Texans Praise Stroud After Another NFL Recognition

WHO:

houstontexans.com - C.J. Stroud was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week.

Heavy NFL - The Houston Texans shared a message about fourth-year quarterback C.J. Stroud.

Newsweek - The Houston Texans and quarterback C.J. Stroud are the subjects of the article about another NFL honor.

Newsweek - The Los Angeles Chargers were the Texans’ opponent.

Fox News Sports - Arch Manning is the quarterback for Texas.

WHAT:

PFF - Through Week 9, C.J. Stroud recorded an 82.8 PFF passing grade, 22 big-time throws and two interceptions.

PFF - Stroud had the NFL’s best big-time-throw-to-turnover-worthy-play ratio.

houstontexans.com - In Week 9, Stroud completed 21 of 35 passes (60.0%) for 384 yards and five touchdowns, earning a 125.5 passer rating.

houstontexans.com - Stroud’s five passing touchdowns tied his career high. It was the second time he had thrown for at least 350 yards and five touchdowns, and the first since Nov. 5, 2023, against Tampa Bay.

houstontexans.com - In Week 9, Stroud led the NFL in passing yards and touchdowns and recorded its third-highest passer rating; he was the only AFC quarterback to pass for more than 300 yards.

houstontexans.com - The Texans scored 44 points, the AFC’s highest total in Week 9, tying the franchise record for points in a road game.

houstontexans.com - Stroud’s season totals were 181 completions on 282 attempts (64.2%), 2,251 passing yards, 16 touchdowns and a 104.8 passer rating. He led the AFC in touchdown-to-interception ratio (8.0), tied for first in completions of at least 20 yards (32), ranked second in passing yards per game (281.4) and third in passer rating.

houstontexans.com - This was Stroud’s fifth career AFC Offensive Player of the Week award. He was the first player to win the award multiple times that season, and the first to do so since Josh Allen in 2025 (Weeks 1, 11 and 14).

Heavy NFL - The Texans posted a message about Stroud following an update from the NFL.

Newsweek - The Texans defeated the Chargers, 44–22.

Newsweek - The article describes the NFL recognition as another honor for Stroud.

Fox News Sports - Manning had another slow start, then found his rhythm again.

WHERE:

Newsweek - The game was between the Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Chargers.

Fox News Sports - Texas is the team Manning plays quarterback for.

WHY:

Heavy NFL - The Texans’ message followed an NFL update about Stroud.

Fox News Sports - The article says expectations for Manning were high.

HOW:

PFF - PFF ranked Stroud No. 2 among NFL quarterbacks after his start to the 2026 season.

houstontexans.com - Houston opened the game with an eight-play, 73-yard drive; Stroud completed all five of his passes for 53 yards and a touchdown.

Newsweek - The Texans won by a final score of 44–22.

C.J. Stroud earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week after Houston’s dominant win. He threw five touchdowns and 384 yards as the Texans defeated the Chargers, 44 to 22. It was Stroud’s fifth career weekly honor, matching his career-high touchdown total.