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The 1996 Houston Oilers season was the 37th season overall and 27th with the National Football League (NFL) and their final season in Houston. The team bested their previous season’s output of 7–9 but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.Houston had already established itself as a lame duck franchise; the league had approved the team’s relocation to Nashville Tennessee although it was not originally scheduled to take place until 1998.