Houston Texans have a bright spot despite loss vs. New York Jets

On November 2, 2024By Littum

The Houston Texans’ wide receiver depth was put to the test in their Week 9 loss to the New York Jets after Nico Collins remained on injured reserve and Stefon Diggs was ruled out for the year after a tear in his ACL.

With Collins and Diggs out, Tank Dell stepped up with six catches for 126 yards in the loss.

Dell appears poised to take over as a primary contributor on offense, but quarterback CJ Stroud hopes to get some of his other receivers involved as well.

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“It was obvious he had to step up big time and he made a lot of big plays for us. We’ve got to continue that. I thought Metchie (John Metchie III) did a great job and Rob (Robert Woods) and Hutch (Xavier Hutchinson), but we have to find a way to get those guys more involved. It starts with me pitching, we have to put those guys in a position to win, and they won a lot of routes. also be able to protect There’s a lot of things we can sit here and rattle about, but yeah, a lot of things need to be fixed,” Stroud said after the game.

The Texans will get a chance to get things right with some extra time off before their Week 10 matchup against the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football.

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