Stroud threw two touchdown passes and the Houston defense held the New Orleans Saints without a touchdown after the first quarter in the host Texans' 20-13 victory Sunday afternoon. The Texans reached the New Orleans 1-yard line midway through the third quarter before settling for Ka'imi Fairbairn's 22-yard field goal and a 20-10 lead. Blake Grupe answered with a 45-yard field goal that got the Saints within 20-13 at the end of the third quarter. Six players later, Stroud threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Schultz for a 7-0 lead. Stroud added a 6-yard touchdown pass to Woods to increase the lead to 17-7 with 2:56 before halftime.

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Persons: Stroud, Dalton Schultz, Robert Woods, Derek Carr, Blake Grupe, Grupe, Carr's, Alvin Kamara, Carr, Steven Nelson, Zack Baun, Baun, Schultz, Rashid Shaheed, Fairbairn, Woods Organizations: New, New Orleans Saints, Texans, Stroud, Saints, Houston, NFL, Thomson Locations: Houston, New Orleans