After the Houston Texans’ ninth straight win, QB C. J. Stroud made it clear the team’s success isn’t about God picking winners — it’s about giving God glory.
Asked whether the Texans are being “blessed” because of the players’ public faith, Stroud pushed back gently but firmly. “I don’t think God is like, ‘The Texans are gonna win,’” he said. “But regardless of the win or loss, He gets the glory.”
Stroud explained that football, talent, and opportunity are gifts — and worship isn’t a strategy for success. “It’s not because we want favor from the Lord… He deserves it. He’s worthy of it,” he said, adding that God has been faithful throughout his life.
He also emphasized that true faith shows up most clearly in hard moments. “It’s not because we all follow Jesus that we just win every game,” Stroud said.
“I think it shows the world when you lose and you’re not doing well, how you profess your faith. Or you go about your life when things aren’t going great is the testimony and really the testament of your faith and your journey and your witness to everybody else.”
