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Texans starting quarterback CJ Stroud total passing yards Over/Under for Saturday's AFC Divisional Round came in at 227.5.
Stroud threw for 282 yards with a touchdown pass to Nico Collins and an interception. He joined Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger, Baltimore’s Joe Flacco, the New York Jets’ Mark Sanchez, Seattle’s Russell Wilson and San Francisco’s Brock Purdy as quarterbacks to win playoff starts in each of their first two seasons.
Stroud also ran for 42 yards, highlighted by a career-long 27-yard run to help set up a field goal that put the Texans up 10-6 at halftime.
Stroud, who is not known for his scrambling ability joked about his “slow speed.”
He said the long run energized him.
“I felt my joy coming back after I got up, and it’s just one the best feelings in the world,” he said. “After you make a play, you’re just turned up and your teammates are turned up with you. That’s one of the best feelings in the world. I think that gave our team juice. I think me using my legs is definitely going to be helpful this postseason.”
The Texans have not reached the AFC Championship Game since they were known as the Oilers back in 1979.
"That would be huge," Stroud said of making it that far, especially with an upset win over Kansas City. "This team is really motivated to go up there and play some good ball against a great Kansas City team that's been in these moments forever.
"It's a moment you dream of," Stroud said. "You watch them growing up and dream of competing in those moments. I'm very excited and ready to roll."
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