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CJ Stroud and Houston Texans conclude playoff berth with 23-19 win over Colts

ByRomeo Minalane

Jan 7, 2024
CJ Stroud and Houston Texans conclude playoff berth with 23-19 win over Colts

Rookie quarterback CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans concluded a playoff area with a 23-19 triumph over the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday night, with Devin Singletary scoring the consent goal on a three-yard run with 6:20 left. The Texans (10-7) are going to the postseason for the very first time because 2019. They won 7 of their last 10 video games and still might win the AFC South if Jacksonville loses at Tennessee on Sunday. Indianapolis (9-8) were removed from the playoff chase with their 3rd loss in 5 weeks. They have not made the postseason because 2020. Stroud was 20 of 26 with 264 backyards and 2 goals. Nico Collins had 9 catches for 195 backyards and a rating, and Singletary had 64 lawns on 24 brings. The Colts had a late fourth-and-1 play from the Houston 15. A wide-open Tyler Goodson dropped Gardner Minshew’s pass, ending the Colts’ hopes. The loss destroyed Jonathan Taylor’s finest video game of the season. He hurried 30 times for 188 lawns and a TD. Minshew was 13 of 24 for 141 backyards. It was an odd video game that began with Stroud’s 75-yard TD pass to Collins on the Texans’ very first play from skirmish and consisted of a prolonged 3rd quarter and a do-over play in the 2nd half. After Taylor’s 49-yard TD run and an awesome two-point conversion with Minshew fabricating a handoff before backing up and drifting a pass to Mo Alie-Cox early in the 3rd quarter, the video game swung on Colts coach Shane Steichen betting on Matt Gay’s 57-yard field objective that struck the ideal upright. Houston rapidly moved into scoring position and took a 17-14 lead on Ka’imi Fairbairn’s 51-yarder with 3:29 to enter the 3rd. Indy connected it on Gay’s 35-yard basket on the occurring drive, however Stroud reacted with a 12-play, 73-yard drive that took more than 7 minutes off the clock and ended with Singletary’s three-yard TD run. Pittsburgh Steelers 17-10 Baltimore RavensMason Rudolph tossed a 71-yard goal pass to Diontae Johnson on the very first play of the 4th quarter, and the Pittsburgh Steelers took an action towards the postseason with a 17-10 triumph over the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday. Rudolph led Pittsburgh (10-7) to 3 straight wins to close the season, and now the Steelers wait. They would make the playoffs Sunday if Buffalo loses to Miami, or Jacksonville loses to Tennessee. They likewise had an opportunity to clinch a berth if the Houston-Indianapolis video game Saturday night ended in a tie. There was some problem for the Steelers. TJ Watt– who had 2 sacks to take sole ownership of the NFL lead with 19– left in the 3rd quarter with a knee injury. The Ravens (13-4) currently had the front runner in the AFC secured, and they held MVP preferred Lamar Jackson out of this video game, in addition to a handful of other crucial gamers. Tyler Huntley began at quarterback, and both groups had a tough time moving the ball on a rainy, windy day. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph tosses a pass versus the Baltimore Ravens throughout the very first half of Saturday’s video game. Picture: Matt Rourke/APWith ball game connected at 7, Rudolph discovered Johnson over the middle for the one huge play Pittsburgh required. After Baltimore’s Gus Edwards lost a fumble, the Steelers kicked a basket with 3:13 staying. The Ravens had not routed by more than 7 points all season till then. Justin Tucker kicked a basket with 16 seconds left, however Baltimore could not create the taking place onside kick. The Ravens had a six-game winning streak snapped. Rudolph was 18 of 20 for 152 backyards. Each group lost 2 fumbles. Pittsburgh opened the scoring on a six-yard goal run by Najee Harris in the very first quarter. The Ravens didn’t handle an initially down till the 2nd, however they ultimately connected it on a 27-yard scoring pass from Huntley to Isaiah Likely. The Steelers have actually won 7 of the last 8 conferences with Baltimore, all of which were chosen by 7 points or less. Pittsburgh’s 4 successive wins at M&T Bank Stadium are the most by a checking out group considering that the Steelers themselves won 5 directly from 1998 through 2002.

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