HOUSTON — Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud is not going to play Sunday towards the Jacksonville Jaguars due to a concussion.
Texans coach DeMeco Ryans mentioned Stroud was “feeling somewhat bit higher” after hitting his head on the bottom following a tough hit Sunday towards the Denver Broncos.
Ryans added that the Texans wish to see how Stroud progresses all through the week. However clearly, Stroud didn’t progress shortly sufficient to get cleared towards the Jaguars. Backup quarterback Davis Mills will get the nod, based on Ryans.
“[Mills] has began video games in his league earlier than, so there’s nothing new for him,” Ryans mentioned Wednesday. “It’s a profit for him, with the ability to get the reps all through follow, get walk-through [reps], getting each single rep that he can get. He’s achieved a superb job with that. Right now he did an impressive job. We have been environment friendly out and in of the huddle, on the line of scrimmage. He did a fantastic job of speaking.”
Mills, a 2021 third-round draft select of Stanford, began 26 video games for Houston from 2021 to 2022 and went 5-19-1 whereas throwing for five,802 yards with 33 touchdowns and 25 interceptions. Since Stroud’s arrival in Houston, he has handed for 385 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Houston is twenty fourth within the NFL in scoring offense at 21 factors per recreation, though Stroud’s QBR (64.8) ranks twelfth, which is a profession excessive. On the season, Stroud has 11 passing touchdowns (tied for nineteenth) and 1,702 yards (nineteenth).
In September, Mills signed an extension price $7 million as a result of Houston felt good about his capability to step in if Stroud was out. The deal retains him in Houston by the 2026 season.
“You possibly can play at any given snap. Unlucky what occurred to C.J. within the recreation,” Mills mentioned. “I obtained thrown in there. That’s what I receives a commission to do, all the time be ready, and it’s good having a full week of follow going into this recreation to assault this protection and go on the market and compete with the fellows.”
Mills’ final begin got here towards the Indianapolis Colts in January 2023, when he threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns, in addition to the game-winning 2-point conversion go to tight finish Jordan Akins. Satirically that game-winning go is what pushed Houston from the projected No. 1 spot within the 2023 draft to No. 2, the place it chosen Stroud.
Mills steps into an essential Week 10 recreation this season, because the Texans (3-5) and Jaguars (5-3) will meet in a pivotal divisional matchup. The reigning back-to-back division champion Texans are at present third within the AFC South, trailing the Indianapolis Colts (7-2) and the Jaguars.
The Texans already misplaced to the Jaguars in Week 3, so getting swept by a divisional opponent whereas dropping to 3-6 would damage them in potential tiebreaking wild-card or divisional playoff eventualities.
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