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    CJ Stroud Takes Blame for Texans’ Historic Loss to Lions on ‘SNF’

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    The Houston Texans held a 16-point halftime lead in their Week 10 loss to the Detroit Lions. The lead slowly evaporated in the second half, eventually disappearing thanks to a pair of late field goals from Jake Bates that gave the Lions a 26-20 win.

    After the game, Texans quarterback CJ Stroud couldn’t help but feel like he let his team down.

    “I feel like this game is meant for me,” Stroud told reporters during a post-game press conference.

    The Texans offense failed to score in the second half after dropping 23 points to the Lions before halftime. Houston generated just 82 yards in the second half, while Stroud completed just 39% of his passes for 68 yards with two interceptions.

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    Stroud took the blame for Houston’s offensive struggles in the second half. In particular, he seemed to be bothered by an interception he threw while targeting Tank Dell in the end zone.

    “I’ve got to make plays. I’ve got to make throws. I can’t turn the ball over when we’re in scoring position,” Stroud said. “I blame this on me. I have to be better in those moments. We have to go down and score in the red zone.”

    Stroud also lamented that the Texans couldn’t convert Jared Goff’s career-high five interceptions into more points.

    “Defense gets the turnovers. We have to be able to reward them with points,” Stroud said. “That’s something we didn’t do. I feel like I’m to blame when it comes down to it.”

    The Texans became only the second NFL team since 1933 to lose a game in which they recorded five interceptions and had a lead of at least 15 points, according to ESPN. The other was the 1970 Baltimore Colts, who pulled off a 21-20 win over the Chicago Bears despite Johnny Unitas’ five interceptions.

    As such, it’s easy to understand why Stroud believed the Texans “definitely should have won this game.”

    Instead, Houston lost for the third time in four games and fell to 6-4 on the season. While they still control the AFC South, Stroud knows the team must improve to beat top NFL teams like the Lions.

    “We just took one of the best NFL teams to the wire, but we really should have sent them packing after the first half,” Stroud said. ‘It’s really about the attack. We have to be better. I have to be better.’

    Houston will be on the road next week for “Monday Night Football” against the Dallas Cowboys.

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