The Houston Texans quarterback remains in concussion protocol and will not play in Thursday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. Backup Davis Mills will continue to start at quarterback. Head coach DeMeco Ryans announced the update to reporters Tuesday afternoon.
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Stroud hasn’t played since suffering a concussion in Week 9 against the Denver Broncos. He will miss a third straight game Thursday night.
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The Texans won their last two games with Mills at quarterback against the Jaguars and Titans to improve to 5-5 and remain in the AFC playoff hunt. Since replacing Stroud against the Broncos, Mills has completed 60.3% of his passes for 234.3 yards per game with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. Houston’s offense scored 36 points against the Jaguars and 16 points against the Titans in its two starts.
It is unclear at this time when Stroud will be able to return, as the Texans find themselves in a late-season fight to make the playoffs. Houston would be the first team out of the seven-team AFC playoff field if the postseason began this week, one game behind the 6-4 Jaguars against whom they have a tiebreaker due to their Week 10 victory over Jacksonville.
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Houston has a tough schedule remaining with four games of seven against projected playoff teams and another against the Kansas City Chiefs. After playing the Bills, the Texans face the Colts, Chiefs, Cardinals, Raiders and Chargers before concluding their season with another game against the AFC South-leading Colts.