Stroud's Late TD Pass Gives Texans 17-14 Halftime Lead Over Jaguars

The Houston Texans beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 34-31 at Wembley Stadium on Ka'imi Fairbairn's 49-yard field goal as time expired, improving to 2-4 after an 0-4 start. C.J. Stroud completed 24 of 34 passes for 312 yards with three touchdowns and one interception and was not sacked after Houston had allowed 14 sacks through five games. Jaylin Noel had four catches for 107 yards and a touchdown, including a 50-yard catch before halftime and a 13-yard score that made it 24-14. Trevor Lawrence threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns. Bhayshul Tuten scored two receiving touchdowns. Travis Hunter caught a fourth-quarter touchdown and intercepted Stroud in the end zone with 3:59 left; Stroud then led the winning drive after Cam Little's 60-yard field goal tied the game at 31-31. Halftime was Texans 17, Jaguars 14. CONTESTED: Jacksonville's post-loss record is listed as 4-6 in the specifics and as 4-2 in the wire summary; both state the defeat ended a three-game win streak as the Jaguars entered a bye. Houston next faces the Giants per postgame reports.