Rookie C.J. Stroud threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns and the Houston Texans got two defensive stops late to hold on for a 20-13 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
The victory matches Houston’s win total from last season when the team finished 3-13-1.got them to the 14. But Carr’s pass to Kamara on fourth-and-4 was short to give Houston the ball back with 4 1/2 minutes to go.Houston couldn’t move the ball after that and punted it back.
The Texans led 17-10 at halftime and made it 20-10 on a 22-yard field goal with about seven minutes left in the third quarter. Houston had a first down at the 1-yard line after a pass interference call against's 45-yard field goal cut the lead to 20-13 with about two minutes remaining in the third. Carr was sacked byfor a loss of 11 yards on second down and threw an incomplete pass on third to bring up fourth down.
New Orleans had a shot to cut the deficit on its next drive, but Grupe’s 29-yard attempt sailed wide right.Stroud threw his first interception of the season in the first quarter after setting an NFL record for attempts without a pick to start a career. Stroud entered the game having thrown 186 passes without an interception to pass Dallas quarterbackStroud put the Texans up 7-0 when he threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Schultz to give him a TD in three straight games.
New Orleans tied it when Carr connected with Shaheed on a 34-yard touchdown pass late in the first quarter. Houston added a 24-yard field goal with about 10 1/2 minutes remaining in the second quarter to make it 10-7.caught a 6-yard TD pass from Stroud about three minutes until halftime. Collins got that drive going with a 28-yard reception.Stroud was sacked two times Sunday after the Texans entered the game having not allowed a sack in a franchise-record three games.
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