Following the Houston Texans’ disheartening 31-2 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Christmas Day, Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud stated he felt he had simply completed “most likely considered one of my worst video games in my complete profession.”
Different Houston gamers provided related opinions relating to the competition that featured Texans followers booing the house workforce at NRG Stadium.
“That’s nothing that we signify, nothing that we talked about all yr, all season, all week,” Texans broad receiver Robert Woods stated after the defeat, as shared by The Associated Press’ Kristie Rieken. “And just about it’s simply a humiliation to indicate up like that, and that’s not the Texans’ approach and mentality of taking part in soccer and exhibiting up within the first place.”
Whereas Stroud helped the Texans get to 6-2 earlier than Halloween, the truth that he hasn’t proven huge enchancment coming off a season he ended because the Offensive Rookie of the Yr is one motive Houston has now misplaced 5 of its previous eight video games. In opposition to Baltimore, the Texans protection surrendered a campaign-worst 251 speeding yards. Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson primarily put the game to bed early into the third quarter when he dashed to the tip zone for a 48-yard rating.
“It’s embarrassing,” Houston defensive finish Will Anderson Jr. added. “That’s not playoff soccer, and I believe everyone on this locker room is aware of that from the highest to the underside. We’ve to do a greater job and the coaches can do their half, however I really feel like as gamers we have now to do our half. The leaders and captains, we have now to step up and…we have now to carry guys accountable and make it possible for everyone’s doing their job.”
The Texans are locked into the No. 4 seed for the playoffs because the champions of the AFC South and, thus, will not have something to play for once they face the lowly Tennessee Titans (3-12) in Week 18. With that stated, Stroud and different starters might need to get some reps in at Nissan Stadium if solely to put Wednesday’s sport out of their recollections earlier than they start their postseason journey.
