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The Houston Texans had an eventful Thursday Night Football matchup with the New York Jets. The Texans led the Jets 7-0 by halftime. However, before that point, Houston was hit with an injury scare on star quarterback CJ Stroud. Stroud took a hit and was slow to get up. He regained himself but looked like […]

The New York Jets are trapped in an existential nightmare of a season where the team somehow tops its breathtaking ineptitude week-after-week. Despite stockpiling former Green Bay Packers, New York is mired in a five-game losing streak. Yet, for some reason, the Jets are surprise favorites to beat the Texans on Thursday night in Week […]

The Houston Texans’ wide receiver depth was expected to be one of their biggest strong points this year, but after Nico Collins suffered a hamstring injury, and Stefon Diggs’ season came to an end with an ACL injury, they are quickly relying on players like John Metchie III and Xavier Hutchinson to step up as […]

The New York Jets’ deeply ingrained dysfunction has been well documented. Although the team has dedicated the season to elaborately masquerading as the 2021 Green Bay Packers – the perfect costume for their Week 9 Halloween game – the Jets are a disappointing 2-6 and mired in a five-game losing streak. New York fired head […]

The Houston Texans have been hit with the injury bug; there’s no doubt about it. Specifically, the Texans wide receiver room has been decimated, but there’s not yet reason to panic for this 6-2 squad. Still, it’s not looking good regarding the injuries. Nico Collins is on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, and Stefon […]

While on The Pivot Podcast, Barack Obama, who recently recalled a viral Key & Peele moment, spoke about how he sees the country’s continued and progressing racial advancement, even in the way the NFL has slowly adopted more and more black quarterbacks over his lifetime. “You guys are a lot younger than me, so I’m […]

With the news the Houston Texans are losing wide receiver Stefon Diggs for the rest of the 2024 NFL season with a torn ACL, quarterback C.J. Stroud expressed somber sadness for Diggs, per SportsTalk 790’s Adam Wexler. “Yeah, man, it sucks. It’s not easy. It’s not something I have a whole lot of words for. […]

After a sluggish 0-2 start to the 2024 season, the Indianapolis Colts have won four of their last five games and now have an opportunity on Sunday afternoon to move into a tie atop the AFC South with the defending division champion Houston Texans. Fortunately for the Colts, they’ll be benefitting from the return of […]

With a Houston Texans Week 8 game scheduled against the Indianapolis Colts, a lot of eyes will be on one of the youngest but most exciting teams in the NFL. Ahead of the Texans-Colts game, we’ll be making our Texans Week 6 predictions. This is, without a doubt, a huge game for the Texans. They’re […]

There’s no such thing as a good loss in the NFL, but the Houston Texans have to feel alright about the fact that they hung in with one of the NFC’s best teams. They forced the Green Bay Packers to beat them via a last season field goal, and had newly acquired kicker Brandon McManus […]

CJ Stroud has the Houston Texans playing some good football so far this season, and people are noticing the talent that he possesses, even Snoop Dogg. The West Coast rapper was a guest on First Take and was asked how many quarterbacks would he put above Stroud. “Probably four,” Snoop Dogg said. “Patrick Mahomes definitely […]

CJ Stroud and Will Anderson Jr. will always be intertwined, as the Houston Texans selected those two back-to-back in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, and those choices have changed the fortunes of the franchise overnight. Stroud spoke on the bond he has with Anderson. “Man, I’m super proud of Will, just the […]

The Green Packers Packers added a Super Bowl champion ahead of a Week 7 clash versus C.J. Stroud’s Houston Texans. Jordan Love might need the help and the quarterback knows it. Stroud is no stranger to the Packers’ signal caller as both are California prep products. They have been keeping up with each other since high […]

The Houston Texans improved to 5-1 on Sunday with a big 41-21 win over the New England Patriots, who gave quarterback Drake Maye his first career start. CJ Stroud meanwhile balled out, throwing for three touchdowns. After the contest, Stroud was seen speaking to Maye and gave him a piece of advice. Via Mike Reiss: […]

Fantasy football season is well underway now, and managers are setting their sights on an incredibly important stretch of action in Week 6. By now, the first punches have been thrown in your respective leagues, and managers will be looking to either continue their hot start to the season, or find a way to bounce […]

The Houston Texans have had a fabulous start to the 2024 NFL season. Houston is 4-1 heading into Week 6 and in complete control of the AFC South. They also have what looks like an easy matchup against the Patriots on Sunday, with rookie QB Drake Maye making his first ever start. Stroud does not […]

Following a loss last weekend on Sunday Night Football in which they were dominated by the Baltimore Ravens, the Buffalo Bills played their second consecutive game against an AFC division leader this weekend, visiting CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans. For the second straight game, Josh Allen’s MVP buzz took a major hit, as the […]

C.J. Stroud has already become one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, and he is showing out in one of the marquee matchups of the NFL’s Week 5 slate. In the second quarter of the game between Stroud’s Houston Texans and the Buffalo Bills, the second-year star launched a 67-yard touchdown to wide receiver […]

Stefon Diggs will be going against his former team, the Buffalo Bills, in Week 5, and people have not forgotten his exit from the team. In his final season with the Bills, his usage dropped and he wasn’t on the field as much, which most likely caused a rift between him and the team. Since […]

