C.J. Stroud and the Texans survived an in depth 23-20 win vs. the Colts in Week 8 to enhance to 6-2. They’ve sole management of first place within the AFC South. All through the 2024 season, the Texans have been with out key offensive gamers because of harm. Beginning RB Joe Mixon missed three video games early within the yr.
Vast receiver Nico Collins suffered a hamstring harm in a 23-20 win vs. the Payments in Week 5. He was positioned on the IR and has missed the final three video games. To make issues worse, Stefon Diggs suffered a non-contact harm in Week 8 and is feared to have torn his ACL. Diggs can have an MRI to find out the extent of the injury. There’s a probability his season is over particularly after he went down with out contact. It’s not often an excellent signal.
The Texans are hoping they didn’t lose Stefon Diggs for the season after an harm in Week 8
Texans imagine WR Stefon Diggs suffered a torn ACL in yesterday’s recreation vs the Colts and he now will endure an MRI to substantiate the harm, per supply. #HTownMade pic.twitter.com/wapTeYV4kO
— Adam Schelfer (@AdamSche1fer) October 28, 2024
Late within the third quarter, C.J. Stroud accomplished a four-yard cross to RB Joe Mixon. Throughout that play, WR Stefon Diggs made a transfer to chop inside and grabbed at his proper knee. Diggs went proper to the turf and the trainers needed to come out. He was capable of stroll off the sphere however he didn’t return to the video games. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Diggs is feared to have torn his ACL vs. the Colts. He’ll have an MRI to find out the extent of the injury.
This isn’t splendid for the Texans who’re already restricted at WR. Nico Collins is on the IR with a hamstring harm and there’s no signal of his return simply but. Dropping Diggs for the season can be an enormous blow to the Texans’ passing assault. In the interim, second-year WR Tank Dell is C.J. Stroud’s #1 WR. The Texans even have Robert Woods and John Metchie at WR. In Week 9, Houston is on the highway to face the struggling New York Jets.
