Case Study: Houston Texans achieve 50% faster payroll processing and save 40–60 hours/month with Dayforce

The Houston Texans score a touchdown with Dayforce

The Houston Texans, an NFL franchise based in Houston with a diverse, growing workforce of about 750 employees — from office staff and interns to cheerleaders and players — faced outdated, paper-based HR and payroll processes. Travel-heavy schedules and multi-jurisdictional tax withholdings made timekeeping and state-tax processing slow and error-prone, often taking a day and a half or more to complete payroll adjustments.

By implementing Dayforce’s unified, mobile-enabled HR and payroll platform, the Texans automated timesheets, tax calculations and other payroll tasks, enabling employees to clock in and manage pay from anywhere. The team cut payroll processing time by half, improved state-tax processing by roughly 80%, saved 40–60 hours a month, and freed HR to focus on planning, employee engagement and company culture.

Houston Texans

Marilan Logan

VP and Chief Accounting Officer