Houston Texans 27, Oakland Raiders 14
Here are the top takeaways and highest-graded players from the Texans’ AFC Wild Card victory over the Raiders.
Quarterback grade: Connor Cook, 49.6
Cook pressed into action—and pressured into mistakes
As the first quarterback to start his first career game in the playoffs, expecting rookie Connor Cook to deliver the victory for the Raiders proved to be too much to ask. Cook was pressured on 13 of his 48 dropbacks, but struggled regardless of whether his offensive line held up or not.