Houston Texans are professional American football team based in Houston, Texas that competes in the NFL as a member club of the AFC South division established in 1999. The Houston first played like an expansion team, and this makes them the youngest franchise currently competing the NFL, during their struggle period in the 2000s they clinched their first playoff berth during the 2011 season as AFC divisional champions, and they also won more AFC champions in 2012, 2015.