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Stefon Diggs catches first TD pass as Texan

CJ Stroud and Anthony Richardson were dueling in Indy

Feeding Stefon Diggs passes will keep the wideout happy. CJ Stroud did that in the second quarter on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts.

The Texans took a 12-7 lead over the Colts on a nine-yard TD pass to Diggs.

Both Stroud and Colts QB Anthony Richardson were airing it out.

How to buy Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts NFL Week 1 tickets

Tickets are still available for the #Colts home opener against the #Texans. Get yours before they’re gone:

The start of the Houston Texans’ regular season is just a few days away.

The Texans and Indianapolis Colts will kickoff their respective seasons with a Week 1 matchup on Sept. 8, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium.

This opener features two teams doing battle during football’s opening weekend with divisional twist. Both sides will look to earn their first AFC South win of the year in this one.

Only limited tickets remain for this first game in Indianapolis.

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While important with the divisional ties, this matchup has a youth movement attached as well.

In terms of the Texans, quarterback CJ Stroud has one of the most promising rookie seasons we’ve seen in years last season. Houston added Stefon Diggs to the mix this offseason, too.

On the flip side, the Colts will hope their young QB, Anthony Richardson, can show similar progress.

Will the Texans or Colts take this Week 1 AFC South battle? Tickets for this contest start as low as $54.

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How to buy Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans 2024 NFL Week 1 tickets

Tickets are now available for the #Colts home opener against the #Texans. Get yours before they’re gone:

The start of the Indianapolis Colts’ regular season is just a few days away.

The Colts and Houston Texans will kickoff their respective regular seasons with a Week 1 matchup on Sept. 8, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium.

This opener features two teams doing battle during football’s opening weekend with divisional twist. Both sides will look to earn their first AFC South win of the year in this one.

Only limited tickets remain for this first game in Indianapolis.

SHOP: Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans tickets

While important with the divisional ties, this matchup has a youth movement attached as well.

In terms of the Texans, quarterback CJ Stroud has one of the most promising rookie seasons we’ve seen in years last season. Houston added Stefon Diggs to the mix this offseason, too.

On the flip side, the Colts will hope their young QB, Anthony Richardson, can show similar progress.

Will the Texans or Colts take this Week 1 AFC South battle? Tickets for this contest start as low as $54.

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How to buy Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans NFL Week 1 tickets

Tickets are now available for the #Colts home opener against the #Texans. Get yours before they’re gone:

The Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts will kickoff their respective regular seasons with a Week 1 matchup on Sept. 8, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium.

This opener features two teams doing battle during football’s opening weekend with divisional twist. Both sides will look to earn their first AFC South win of the year in this one.

Even though the season does not begin until September, only limited tickets remain for this first game in Indianapolis.

SHOP: Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts tickets

While important with the divisional ties, this matchup has a youth movement attached as well.

In terms of the Texans, quarterback CJ Stroud has one of the most promising rookie seasons we’ve seen in years last season. Houston added Stefon Diggs to the mix this offseason, too.

On the flip side, the Colts will hope their young QB, Anthony Richardson, can show similar progress.

Will the Texans or Colts take this Week 1 AFC South battle? Tickets for this contest start as low as $57.

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How to buy Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans NFL Week 1 tickets

Tickets are now available for the #Colts home opener against the #Texans. Get yours before they’re gone:

The Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts will kickoff their respective regular seasons with a Week 1 matchup on Sept. 8, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium.

This opener features two teams doing battle during football’s opening weekend with divisional twist. Both sides will look to earn their first AFC South win of the year in this one.

Even though the season does not begin until September, only limited tickets remain for this first game in Indianapolis.

SHOP: Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts tickets

While important with the divisional ties, this matchup has a youth movement attached as well.

In terms of the Texans, quarterback CJ Stroud has one of the most promising rookie seasons we’ve seen in years last season. Houston added Stefon Diggs to the mix this offseason, too.

On the flip side, the Colts will hope their young QB, Anthony Richardson, can show similar progress.

Will the Texans or Colts take this Week 1 AFC South battle? Tickets for this contest start as low as $57.

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Panthers greats Cam Newton, Thomas Davis talk Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud

Panthers legends Cam Newton and Thomas Davis answered an intriguing question about Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud.

What’s more likely to happen in 2024—Bryce Young becoming a top-16 quarterback or CJ Stroud hitting a sophomore slump? Well, that’s the question a fan just posed to Carolina Panthers greats Cam Newton and Thomas Davis.

As an extra to this week’s episode of 4th & 1 with Cam Newton, the two answered that very inquiry in a video released on Friday. Newton opted for the Young side of the argument, simply stating that there’s nowhere to go but up for 2023’s No. 1 overall pick.

Young, of course, turned in an underwhelming rookie campaign. He averaged just 179.8 passing yards per game with 11 touchdowns while helping lead the Panthers to an NFL-worst 2-15 record.

Davis, however, went a little deeper with his thoughts on Carolina’s situation under center.

“I just think that the additions the Panthers made this offseason will definitely allow Bryce Young to be who he is as a football player,” he stated. “He’s a guy that brought a lot to that Alabama team.

“People always talk about all the talent that they had around him. You go back to modern day, Bryce Young was a winner. Got to Alabama, got the opportunity to take the field, he’s a winner. It doesn’t matter who they had around him. He made things happen. And that’s kinda the mindset that the Panthers took going into that season thinking, ‘Hey, Bryce can go out and he can get it done.'”

Bryce certainly got it done for the Crimson Tide, who he led to the national title game during his Heisman Trophy-winning season in 2021. And he did, to Davis’ point, have quite a bit of NFL-caliber talent around him in Tuscaloosa, including running backs Brian Robinson Jr. and Jahmyr Gibbs as well as wide receivers Jameson Williams and John Metchie III.

