"Stroud suffered a concussion against the Denver Broncos in Week 9 and has missed three games. The Texans only lost the Broncos game during Stroud's absence while going undefeated in backup quarterback Davis Mills' three starts, which included two game-winning drives against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans. Mills threw for 879 passing yards with five touchdowns and only one interception in his stint."
"The Texans going 3-0 in Stroud's absence put them squarely in the AFC playoff race. Houston (6-5) is the No. 8 seed trailing the Buffalo Bills (7-4), who they beat 23-19 in Week 12, for the final AFC wild card spot. The Texans are only two games behind the Colts (8-3) and one behind the Jaguars (7-4) in the AFC South."
"The Texans still don't have much room for error as they have only a 38% chance to make the playoffs Per ESPN Analytics. Making the playoffs would take a historic feat to defy the odds. Since the NFL expanded to a 14-team playoff format, 19 teams started 0-3 and only one made the playoffs. Ironically, the 2018 Texans were the only team to ever do it, and it was before the expansion to 14 teams."
C.J. Stroud cleared the concussion protocol and will start Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. Stroud suffered a concussion against the Denver Broncos in Week 9 and missed three games. Backup quarterback Davis Mills started those three games, leading Houston to victories in each and engineering two game-winning drives against the Jaguars and Titans. Mills threw for 879 yards with five touchdowns and one interception. Houston is 6-5 and the No. 8 AFC seed, trailing the 7-4 Bills for the final wild-card spot; Houston beat Buffalo 23-19 and holds the head-to-head tiebreaker. ESPN Analytics gives Houston a 38% chance to make the playoffs. Safety Jalen Pitre also missed three games with a concussion and will return.
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