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Houston Defeats Jacksonville 24-20 - Recap

Houston's aerial attack produced 345 yards and the Texans produced a 24-20 victory over Jacksonville on Sunday at NRG Stadium.

Houston won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -5.0-point spread. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 44.5.

C.J. Stroud completed 27 of 40 pass attempts for 345 yards and 2 TDs for the Texans in the win.

Tank Bigsby rushed for 90 yards for Jacksonville, while Travis Etienne Jr. added 50 yards. Trevor Lawrence threw for 169 yards for the Jaguars, while receivers Brian Thomas Jr. and Christian Kirk had 86 and 61 yards respectively.

Jacksonville lost the offensive yardage battle to Houston 435-313 yards in Sunday's game. Houston had more first downs as that total ended up 26-17.

Houston led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 33:17-26:43 split in that important category.

Next game, Houston takes its act home to face Buffalo looking for another win. For Jacksonville, they head home to face Indianapolis.