Oct 20, 2024; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans during the third quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images
Stroud, once again, bailed out the Texans on a long third down by rolling out and connecting with Xavier Hutchinson for a key first down that extended its final drive. Houston had a chip shot field goal but needed to burn the Packers’ timeouts.
Houston forced Green Bay to call the first two with consecutive runs on first and second down. Then, on 3rd-and-15, decided to run a 10-yard comeback? Even if Tank Dell had held onto the pass, he would have been out of bounds and short of the line to gain, failing to accomplish the goal of burning Green Bay’s timeout.
Green Bay held onto its last timeout, which proved valuable. On its final offensive play, Romeo Doubs appeared to lose the ball while on the ground, leading to confusion on whether he caught it.
The clock continued to run, a point made clear by a screaming CBS analyst, Tony Romo. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur called the timeout, and Brandon McManus hit the walk-off field goal.
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