BALTIMORE — In three previous matchups with Baltimore, C.J. Stroud had failed to lead Houston to an offensive touchdown, so when the Texans took the ball 67 yards in 10 plays for a TD on the game's first possession, that felt like a breakthrough in itself.
Then Stroud produced seven more drives a lot like that.
Stroud threw for 244 yards and four touchdowns, and Houston scored on all eight offensive possessions when he was in the game as the Texans strolled to a 44-10 win Sunday over a depleted Baltimore team. The 34-point margin matched both the most lopsided road win in Texans' history and the most lopsided home loss in Ravens' history.
“What I saw from C.J. today was his demeanor — he was very calm, he was very under control the entire game," Houston coach DeMeco Ryans said. “He didn