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CJ Stroud became the fourth quarterback in history to throw fourth interceptions during the first half of an NFL playoff game on Sunday against the New England Patriots. His catastrophic decline over the last two seasons can be traced back to one very specific moment in September of 2024.
It has been all downhill ever since he tried to “little bro” Caleb Williams.
The 2023 Rookie of the Year has not been the same since his first season in the NFL. Although some of the first-half picks on Sunday were not his fault, Stroud cannot stop throwing the ball to the wrong team.
There was a lot of chatter about CJ Stroud when the Houston Texans drafted him with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. He immediately proved all of the haters wrong.
The 6-foot-3, 225-pound signal-caller led the Texans to their first playoff appearance in four years with 4,108 passing yards, 23 passing touchdowns and only five interceptions.
Stroud completed the same percentage of passes in 2024 and once again reached the Divisional Round of the playoffs but his interception total increased by 240%. The turnover problem continued into 2025.
Houston’s defensive was able to shut down the Pittsburgh Steelers during the Wild Card Round of the playoffs last weekend but Stroud fumbled five times (lost two) and threw an interception.
