The Houston Texans lost more than a game in Week 9’s 18-15 defeat to the Denver Broncos .

Early in the second quarter, star quarterback C.J. Stroud exited the game after taking a vicious hit from Broncos cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine as he slid feet first on a QB scramble.

Stroud had clearly given himself up, but that didn’t stop Abrams-Draine from lowering his left shoulder and burying it right in Stroud’s chest, the impact of which drove Stroud’s head bouncing off the turf.

Abrams-Draine was initially flagged for unnecessary roughness, but it was overturned after officials deemed it a legal hit after watching video replay — a decision Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans took exception with after the game.

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