The Houston Texans fell to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday 27-19 on Saturday. The loss dropped Houston to 9-6 on the year, however, they’re still very much in line to win the AFC South.
To make matters worse, Houston lost wide receiver Tank Dell for the season.
Texans: In the aftermath of Tank Dell’s Horrifying Injury Vs. The Chiefs, Texans QB CJ Stroud Was Caught Breaking Down
When teammate Tank Dell went down with a knee injury against the Houston Texans on Saturday, quarterback CJ Stroud was understandably devastated:
Early in the third quarter, CJ Stroud found Tank Dell in the end zone for a 30-yard touchdown to make it a one-point game, the extra point pending for a tie.
Unfortunately, Dell suffered a gruesome-looking knee injury on the play and had to be carted off:
Stroud couldn’t believe it:
![Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) fakes a hand-off during the third quarter of an NFL football matchup Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Texans held off the Jaguars 23-20. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]](https://gridironheroics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/USATSI_24888613_168400517_lowres-1024x681.webp?ezimgfmt=rs:783x521/rscb1/ng:webp/ngcb1 "Video: Texans QB CJ Stroud Spotted Breaking Down On Sidelines Vs Chiefs (Report) 2")
Here is a look at Stroud’s stats this season:
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| Date | Team | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||||||||||||
| 2024-12-15 | HOU | MIA | W 20-12 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 131 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 5.0 | 6.58 | 7.3 | 106.4 | 4 | 27 | 13.33 | 3.47 | 4.80 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.7 | 1 | |
| 2024-12-01 | HOU | @ | JAX | W 23-20 | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | 242 | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 7.1 | 7.71 | 11.0 | 95.5 | 2 | 24 | 5.56 | 6.06 | 6.61 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2024-11-24 | HOU | TEN | L 27-32 | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 247 | 2 | 6.1 | 2 | 6.1 | 56 | 7.5 | 5.97 | 12.4 | 78.7 | 4 | 27 | 10.81 | 5.95 | 4.59 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 2024-11-18 | HOU | @ | DAL | W 34-10 | 23 | 34 | 67.6 | 257 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.9 | 37 | 7.6 | 6.24 | 11.2 | 77.7 | 1 | 7 | 2.86 | 7.14 | 5.86 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 8.7 | 0 |
| 2024-11-10 | HOU | DET | L 23-26 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 232 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 6.1 | 36 | 7.0 | 4.91 | 12.2 | 64.2 | 4 | 40 | 10.81 | 5.19 | 3.30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| 2024-10-31 | HOU | @ | NYJ | L 13-21 | 11 | 30 | 36.7 | 191 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 6.4 | 6.37 | 17.4 | 59.2 | 8 | 56 | 21.05 | 3.55 | 3.55 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 25 | 7.4 | 1 |
| 2024-10-27 | HOU | IND | W 23-20 | 25 | 37 | 67.6 | 285 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 7.7 | 8.24 | 11.4 | 99.5 | 2 | 18 | 5.13 | 6.85 | 7.36 | 1 | -10 | 0 | 0 | -10.0 | 1 | |
| 2024-10-20 | HOU | @ | GNB | L 22-24 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 86 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 4.1 | 4.10 | 8.6 | 58.8 | 4 | 31 | 16.00 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2024-10-13 | HOU | @ | NWE | W 41-21 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 192 | 3 | 9.7 | 1 | 3.2 | 26 | 6.2 | 6.68 | 9.6 | 100.5 | 2 | 16 | 6.06 | 5.33 | 5.79 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2.3 | 1 |
| 2024-10-06 | HOU | BUF | W 23-20 | 28 | 38 | 73.7 | 331 | 1 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.6 | 67 | 8.7 | 8.05 | 11.8 | 97.6 | 1 | 0 | 2.56 | 8.49 | 7.85 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 9.0 | 1 | |
| 2024-09-29 | HOU | JAX | W 24-20 | 27 | 40 | 67.5 | 345 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 8.6 | 9.63 | 12.8 | 110.9 | 2 | 11 | 4.76 | 7.95 | 8.90 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| 2024-09-22 | HOU | @ | MIN | L 7-34 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 215 | 1 | 3.2 | 2 | 6.5 | 34 | 6.9 | 4.68 | 10.8 | 68.6 | 4 | 42 | 11.43 | 4.94 | 2.94 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-15 | HOU | CHI | W 19-13 | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 260 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 7.2 | 7.78 | 11.3 | 94.7 | 3 | 25 | 7.69 | 6.03 | 6.54 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| 2024-09-08 | HOU | @ | IND | W 29-27 | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | 234 | 2 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 7.3 | 8.56 | 9.8 | 115.9 | 4 | 30 | 11.11 | 5.67 | 6.78 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 |
