gotta love that kind of dedication.
How a Random Quiz Turned a Brit Into a Diehard Texans Fan
So, get this: when Kenny, a massive Liverpool FC fan, decided he wanted to dive into the NFL, he wasn’t just gonna pick a team. Nah, he hit up an online quiz to point him in the right direction. And what did it spit out? The Houston Texans. His first thought? “OK, cool, I don’t really know them.” So, he did it again with a different quiz. Guess what? Texans, again! He didn’t even bother with a third. “I haven’t looked back since,” Kenny, 31, said. “I’ve loved supporting them.” How wild is that? This guy’s commitment is legit, especially considering his friends back home root for other squads, his dad’s a 49ers fan, and his wife, get this, roots for the Packers just ’cause she likes cheese. That’s serious devotion to the Texans, even if it started with an algorithm.
The UK Texans Faithful Are Small But MIGHTY
Kenny’s not gonna be the only Texans diehard making noise across the pond. Daniel Rouse, a 37-year-old fan from Grimsby, England, totally gets it. Rouse, who became a Texans fan 15 years ago thanks to family friends from Lake Jackson, Texas, told us that “The UK Texans fanbase is tiny compared with those of more established teams such as the 49ers, Dolphins, Raiders and Bears.” But don’t sleep on them, because “the people who support Houston are passionate about the team.” Rouse is so into it, he’s converted his garage into a Texans man cave! He said, “The whole family knows the routine by now. During the autumn, Sunday evenings between 6 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. are Texans time. Everyone else can plan around that.” That’s the dream, right? He even recalled the January 2020 playoff run, watching that epic comeback win over the Buffalo Bills in overtime, then seeing them jump out to a 24-0 lead against the Kansas City Chiefs. For a hot second, he was checking flights to Houston for the AFC Championship Game. Man, you know Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs had to go and crush those dreams, though. “For a brief moment, though, I really thought it was our year,” Rouse said.
This Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley is the third international game in Texans history, by the way. They lost to the Raiders in Mexico City in 2016, but they beat the Jaguars at Wembley back in 2019, which Rouse got to see! This time, Kenny won’t make the pregame bar festivities because of his travel, but just being around fellow Texans fans for the first time, seeing Will Anderson Jr. and C.J. Stroud live, that’s what’s got him hyped. Imagine that energy.
So, this weekend, grab your gear, because the Texans are taking on the Jaguars in London. For Kenny, it’s not just a game, it’s the culmination of a quiz-picked destiny, and you know he’s gonna be soaking in every single second.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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