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CJ Stroud has led the Texans to a 4-1 record this season.Photograph: Eric Christian Smith/AP
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Passing pyrotechnics
This has been a season defined by defensive minds and bodies keeping quarterbacks quiet. The paltry passing numbers have been so alarming that veteran analyst Mel Kiper delivered the hot take of the year by calling for a ban on two-high safeties. Rather than shaking his fist at the cloud coverage, Kiper just needed a little patience for offenses to adjust to this new climate, which they finally did in Week 5.
Sepia tones were swept away by the glorious Technicolor of wide receivers weaving through backfields and sprinting by slack-jawed defenders. Rusted highlight reels ground back to life with a Ja’marr Chase 70-yard catch-and-run here, a Kirk Cousins home run OT score there and a whole lot of madness in Burrow v Jackson, with an undercard to match from Lawrence v Flacco.
Passing touchdowns kissed a total of 46, a high for any week so far, with one score a cut above the rest: CJ Stroud’s sweeping brush stroke to Nico Collins. Houston’s tandem were in total harmony as Stroud sent the ball 59 yards right into the receiver’s arms. It was made all the more striking by the score helping deliver the Texans a statement win over another AFC contender, the Buffalo Bills. But the win came at a cost as Collins sustained a hamstring injury. Fortunately for Houston their next opponents, the inert New England Patriots, provide them with an opportunity to scrape by without Collins and get to 5-1.
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Denver Broncos
Seeing as defense has been running things of late, Vance Joseph’s premier unit need some love for boosting the Broncos to a third successive win. The orange crush have the power to stamp their authority from kick-off as seen in wins against the Bucs and Jets (who were both kept to single-figure point totals) and through exquisite playmaking. The…
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Author : The Guardian
Publish date : 2024-10-09 09:00:10
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