Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans made it clear after Monday night’s 20-19 loss to the Buccaneers that the offense needs to execute better than they have over the first two weeks of the season and quarterback C.J. Stroud is going to be central to any attempt to make that happen.

Stroud opened Monday’s game with a touchdown strike to Nico Collins and the Texans picked up a field goal on their second possession, but did not score on their next six drives. That included failing to get into the end zone on three plays from the Tampa 1-yard line. The scoring drought ended after a blocked punt in the fourth quarter set them up in Bucs territory, but the offense didn’t gain a yard before settling for a field goal.

Missing out on touchdowns on those two possessions kept the door open for the Bu

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