The Houston Texans moved into second place in the AFC South with a stunning 39-27 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the back of CJ Stroud’s rookie record 470 passing yards.
But it wasn’t just Stroud’s yards that were impressive, trailing 37-33 with 46 seconds left, he led the Texans to an improbable 75-yard touchdown in 6 plays for the go ahead score. Stroud went 5/6 for 75 yards and the winning touchdown pass, his only incompletion was clocking the ball.
TEXANS WIN STUNNER
The Buccaneers thought they’d won the game on Baker Mayfield’s 14-yard pass to Cade Otton with 46 seconds left. It gave the Bucs the lead in what had been an epic back-and-forth game. Mayfield himself had a good game, completing 21/30 for 265 yards and 2 touchdowns, but he was completely overshadowed by the Texans rookie.
Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans was full of praise for Stroud after the game saying, “It was a gutsy performance from him. It wasn’t all clean but he gutted it out. He was tough in the pocket. Made some plays, made some big-time throws for us.”
The Bucs will have to pick themselves up from this devastating loss somehow. “It’s a devastating loss, no doubt about it,” Tampa Bay coach Todd Bowles said. “We’ve got to eat it. All of us feel the same way, especially me. I’ve been coaching a long time, I haven’t been involved in too many of these where it’s been back and forth like that and came down on the other end with a few things happening.”
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|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 21 | 26 |
| Passing 1st downs | 10 | 22 |
| Rushing 1st downs | 8 | 2 |
| 1st downs from penalties | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-13 | 3-11 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Total Plays | 63 | 62 |
| Total Yards | 332 | 496 |
| Total Drives | 12 | 12 |
| Yards per Play | 5.3 | 8.0 |
| Passing | 251 | 443 |
| Comp-Att | 21-30 | 30-42 |
| Yards per pass | 7.8 | 9.8 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost | 2-14 | 3-27 |
| Rushing | 81 | 53 |
| Rushing Attempts | 31 | 17 |
| Yards per rush | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 4-5 | 3-4 |
| Penalties | 9-90 | 9-115 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:20 | 28:40 |
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