Overview
- The Houston Texans remain 0-4 through four games while C.J. Stroud has thrown for 1,141 yards, five touchdowns and zero interceptions.
- Houston has repeatedly lost late leads, holding a fourth-quarter advantage in three of the four defeats and allowing multiple 30-plus point games that undermined wins.
- Stroud has pushed teammates publicly, telling the locker room they can "run the table," and the team promoted a mic'd-up clip of him after Week 4.
- Broadcasters and former players have defended his play, with analysts saying his current form could justify a $50 million-plus annual contract if sustained.
- The Texans paused long-term extension talks, kept Stroud under team control through his fifth-year option, and now face a must-improve stretch that begins with a Week 5 road game at Tennessee on Oct. 11.