Houston Texans get 1st preseason win at home vs. Carolina Panthers on ABC13
HOUSTON, Texas -- C.J. Stroud threw a touchdown pass in limited work in his preseason debut to help the Houston Texans to a 20-3 win over the Carolina Panthers on Saturday.
Stroud, who sat out in last week's 20-10 loss at Minnesota, played two series Saturday, going 6 for 8 for 44 yards. The Texans punted on their first possession before Stroud connected with Nico Collins on a 5-yard touchdown pass on fourth down to cap the second drive and make it 7-0.
Collins is coming off consecutive 1,000-yard seasons after he led the Texans with 68 receptions for 1,006 yards and seven touchdowns despite missing five games with an injury.
Nick Chubb ran five times for 25 yards in his Texans' debut after spending his first seven seasons in Cleveland. Chubb played with the starters with Joe Mixon out recovering from a foot injury he sustained this offseason.
Stroud, who has led the Texans to the postseason in both of his first two seasons, has a new offensive coordinator this year in Nick Caley after the former Patriots and Rams assistant was hired this offseason following the firing of Bobby Slowik.
Carolina's Bryce Young, the first overall pick in the 2023 draft when Stroud was taken second, failed to move the offense in two drives. He was 0 for 2 and was sacked once Saturday after directing the offense for two drives with a TD pass in last week's 30-10 loss to Cleveland.
Arnette, a first-round pick in 2020, is attempting a comeback after his career was derailed by legal troubles and he played just 13 games over two seasons before being released by the Raiders. He hasn't appeared in a regular-season NFL game since 2021 and last played for the UFL's Houston Roughnecks.
You can check out the rest of the Texans' preseason schedule and the team's schedule for the upcoming regular season.
Rest of Texans 2025 preseason schedule
All preseason games will be airing on ABC13.
Week 3: Saturday, Aug. 23 at 12 p.m. at Detroit Lions
Texans 2025 regular-season schedule
Week 1: Sept. 7 at Los Angeles Rams
Week 2: Sept. 15 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (MNF)
Week 3: Sept. 21 at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 4: Sept. 28 vs Tennessee Titans
Week 5: Oct. 5 at Baltimore Ravens
Week 6: BYE
Week 7: Oct. 20 at Seattle Seahawks (MNF)
Week 8: Oct. 26 vs San Francisco 49ers
Week 9: Nov. 2 vs Denver Broncos
Week 10: Nov. 9 vs Jaguars
Week 11: Nov. 16 at Titans
Week 12: Nov. 20 vs Buffalo Bills (TNF)
Week 13: Nov. 30 at Indianapolis Colts
Week 14: Dec. 7 at Kansas City Chiefs (SNF)
Week 15: Dec.14 vs Arizona Cardinals
Week 16: Dec. 21 vs Las Vegas Raiders
Week 17: Dec 28 at Los Angeles Chargers
Week 18: TBD vs Colts (Texans Flex Game)
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