Houston Texans takeaways from win over Arizona Cardinals
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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.
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.
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WATCH: Texans extend lead over Cardinals with Woody Marks TD
Three drives, three scores and the Houston Texans are in the lead over the Arizona Cardinals. The third drive of the afternoon might as well have been called the Woody Marks moments. For starters, the rookie running back went down on the field with an injury, similar to the one he had been dealing with for the past few weeks.
Texans running back Woody Marks scored so easily, it almost looked like a bad snap was part of an elaborate trick play. The players involved all explained exactly what happened, though.
Texans running back Jawhar Jordan had spent two seasons on the practice squad without ever getting activated for a regular-season game.