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Two of the most prolific offenses in the NFL go head-to-head Sunday night as the Houston Texans welcome the Detroit Lions.
Houston, behind rising star quarterback C.J. Stroud, began the season 5-1 but has dropped two of its last three games. Will it be able to right the ship against arguably the hottest team in the league?
Jared Goff and the Lions, meanwhile, are 7-1 and don’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. Detroit has won six straight, most recently an impressive road win in Green Bay.
Who will come out on top Sunday night? Stay with NBC News for the latest from Houston.
What a turn of events!
Three plays after a C.J. Stroud interception, Jared Goff was picked off — his fourth pick of the night! The Goff interception ends a Lions drive that had already entered the red zone.
Brutal night for Goff and the Detroit offense.
The Texans will take over on their own 20 unscathed after the Stroud turnover. Houston still leads 23-7.
What a start to the second half!
C.J. Stroud is picked off on the first play from scrimmage of the third quarter, and the Lions are set up on the Houston 31. That’s exactly what Detroit — trailing 23-7 — needed.
Jared Goff was intercepted on a Hail Mary on the final play of the second quarter, and the Texans will take a 23-7 lead into halftime.
C.J. Stroud is 14 of 20 for 167 yards and a touchdown.
Jared Goff is 7 of 17 for 91 yards, one touchdown and three picks.
Houston will receive to start the third quarter.
With his 15-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter, Texans receiver John Metchie caught the first score of his NFL career.
Metchie was selected in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft, but missed the entire 2022 season after he was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia. He played in 16 games for Houston last season, catching 16 passes.
Metchie entered Sunday with four catches for 36 yards in six games. In the first half alone against the Lions, Metchie had four catches for 65 yards — and his first career touchdown.
A first-half dagger?
On 3rd-and-10 from the 15, C.J. Stroud laced a ball up the middle of the field to John Metchie for the receiver’s first career touchdown.
It’s now a 23-7 lead for the Texans.
Another nothingburger for the Lions offense, who went three-and-out for the third time tonight.
The Texans are driving with under a minute to go in the first half.
Houston loses 15 yards on its most recent drive, giving the Lions a chance to cut into the lead before halftime. A 12-yard sack on first down set the Texans back considerably.
Detroit will take over on its own 19 with 1:51 left in the half, trailing 16-7.
Another tough drive for the Lions offense, which picked up only two yards in three plays.
The Texans will take over on their own 34 with a 16-7 lead.
The Texans had great field position after their second interception, but the Lions held them to their third field goal of the night.
Houston got all the way to the 11 but couldn’t pick up another yard after that.
The Texans now lead 16-7.
The Texans are going to have great field position after another interception.
Jared Goff was hit while throwing, and after the ball bounced around in the air it ended up in the arms of a Houston defender.
Houston has the ball inside the Detroit 40.
The Texans end a five-play, 32-yard drive with a 56-yard field goal.
Houston now leads 13-7 with 8:25 left in the second quarter.
The Lions are on the board!
After a play-action fake, Jared Goff rolled out right and found Sam LaPorta for a 20-yard touchdown. That capped an 11-play, 70-yard drive by the Lions.
It’s now a 10-7 Houston lead.
Nice start for the Texans, who are up by 10 as we head into the second.
The Lions are finally putting a drive together after an interception and three-and-out on their first two possessions. Detroit will have a 1st-and-10 from its own 47 (after converting a 3rd-and-16) to start the next quarter.
Nice job by the Detroit defense to keep this game close.
The Texans had a 1st-and-goal from the 3 after a 36-yard run by Joe Mixon, but a holding penalty set the drive back, and the Lions sacked C.J. Stroud on third down.
Houston still added a field goal, increasing its lead to 10-0.
Rough offensive start for the Lions so far.
They go three-and-out after the Texans touchdown. Houston has the ball back with a 7-0 lead.
When Houston brought Joe Mixon over from Cincinnati in a trade for a seventh-round pick, I don’t think anyone thought they would get this.
Mixon had 609 yards rushing and six touchdowns in only six games this season entering ‘Sunday Night Football,’ and he added another score already against the Lions. He has touchdowns in every game but one he’s appeared in.
The Texans took advantage of their interception and went 33 yards in eight plays, capped off with a Joe Mixon eight-yard touchdown run.
Houston leads 7-0.
The Texans are on offense after a quick change.
A Jared Goff pass on 2nd-and-11 was batted into the air and then intercepted.
Houston will take over on the Lions’ 33.
The first play from scrimmage is an incomplete play-action pass from Jared Goff.
2023 Defensive Rookie of the Year Will Anderson Jr. (team-high 7.5 sacks) suffered an ankle injury in Week 9 at the Jets and will miss tonight’s matchup. So too will WRs Nico Collins (hamstring) and WR Stefon Diggs.
Texans receiver Tank Dell, however, will be active and should be the top target for C.J. Stroud.
Texans star WR Nico Collins, who just came off the IR following a hamstring injury, appeared in line to play but will be inactive against the Lions.
Houston fell 21-13 at the Jets in Week 9 and have lost two of the last three games after starting the season 5-1.
Quarterback C.J. Stroud was sacked a career-high eight times in defeat. He was 11-for-30 passing (36.7% — worst completion percentage of career). Stroud’s last 3 games: 52.3%, one touchdown with two fumbles lost.
The Lions enter Week 10 with an NFL-best +110 point differential this season.
Detroit quarterback Jared Goff over his last five games: 83.8% completion, 12 total touchdowns (11 passing, 1 receiving with 0 turnovers.
Detroit beat the Packers 24-14 at Lambeau Field in Week 9. The Lions’ six-game win streak is the longest active in the NFC.
During the six-game win streak, Jared Goff and Coo. are averaging 36 points per game while allowing only 18 points per game.
The Lions are off to their best start since 1956, the year before they won their most recent title, while the Texans are looking for consecutive playoff berths following a 3-season span that saw them hold the worst record in the NFL (11-38-1 from 2020-22).
Detroit is looking for consecutive division titles for the first time since 1952-54 (3 straight) while coach Demeco Ryans is trying to become the first coach in franchise history to win division titles each of his 1st two seasons.
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