 However, later that week, McNair's Houston NFL Holdings proposed a bid of $700 million to the owners for the NFL to award the 32nd franchise to Houston instead; on the morning of October 6, 1999, McNair's persistence finally paid off as the NFL owners voted 29–0 to accept McNair's higher offer.In addition, Houston would also host the 2004 Super Bowl, the second time Houston would host the event.After that, things moved fast for the yet-to-be-named football team.