You hit rock bottom, the only way is up," Stroud said following perhaps the worst performance of his NFL career. "So we still have a lot of hope. At the end of the day we clinched our division. We still have an opportunity to go in the playoffs.

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans certainly didn’t look like a playoff team in a rout by the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday. With just one game left until the playoffs begin, the AFC South champions know they’ll have to get much better to be competitive in the postseason.

C.J. Stroud is struggling, even when given time to pass, and defense has no answer for Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson.