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Kristen Wong

Troy Aikman Makes Blunt Statement on C.J. Stroud’s Future After Ugly Loss to Patriots

The Texans saw their season end against the Patriots in Sunday’s divisional round, with Houston taking home a bitter wintry loss in which quarterback C.J. Stroud failed to deliver with his team’s playoff hopes on the line.

Stroud finished with 212 passing yards, one touchdown and four interceptions in the 28-16 defeat, all four of which came in the first half and dealt devastating blows to Houston’s morale early on in the game. Some pundits were calling for his benching by halftime, but Stroud stayed out there in the third and fourth quarter and wasn’t able to do much of anything on offense as the Texans only managed to score a pair of field goals.

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