He’s been flying heavily under the radar this season (probably due to the 49ers mediocre 2-2 record), and has taken plenty of criticisms, but numbers don’t lie, and it’s time to ask the question — is Brock Purdy low-key turning into a superstar this season? We all know the criticisms by now: Purdy is a system […]

We all remember the old childhood playground axiom “First is the worst, second is the best,” but could #2 overall NFL draft picks like C.J. Stroud and Jayden Daniels be proving it’s actually true? (We’ll ignore “third is the one with the hairy chest” for now, no need for body-hair shaming in this particular discussion). […]

As a Bears fan myself, I can assure you that the Caleb Williams era in Chicago has not started how Bears fans imagined it would. Many fans, myself included, were foolishly expecting Williams to arrive in Chicago and light the city up like a young MJ once did. We had visions of not just a […]

At this point, is there any team in the NFL in more dire straights than the Jacksonville Jaguars? Through three games, which admittedly isn’t a massive sample size but is decent enough, they have a point differential of -45, have scored progressively fewer points with each passing game, and simply look lost every time they […]

On Sunday afternoon, CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans hit the road to take on the Minnesota Vikings in a battle of two undefeated teams on the early campaign. The Texans haven’t exactly dominated so far on the young season, but Stroud has continued to look like one of the better young quarterbacks in the […]

The Houston Texans have high hopes for the 2024 season. After winning Offensive Rookie of the Year last season, quarterback CJ Stroud has picked up where he left off. And the second-year passer has a new weapon in the arsenal after the Texans landed wideout Stefon Diggs in a trade with the Buffalo Bills. The […]

The NFL has witnessed a rather strange controversy flare up over the past few days, as many fans believe that Caleb Williams snubbed C.J. Stroud after the Chicago Bears lost to the Houston Texans on Sunday Night Football. With the drama-filled situation still being discussed as Week 3 approaches, Dan Orlovsky shared an interesting Tom […]

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud has started right where he left off in his Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign. The Texans (2-0) are playing great football on both sides, and Stroud has thrown for 494 yards in two games with zero interceptions. During Week 2’s 19-13 win over the Chicago Bears, the 22-year-old quarterback […]

The Houston Texans are off to a strong 2-0 start in 2024-25, but star offensive weapons Nico Collins and Joe Mixon suffered concerning injuries during Sunday night’s win over the Chicago Bears. Both of the Texans’ star weapons missed practice on Wednesday as they recover from lower-body injuries, according to Jesse Morse on X, formerly […]

The Houston Texans engaged the Chicago Bears in an intense Week 2 matchup on Sunday. Houston had the advantage late in the fourth, but the Bears got an opportunity to push for the game within the last minutes. In the end, CJ Stroud and company bested Caleb Williams’ Chicago squad 19-13. Stroud made viral postgame […]

In a heartfelt exchange that quickly went viral, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud offered some words of wisdom to Chicago Bears’ rookie quarterback Caleb Williams after their Week 2 matchup, and it was a moment that resonated with NFL fans and players alike. The Texans secured a 19-13 victory over the Bears, and it was […]

The Houston Texans are in great shape just two weeks into the 2024 season. Houston started the season 2-0 and is the only team in the AFC South with a win. Most recently, C.J. Stroud and friends took care of business against the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football. After the game, Stroud made sure […]

The Houston Texans are now in control of the AFC South. Houston took care of business on Sunday, defeating Chicago 19-13 in primetime. Unfortunately, one Texans played suffered an injury on a controversial play that will require further evaluation. Joe Mixon left Sunday Night Football against the Bears in the third quarter with an apparent […]

Following a tightly contested clash in which the Houston Texans edged out the Chicago Bears 19-13, Texans quarterback CJ Stroud shared some encouraging words with his Bears counterpart, Caleb Williams. The Texans are now 2-0 for the first time since 2016, largely thanks to a strong performance from Stroud and his connection with wide receiver […]

Caleb Williams and CJ Stroud were expected to take center stage along with making headlines during this Week 2 game. However, it seems like only one of them caught the attention of most fans and it was not even in a positive light. The Chicago Bears’ rookie signal caller got hit badly a lot of […]

Since making his NFL debut just a little over a year ago, Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud has drawn rave reviews from just about everyone in the media whose opinion is worth listening to. And now that six-time Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick is officially a member of the NFL media — at […]

C.J. Stroud of the Houston Texans isn’t one to shy away from being out in front of the team, even when he’s not feeling like he’s performing up to his best level. And he’s not shy about praising other players, giving Caleb Williams his flowers ahead of the Texans’ clash against the Bears. In a […]

All the accolades that C.J. Stroud achieved a year ago can make it difficult to remember that he’s still a learning and developing NFL quarterback. Stroud already led the Houston Texans to a win in the 2024 season after he helped Houston pull off a thrilling 29-27 win against the Indianapolis Colts on the road […]

The Houston Texans escaped with a narrow 29-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 1 of the NFL season. C.J. Stroud and head coach DeMeco Ryans have given some clarity over the controversial ending to the first half. In one of the most entertaining games on the Sunday slate, the Texans used Stefon Diggs’ […]

As the Indianapolis Colts kick off the 2024 season in Week 1 against the Houston Texans, there is no doubt a lot of eyes will be on the game since it is a heated AFC South matchup. With fans finalizing any season predictions for the Colts, we’ll be making our bold predictions for the game […]