The Houston Texans have a bright spot despite their loss to the New York Jets

The Houston Texans wide receiver's strength was tested in the Week 9 loss to the New York Jets after Nico Collins remained on injured reserve and Stefon Diggs was sidelined for a year after a torn ACL.

With Collins and Diggs out, Tank Dell had six catches for 126 yards in the loss.

Dell appears ready to take over as the main contributor on offense, but quarterback CJ Stroud hopes to get some of his other receivers involved as well.

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“It was obvious he had a lot of progress to make and he made a lot of great plays for us. We have to keep going like this. I think Metchie (John Metchie III) did a good job and Rob (Robert Woods) and Hutch (Xavier Hutchinson), but we have to find a way to get these guys more involved. We have to put these guys in a position to win and they have won a lot of routes. We also have to be able to protect ourselves. “There's a lot of things we can sit here and argue about, but yeah, a lot of things need to be fixed,” Stroud said after the game.

The Texans have an opportunity to remedy the situation with some additional free time before their Week 10 game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football.

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