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When Lamar Jackson and C.J. Stroud faced off in Week 1 back in September, it was not a good representation of how those two would play this season.

Our best NFL touchdown prop picks for Divisional Round, with C.J Stroud, Jordan Love, and Isiah Pacheco odds to score a TD.

Baltimore beat Houston in the first week of the season, but now Texans QB C.J. Stroud has emerged as a star.

With the 2023 NFL regular season behind us, let's take a look back at which rookies hit the ground running. The Texans and Lions feature heavily.

When Lamar Jackson and C.J. Stroud faced off in Week 1 back in September, it was not a good representation of how those two would play this season. Stroud was sacked five times and Jackson four. “I haven’t lost a lot of games in my career, so that definitely wasn’t fun,” said Stroud, who made his NFL debut that day.

C.J. Stroud and Baker Mayfield have proven that maybe Deshaun Watson wasn't the guy after all.

Some information given to us courtesy of Battle Red Blog’s Scott Barzilla

Virtually no one expected the Houston Texans to make the playoffs this season, much less win after they got in. Playing in the postseason for the first time in four years, the Texans are heading to the divisional round after a 45-14 dismantling of the Cleveland Browns. A year ago, Houston won just three games, netting the No. 2 overall pick in the draft that the team used to select quarterback C.J. Stroud out of Ohio State.

The Houston Texans will be coming into Baltimore with a depleted receiver corps.

Virtually no one expected the Houston Texans to make the playoffs this season, much less win after they got in. Playing in the postseason for the first time in four years, the Texans are heading to the divisional round after a 45-14 dismantling of the Cleveland Browns. A year ago, Houston won just three games, netting the No. 2 overall pick in the draft that the team used to select quarterback C.J. Stroud out of Ohio State.