Stroud, who ran twice for 11 yards on the drive and completed all five of his pass attempts for a total of 45 yards, said that in the end it was really just about playing clean football. The Texans didn’t commit a penalty on their final possession and moved the ball forward on every snap.

“We honestly didn’t even go on the two-minute offense,” Stroud said. “We just clicked. We must stop moving backwards. I feel like whenever we’re on the green side or doing well without a penalty, we’re moving the ball against someone. On that last drive we just made one. “It was good to stay in front of the goals. We were just locked in.

Stroud finished the day with 345 passing yards, completing 27 of 40 pass attempts and a passer rating of 110.9.

He found five different pass catchers for a completion of 23 yards or more and connected with wide receiver Nico Collins a dozen times for 151 yards and his other passing touchdown. Collins was not surprised by Stroud’s heroics.

“7 is special,” Collins said of Stroud, who wears the number 7 jersey. “He’s the type of guy that always looks down and always finds an open void. Whenever the game is over, it’s not really over. He only finds the open emptiness” for him. You know he’s going to make a play.

It was the fourth time in Stroud’s career that he led a game-winning drive, and it was his second fourth time in his career^Th Quarter comeback.