While there might not be a risk for frostbite like there was for Kansas City Chiefs fans at Arrowhead Stadium in last year's playoff when they faced the Miami D
C.J. Stroud was pressured on a career-high 23 dropbacks on Saturday against the Chiefs. His pressure rate of 56% is the second-highest in an NFL playoff game since ESPN began tracking pressure in 2009 trailing only QB Tim Tebow (63%) in 2011.
Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud experienced highs and lows in second NFL season after winning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in his first season in Houston.
The origin of one of the biggest plays by the Chiefs’ defense — Karlaftis’ 16-yard sack of Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud, on fourth down in the fourth quarter — could be traced to a practice session that took place two days earlier.
At some point this postseason, the Kansas City Chiefs are going to have to prepare for and contend with a quarterback who can change the game with his legs. And
On Saturday, Stroud will be trying to stop Mahomes from winning a fourth as the Texans play the Chiefs in an AFC Divisional playoff game. Stroud was asked this week by reporters what it’ll be like to face off against Mahomes and the Chiefs in the postseason at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 11: C.J. Stroud #7 of the Houston Texans carries the ball against the Los Angeles Chargers in the second quarter during the AFC Wild Card Playoffs at NRG Stadium on ...
The Houston Texans will visit the Kansas City Chiefs in an AFC Divisional Round showdown at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday.
The Houston Texans, led by quarterback C.J. Stroud, meet the Kansas City Chiefs, led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, in an AFC Divisional Round game on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (1/18/25) at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City,
C.J. Stroud, who dealt with a knee injury throughout the game after taking a hit in the first quarter, went 14-of-22 with 245 yards. He was sacked eight times, though, as Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo called several blitzes in the second half. He still had some nice scrambles, getting 42 yards on six carries.
C.J. Stroud just about had to be scraped off the field inside Arrowhead Stadium by the time the Kansas City Chiefs had sacked him for