Down by four with less than a minute to go Sunday, rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud had complete confidence that he could rally the Houston Texans .
Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell collects a touchdown catch in front of Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis III during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, in Houston.
"His job was to beat the corner," Stroud said. "And the Texans win. That drive — man it was special." Stroud, the second overall pick in the draft, helped carry Houston's offense on a day when running back Dameon Pierce sat out with an ankle injury and the Texans managed just 53 yards rushing. "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."
He handled the kickoff duties in the second half with Fairbairn out with a quadriceps injury. But Houston went for 2 on each of its three second-half touchdowns, before Ogunbowale made the big field goal.
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