Two TDs, two fumbles in Week 1 loss
Stroud completed 26 of 38 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 36-31 loss to the Bills. He also rushed twice for 15 yards and fumbled twice, losing both fumbles.
Stroud guided a pair of touchdown drives capped by David Montgomery runs before finding Nico Collins for a 12-yard touchdown in the final minute of the first half. The 24-year-old QB gave the Texans a one-point lead with a seven-yard touchdown pass to Montgomery in the fourth quarter, but the Bills responded with a 9-3 run to take a five-point lead with 1:36 remaining. Houston's final drive got to first-and-goal at Buffalo's nine-yard line before Stroud took two sacks in a three-play span, the last of which ended in his second lost fumble of the game. Turnovers in big moments have become a recurring issue for Stroud, who turned the ball over seven times in two games last postseason. Stroud and the Texans will try to bounce back in Week 2 against the Bengals.
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C.J. Stroud
Extension talks paused
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Kayshon Boutte
Building rapport with Stroud
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Tank Dell
Takes pay cut from Houston
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Woody Marks
Expected to split backfield work
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Nico Collins
Depth chart uncertain behind him
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Tops RB depth chart over Marks and Brooks
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C.J. Stroud
Injuries and trade reshape WR room
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Dalton Schultz
Held out of exhibition games
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