The final will say 21-16 and the stories will be about C.J. Stroud’s three picks in Arizona Cardinals territory. It should have been a bigger blowout than the final outcome, but it counts as a win in the standings either way. Devin Singletary, Tank Dell, and Nico Collins made key plays on offense, but this win was about Will Anderson, Christian Harris, and the defense.
It was a tale of two halves. In the first half the Houston Texans offense could not be stopped. They ripped off 21 points and if you don’t throw a key pick and run an inexplicable fourth down pitch play then you could have 27 or even 31 points.