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          Texans' Tank Dell caps 120-yard half with TD grab from C.J. Stroud

          • DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNNov 19, 2023, 07:41 PM
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              DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He's a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, "Talkin' Texans."
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          HOUSTON-- The MVP talk for Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud will continue to grow with plays like the one he made during the two-minute drive in the second quarter against the Arizona Cardinals.

          With 34 seconds left in the second quarter, the Texans were on the Cardinals' 40-yard line.

          Stroud dropped back and looked left. He ran out of a collapsing pocket, looked right, and quickly pointed to receiver Tank Dell to run toward the end zone with Cardinals linebacker Dennis Gardeck barreling toward the No. 2 pick.

          But Stroud floated a pass that traveled 52.5 yards in the air and had a catch probability of 25.2%, according to the Next Gen Stats. Dell leaped for the catch and corralled the touchdown to put the Texans up 20-10.

          Stroud turned around and flexed with his arms crossed to the Texans' crowd as the audience chanted, "MVP."