{"id":128452,"date":"2026-01-18T23:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T23:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/128452\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T23:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T23:15:20","slug":"c-j-strouds-four-interception-debacle-hurts-texans-vs-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/128452\/","title":{"rendered":"C.J. Stroud&#8217;s four-interception debacle hurts Texans vs. Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>C.J. Stroud only threw eight interceptions during the regular season, and he managed to toss half of that number in one nightmare of a half Sunday during the Texans\u2019 divisional round game against the Patriots.<\/p>\n<p>Stroud finished the opening 30 minutes 10-of-26 for 124 yards and one touchdown, but the four interceptions \u2014 including one that was returned for a touchdown by Marcus Jones \u2014 allowed the Patriots to build a 21-10 halftime lead at Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38218220\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/new-england-patriots-linebacker-klavon-119177424.jpg\" alt=\"New England Patriots linebacker K'lavon Chaisson hitting Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud during a playoff football game.\" class=\"wp-image-38218220\"  \/>C.J. Stroud gets hit as he throws during the Texans\u2019 playoff game against the Patriots on Jan. 18. AP<\/p>\n<p>His first interception occurred on the Texans\u2019 third drive of the game, with Carlton Davis collecting a pass after Houston reached the New England 36-yard line.<\/p>\n<p>Then, after Stroud connected with Christian Kirk to give the Texans a 10-7 lead, Jones stepped in front of a pass and raced 26 yards for a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38218224\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/reacts-tackled-first-half-nfl-119178678.jpg\" alt=\"Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) sits on the ground after being tackled.\" class=\"wp-image-38218224\"  \/>C.J. Stroud reacts during the Texans\u2019 playoff game against the Patriots on Jan. 18. AP<\/p>\n<p>Craig Woodson intercepted Stroud on the next drive, and then Davis recorded his second interception of the half just after the two-minute warning.<\/p>\n<p>Stroud threw for 250 yards, a touchdown and an interception during Houston\u2019s convincing win over the Steelers in the wild-card round on Monday night, but after his debacle of a half, their bid for a spot in the AFC Championship \u2014 and a showdown with the Broncos next weekend \u2014 is in jeopardy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"C.J. Stroud only threw eight interceptions during the regular season, and he managed to toss half of that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128453,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[9955,56,58,57,79,10365,80,23510,154],"class_list":["post-128452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-c-j-stroud","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-houston-texans","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-playoffs","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}