Coming into Sunday afternoon, we knew that C.J. Stroud was a pretty good NFL quarterback, not even by rookie standards, but by the standards that the veterans around the league have established. This was known. However, to win the ultimate prize in the NFL, chances are you need more than...
Coming into Sunday afternoon, we knew that C.J. Stroud was a pretty good NFL quarterback, not even by rookie standards, but by the standards that the veterans around the league have established. This was known. However, to win the ultimate prize in the NFL, chances are you need more than just"good" at quarterback. You need"THAT DUDE."
You need someone who has no flinch in the biggest moment, someone who makes opposing teams pay for leaving too much time on the clock at the end of games. On Sunday, Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Bucs scored a touchdown with 46 seconds left in the game to take a 37-33 lead on the Texans. On Sunday, that was too much time to allow C.J. Stroud to slice and dice his way through 75 yards of the NRG Stadium turf.
Stroud needed just 40 seconds, as he hit fellow rookie Tank Dell in the end zone for a game winning touchdown. Final score — Texans 39, Bucs 37. Houston, you have THAT DUDE. His name is C.J. Stroud. More on him later, as we get to winners and losers from one of the wildest days in the history of NRG Stadium.
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