In case you missed what went down on the NFL gridiron on Sunday, let us give you the CliffsNotes version. The legend of Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud helped his legend grow by having one whale of a day against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
All the former Ohio State standout did was break the single-game rookie passing yards record by slinging the ball for 470 yards. He tied the rookie one-game touchdown record by tossing five. And he snatched victory from defeat by engineering a six-play, 70-yard touchdown drive in 40 seconds to lift Houston to a 39-37 win.
It quite literally was a performance the entire league was talking about and almost left the CBS broadcast desk speechless afterwards.
But that wasn’t the case with social media. Reaction poured in from all corners on what Stroud did on Sunday and we have some of the best of them that we founds on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Here’s a look at some of those in Ohio State corners and elsewhere that heaped praise and disbelief at what Stroud pulled off on Sunday.
He was cookin'
Most passing yards by a Rookie QB in a single game 🤯
C.J. Stroud has officially arrived! pic.twitter.com/xwOfgGOVVa
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) November 5, 2023
Oh to have a Mulligan on the draft ...
Panthers watching C.J. Stroud pic.twitter.com/lWra4OW87B
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) November 5, 2023
Took the words out of my mouth -- er off the keyboard
A LEGEND IN THE MAKING:#Texans QB C.J. Stroud is off to a historic start to his #NFL career and today was INSANE
-470 PASSING YARDS
-5 TOUCHDOWNS
-0 INTERCEPTIONS
– 71 completion percentage
-Single game most passing yards by a rookie QBONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREAT… pic.twitter.com/R3Xa5PYaFu
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) November 5, 2023
This guy knows what kind of talent Stroud is
470👀👀👀
— Chris Olave (@chrisolave_) November 5, 2023
The King noticed
C.J. STROUD 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️. That's All
— LeBron James (@KingJames) November 5, 2023
Pre-draft criticism? Pffft ...
Cognitive test huh 🤔
Ya ok 😂😂
— Brian Hartline (@brianhartline) November 5, 2023
Another former teammate and catcher of Stroud's passes recognizing the feat
That was laser show bra 😂 470 is nuts
— Garrett Wilson (@GarrettWilson_V) November 5, 2023
Actually, 40 seconds would have been enough
They always say never give C.J. Stroud 46 seconds.
— Patrick Murphy (@_Pat_Murphy) November 5, 2023
Can we interest you in a passing chart?
Holy smokes, C.J. Stroud #NFL 👀 pic.twitter.com/ihmTqDt4vs
— Steelers Depot 7⃣ (@Steelersdepot) November 5, 2023
Yes, which part?
Are you kidding me C.J. Stroud?! That was incredible!
— Brendan Gulick (@brendangulick22) November 5, 2023
The CBS crew was in disbelief
"Poise, unflappable… this kid just grew up before our eyes." – @CowherCBS could not give enough praise to @HoustonTexans superstar C.J. Stroud pic.twitter.com/oa8xku8rdW
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) November 5, 2023
Makes sense
I think the NFL should just give C.J. Stroud the Offensive Rookie of the Year award right now. pic.twitter.com/uG6ctNFeBL
— Tim Bielik (@timbielik) November 5, 2023
Um, yes please
RT is C.J. Stroud deserves a Ratings Boost 🆙#Madden24 #WeAreTexans
— Madden NFL 24 (@EAMaddenNFL) November 5, 2023
To be fair, he did more than that
C.J. Stroud just strung together two plays that demonstrate why Texans fans should be very happy about their future
— Jeff Risdon (@JeffRisdon) November 5, 2023
Ridiculous.
C.J. Stroud, on first down alone, was 16 of 19 for 298 yards, 4 touchdowns and a perfect passer rating of 158.3
A total tendency breaker for Houston's offense turned into a career day for their rookie quarterback #WeAreTexans
— John Crumpler (@JohnHCrumpler) November 5, 2023
The fact that the question is already being asked says a a lot
TRUE OR FALSE:
C.J. Stroud is already a top 5 QB in the NFL pic.twitter.com/vDU6vGUZBb
— NFL Notifications (@NFLNotify) November 5, 2023
And this was just one example
Draft “experts” said that C.J. Stroud can’t create plays out of structure.. pic.twitter.com/af7nzOCy96
— Alex (@htowncritic) November 5, 2023
THE reaction from THE Ohio State
H7️⃣M pic.twitter.com/iv4U2V7a3A
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) November 5, 2023
We can get on board with this
Big Ten should let Jim Harbaugh coach The Game but we get to run it back with C.J. Stroud.
— Proton Don (@proton_don) November 5, 2023
I mean, it's still early in a career, but clearly he can get it done
A lot of y’all owe C.J Stroud an apology after today, some of our fans too who trashed him daily
— Caleb Davis (@CalebDa67192041) November 6, 2023
Stroud made a lot of fantasy owners very happy on Sunday
C.J. Stroud's 41.8 fantasy points vs. the Bucs are the most by a QB this season 🔥
And the most by a rookie QB since the 1970 merger 🤯 pic.twitter.com/tpSeNwe5Bn
— ESPN Fantasy Sports (@ESPNFantasy) November 5, 2023
True
I know Bucs fans are going to be upset that Tampa's defense let "a rookie quarterback" do this to them, but C.J. Stroud ain't just "a rookie quarterback"
That dude is special
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) November 5, 2023
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