The good news for football fans in Houston is the Titans won't wear their Oilers throwbacks. The bad news is they're making light blue their primary uniform.

The Titans are lightening ... In fact, when Tennessee drastically revamped its uniforms in 2018, it made sure to include an alternate light blue top in the new kits and offer matching pants ...

This year, the NFL and the Tennessee Titans gave the Houston Texans permission to use the color in an alternate uniform ... to retain the names or the logos or the colors (unlike Cleveland).

The Texans have confirmed they'll wear an alternate helmet with a new logo this season ... that many Houston fans love — but that the Tennessee Titans, not the Houston Texans, own the rights ...