HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans usually bristles at questions about the past, preferring instead to look ahead with his team.

This week he made an exception when asked about his memories from the previous time the Texans faced Tampa Bay ahead of their matchup Monday night.

In that 2023 game, C.J. Stroud threw a career-high five touchdown passes with a rookie-record 470 yards to lift the Texans to the 39-37 win .

“It was an outstanding game, probably one of the most memorable games of my head coaching career,” Ryans said. “It was just unbelievable to have such back-and-forth play.”

Houston trailed with less than a minute to go before Stroud led a six-play, 75-yard drive capped by a 15-yard TD throw to Tank Dell, who was also a rookie, to complete the comeback.

“What

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