With Nick Chubb sidelined due to a rib injury and Joe Mixon still M.I.A., Week 15 was supposed to be a prolonged showcase for rookie 4th round pick Woody Marks. Over the course of the season, Marks has slowly but surely unseated Chubb as Houston's primary ball-carrier, but with Chubb out of the picture entirely against the Arizona Cardinals, it appeared that Marks alone would get the chance to show what he could do as a bell-cow back.
But that experience didn't last even a full half before Marks exited Houston's 40-20 win over Arizona with an ankle injury, setting the stage for Jawhar Jordan, a 2nd-year back who had only been called up to Houston's main roster from the practice squad earlier this week and hadn't logged a carry in his NFL career prior to today, to put forth one of the most surprising performances of the season.