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Certainly an underrated aspect of the Texans' victory would be their success in the third phase. Houston created a turnover via Jamal Hill's forced fumble on kick return early in the first quarter, and Jaylin Noel had a pair of huge kick returns to set the offense up nicely. The three plays were used to create 13 points for Houston.
Texans running back Jawhar Jordan had spent two seasons on the practice squad without ever getting activated for a regular-season game.
With a 40-20 victory over the Cardinals in Week 15, the Texans are on a six-game win streak. DeMeco Ryans didn't even realize.
While the Houston Texans were able to check off the box that was their sixth win in a row after Week 15's dominating 40-20 victory vs. the Arizona Cardinals, it wasn't quite as seamless on the defensive side of the ball as this team has been used to throughout much of this season.
The No. 1 defense in the NFL got some help with a strong performance from C.J. Stroud and the Houston offense.
The Texans' fastest touchdown to start a game this season sent them on their way to an easy victory over the Cardinals.
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