Monday Night Football in Mexico: Texans-Raiders face off in return

— -- The Texans and Raiders face off in Week 11 of Monday Night Football in the NFL's return to Mexico. It will be the second regular-season game to take place at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.

The NFL has a storied history in Mexico:

• The first NFL regular-season game played outside of the United States was on Oct. 2, 2005, when the Cardinals won 31-14 over the 49ers at Estadio Azteca in front of 103,467 people.
• The league's two most-attended games were played at Estadio Azteca, both in the preseason. On Aug. 15, 1994, the Cowboys and Oilers played in front of 112,376 people, and on Aug. 17, 1998, 106,424 fans watched the Cowboys and Patriots play.
• Approximately 16.88 million households make up Mexico's TV viewing population, about 15 percent the size of the U.S. TV market and roughly equivalent to the combined size of the top three markets in this country -- New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Here are ESPN.com's stories around the NFL's return to Mexico:

Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders

Monday, Nov. 21, 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/WatchESPN

Planet Football: Countries where the sport is thriving

A new adult football league debuted in Mexico City this spring, joining dozens of semi-professional and club-level leagues in every corner of the planet -- from Europe to Asia to Australia.? Read more from Kevin Seifert.

How Monterrey Tech became heart of Mexican college football

Monterrey Tech, with 17 national titles in the past 30 years, hasn't just dominated college football in Mexico; the powerhouse program has pumped life into the sport throughout the country. Read more from Eric Gomez.

Mexico is a no-brainer for NFL, but market is complex

? With more than 28 million NFL fans, Mexico is a growing market brimming with potential, but obstacles remain in making it a mainstay for more regular-season games. Read more from Darren Rovell.

Juego en Londres, est?ndar ante lo que "compite" M?xico

Sin caer en una guerra de comparaciones, pero utilizando la NFL International Series en Londres como marco de referencia, M?xico tiene un enorme reto por delante en la semana que culminar? el pr?ximo lunes con el duelo entre los Houston Texans y los Oakland Raiders sobre la cancha del Estadio Azteca. Read more from Luis Miguel Vasavilbaso.

How American football is becoming a worldwide sport

American football has gone global, and the sport is growing one big dude at a time in some markets. Exploring?the game's worldwide reach and what it could mean for the NFL. Read more from Kevin Seifert.

U.S. teaches international brethren, learns a lesson at football tourney

Some teams at the World University Championship of American Football in Mexico were thrilled just to face the country that invented the game, but the hosts set their sights on making history. Read more from Josh Weinfuss.