Key Highlights
- Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. At the start of November, the Houston Texans were facing an uphill climb to save their season, losing to the San Francisco 49ers with C. J.
- Stroud suffering a concussion in the game.
- Houston dropped to 3-5 and was multiple games out of playoff contention. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThough, even with Stroud missing some time, the Texans stormed back with backup quarterback Davis Mills at the helm.
- In three games starting, Mills went 3-0, including wins over AFC contenders in the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills.
- Fast forward to the Wild Card Round against the Pitsburgh Steelers, the Texans have won nine straight games dating back to Stroud's injury and Mills replacing him. As Houston enters the postseason with their elite defense and young signal-caller Stroud performing better, the Super Bowl aspirations are very real for DeMeco Ryans and co.
