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Texans hail C.J. Stroud for bringing team back to playoffs

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INDIANAPOLIS -- After wrapping up his postgame interviews, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud embraced his family to celebrate Saturday night's 23-19 win over the Indianapolis Colts.

It was a moment that culminated Stroud's promise in July when he declared at a local Houston camp that the Texans would "shock the world." Stroud cashed in on that statement as the Texans clinched a spot in the playoffs, something many didn't expect when the season started.

Stroud said it was "tremendously special" to fulfill his promise.

"Just the time that we put in together, to see the fruits of that labor to come to be, it's a blessing," Stroud said.