Texans take 6th straight with 40-20 win over Cardinals
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The Arizona Cardinals take on the Houston Texans in Week 15. Kickoff from NRG Stadium in Houston is Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. The Cardinals have a long list of injuries. They are 10-point underdogs against the streaking Texans, who have won five straight games and have the league's No. 1 defense. They are also relatively healthy.
Two weeks ago, the Arizona Cardinals spoke of the importance of a strong finish to the season. Instead, they've suffered two straight blowout losses.
What's there to say after a game like that?
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.
The Texans' fastest touchdown to start a game this season sent them on their way to an easy victory over the Cardinals.
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.
Perhaps the lone bright spot was the performance of Trey McBride, who broke Travis Kelce's NFL record of 15 (now 16) consecutive games of 5+ receptions in a game.