Anthony Richardson returns from his AC Joint sprain injury to take on the best Rookie QB of 2023. CJ Stroud’s historic rookie season was one of the best seen at the Quarterback position, while the Texans as a whole had the biggest improvement from 2022 to 2023 in the NFL. Going from 3-13-1 to 10-7, worst in the AFC South to first, and even winning a playoff game was a huge accomplishment.
However the latter 2 were only possible due to a narrow season finale victory over the Colts. The Texans enter the season with a further revamped roster while the Colts get a ton of talent at key positions back healthy as well as additions to premium units like Edge, Wide Receiver, Offensive Line.