Houston football fans can give a sigh of relief knowing the city will still be represented in this year's Super Bowl despite the Texans missing a playoff berth earlier in the season.

The Houston Police Department sent two K9 officers to Minneapolis to provide security for the big game and its associated attractions, which is expected to bring close to 1 million people to the Twin Cities.

Houston Police Sgt. Paul Bonar and Officer Glen Mayo, as well as their K9 partners, are in Minnesota gearing up for the Eagles-Patriots matchup.

We are paying it forward as @houstonpolice Sgt. Paul Bonar and Officer Glen Mayo and their explosive detection k9s are in Minneapolis, MN for Super Bowl LII. We wish our friends @MinneapolisPD the best! pic.twitter.com/BTksKwy22V

— Chief Art Acevedo (@ArtAcevedo) January 26, 2018

During the 2017 Super Bowl, which was played in February at Houston's NRG Stadium, several agencies collaborated to provide security for the hundreds of thousands of people who flocked to the Bayou City. Planning for that Super Bowl took more than three years and cost local entities nearly $5.5 million.

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Several of the agencies in Houston last year were federal law enforcement with the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the Department of Homeland Security.

The 2018 Super Bowl will be Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m. EST on NBC.

Jay R. Jordan is a breaking news reporter at Chron.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JayRJordan.