Houston Texans allowing fans at NRG Stadium for Week 4 versus Minnesota Vikings
The Houston Texans announced there will be fans in the stands for their Week 4 tilt with the Minnesota Vikings at NRG Stadium on Oct. 4.
The seating will be about 20% of the venue’s capacity. Season ticket holders that didn’t defer for the 2020 season have been given the option to purchase tickets for the remaining seven home games, including the Vikings game. Any tickets left will go sale Tuesday at noon at Ticketmaster.com.
No tickets will be sold through the NRG Stadium Box Office. All tickets for 2020 will be mobile tickets only.
All fans ages 10 and up will be required to wear masks on game day, including staff. Only while actively eating or drinking will masks be deferred. Everyone will also be required to maintain six feet of social distancing starting in the parking lots and moving all the way through the entry gates and inside of the stadium itself.
Unlike in Kansas City in Week 1 where Chiefs fans were able to tailgate outside Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 10, the Texans are not allowing tailgating for home games in 2020.
“The health and safety of our fans, our staff, our team and our community have been and will remain our priority throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,” team president Jamey Rootes said. “We look forward to welcoming our home-field advantage back and resuming our cherished Texans gameday traditions. We have been working tirelessly to make changes and implement protocols at NRG Stadium to ensure a safe environment. We are grateful for the opportunity to experience this great season alongside the best fans in the NFL at NRG Stadium.”
In addition to the social distancing guidelines, the Texans have provided more than 475 hand sanitizing stations throughout the venue along with signs and messages throughout the parking lots to help fans follow COVID-19 safety protocols.
The Texans worked with state and local officials along with Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation, who are the club’s landlord at NRG Stadium, as well as ASM Global, CSC, and Aramark to implement COVID-19 protocols required by the NFL and the Centers for Disease Control.
