Houston Texans takeaways from win over Arizona Cardinals
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The Arizona Cardinals found the loss column yet again, this time falling to the Houston Texans in Week 15 action. The Cardinals have now lost their last 11-of-12 games following their 40-20 defeat in H-Town, and with three weeks left, there's some serious questions the organization needs to answer.
With a 40-20 victory over the Cardinals in Week 15, the Texans are on a six-game win streak. DeMeco Ryans didn't even realize.
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Texans show balance in beating Cardinals — and learn how important running will be in playoffs
Stroud was pressured on 40.6% of his dropbacks Sunday, but was mostly kept clean. The Cardinals blitzed him only five times, according to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats. And that was largely because the Cardinals’ defense had to account for the running game, too.
The Texans' fastest touchdown to start a game this season sent them on their way to an easy victory over the Cardinals.
Arizona Cardinals WR Andre Baccellia was taken off the field of NRG Stadium via stretcher late in the second quarter of Week 15's action against the Houston Texans. FOX's broadcast did say Baccellia was showing movement while down on the ground.
Cardinals returner Andre Baccellia suffered a scary injury against the Texans. Trainers removed his facemask and he was carted off the field, but he was able to give a thumbs up as he was taken away.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport could not believe what he was seeing on Texans RB Woody Marks' wil touchdown run against the Cardinals.
During Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans' postgame presser after a 40-20 win vs. the Cardinals, he noted that Marks could've returned to the game if needed, but the team decided to roll with backups Dare Ogunbowale and Jawhar Jordan for the rest of the way.