That wasn’t the case for Young in 2023, where he was routinely failed by his unreliable pass catchers and less-than-stellar protection.

2024, though, has brought a revamped unit to the 23-year-old—who Davis believes is primed for a step forward.

“But it’s a little different in the NFL,” he added. “Nowadays, upgraded their offensive line, they brought in some very, very viable receivers to make sure that he has the opportunity to be successful. And I think the defense is gonna be what it is. The defense has been consistent for a very long time in Carolina.”

For Carolina’s sake, let’s hope Cam and TD are right.

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Caleb Williams and CJ Stroud comparisons will exist, like it or not

Caleb versus CJ in Week 2 on Sunday Night Football will guarantee the comparisons keep flowing.

Dan Orlovsky and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo joined Christine Williamson on First Take to debate if rookie quarterback Caleb Williams can have a CJ Stroud-type impact on the Chicago Bears.

Orlovsky, as a former NFL veteran quarterback, had this to say about the comparisons.

“I think there are two main reasons why I sit there and say while Caleb can have a really strong rookie year, it’s unrealistic to think let’s go do what C.J. did,” Orlovsky said on ESPN. “Number one, C.J. came from a much more ready, X’s and O’s intellect football-wise. When he was at Ohio State, Ryan Day ran a ton of pro-style stuff when it came to formations, personnel groupings, action after the snap and pass game. So C.J. stepped into a system with Bobby Slowik that he had a lot of recall from college of and a really good understanding of how pass-game concepts were gonna mirror each other.

“Caleb does not come from that. While Lincoln Riley is brilliant and his offense was brilliant, it’s very different from what he’s gonna run in Chicago with Shane Waldron, who’s their offensive coordinator.”

Check out more of this discussion below. Caleb’s Bears face Stroud’s Texans in Week 2 of the NFL season on Sunday Night Football. The comparisons are going to exist because that game will make it impossible to avoid them.

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Pat Surtain named best 9th overall pick of the last decade

Draft Wire named Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain the best ninth overall draft pick of the last decade.

Pat Surtain is one of the NFL’s best defensive players and an anchor for the Denver Broncos’ defense.

Drafted by Denver in 2021, Surtain has over-delivered as a two-time Pro Bowler and a first-team All-Pro (2022). Although he only has seven interceptions in his three-year career, he has established himself as a shutdown corner, whom quarterbacks are skeptical to target. PS2 has proven himself to be a franchise cornerstone.

Curt Popejoy, writer for Draft Wire appears to think highly of Surtain’s production and franchise value, too. He recently named Surtain as the best ninth-overall draft pick from the last decade.

Two other cornerbacks made the list — Sauce Gardner (who was picked fourth overall in 2022) and Marlon Humphrey (who was picked 16th overall in 2017).

Surtain will aim to help Sean Payton in his second season at the helm attempt to turn around the franchise during the 2024 NFL season. To view the complete list of best picks at spots 1-32, visit Draft Wire.

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Cowboys’ Micah Parsons’ recent trip to Japan to air in 3-part miniseries

From @ToddBrock24f7: The show will co-star Texans QB C.J. Stroud; the two will then square off against one another in Week 11’s Monday Night Football matchup.

The trip Micah Parsons took to Japan last month generated plenty of fun content for social media, but also some questions about why the Cowboys linebacker was throwing out first pitches at baseball games and taking on sumo wrestlers instead of working out with his Cowboys teammates during voluntary OTAs at The Star.

Now it’s been revealed that highlights from that visit to Asia will air in a three-episode miniseries, debuting later this week on the Bleacher Report app, Bleacher Report’s YouTube channel, and the streaming service Max.

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud also went on the trip and will co-star in the miniseries, titled The Edge presents: Micah & C.J. Take Tokyo.

Parsons’s popular podcast, The Edge with Micah Parsons, is set to launch its second season this fall on Bleacher Report. The 25-year-old was recently named President of B/R Gridiron and will reportedly help develop content and content strategy for the sports media brand.

 

In May, Parsons and Stroud spent time globetrotting across both Japan and China on behalf of the Gridiron Imports Foundation, a nonprofit that, according to their website, “supports the international growth of football and changes lives by helping football players from around the world attain opportunities to play football and pursue their education at the high school and college level in the United States.”

Parsons and Stroud were the latest NFL stars to serve as ambassadors, making various appearances and hosting youth camps abroad to help generate awareness for the program, which is designed to broaden the NFL’s reach to other countries and encourage international players to pursue a pathway to American football.

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Apart from the two doing a fair amount of smack-talking to each other about their respective college programs (and likely everything else), expect Parsons’s viral standoff with a professional sumo wrestler to be one of the high points of the limited-run series.

Parsons and Stroud will then finally square off against one another on the field in mid-November, when the Cowboys host the Houston Texans at AT&T Stadium on Week 11’s installment of Monday Night Football. The intrastate showdown for the Governor’s Cup is anticipated to be one of the marquee games of the 2024 regular season.

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How to buy 2024 Houston Texans tickets

Want to watch CJ Stroud, Stefon Diggs and the Houston Texans in person this season? Tickets are now on sale.

The Houston Texans’ 2024 schedule was released on Wednesday, May 15 and the Texans open the season against the Indianapolis Colts.

After Week 1’s road game in Indianapolis, Houston will host the Ravens, Bills, Dolphins, Bears, Lions and usual divisional suspects in the Jaguars, Colts and Titans.

The Texans are coming off a promising 2023 season. Can Houston continue to build on that?

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This offseason, the Texans took a huge swing toward doing that by trading for wide receiver Stefon Diggs. Can Diggs be the cherry on top of the Houston offense following CJ Stroud’s breakout year?

Support your Texans in person this season, as limited tickets are already on sale.

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