Houston Texans tight finish Cade Stover wanted an emergency appendectomy on Saturday evening and won’t be able to play in Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Miami Dolphins, the workforce mentioned.
The Texans downgraded Stover to out hours earlier than kickoff.
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Texans tight finish Cade Stover through the sport in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars at NRG Stadium in Houston, Sept. 29, 2024. (Troy Taormina-Imagn Photographs)
Stover, a rookie, was a fourth-round draft pick of Ohio State earlier this 12 months. He’s been the backup to Dalton Schultz for many of the season, beginning in eight of the 13 video games he appeared in.
The 24-year-old participant has 14 catches on 20 targets for 132 yards and one landing catch. The lone landing catch got here in a five-point loss over the Tennessee Titans. He had three catches for 26 yards within the sport.
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The Texans (8-5) should go with out him in opposition to the Dolphins in a pivotal matchup with playoff implications. Houston is attempting to take care of its lead within the AFC South over the Indianapolis Colts. The Texans are up two video games on the Colts within the win column.
Houston is eleventh in factors scored and 18th in yards gained however are twelfth in factors allowed and fifth in yards allowed. The Dolphins are twenty third in factors scored and nineteenth in yards gained, in addition to 14th in factors allowed and ninth in yards allowed.
Texans tight finish Cade Stover is tackled by Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone at NRG Stadium in Houston, Nov. 10, 2024. (Thomas B. Shea-Imagn Photographs)
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The Dolphins (6-7) gained’t be capable of win the AFC East however can nonetheless attempt to snag a wild-card spot with 4 video games left within the season. Miami is ninth within the AFC playoff standings, simply two video games behind the Denver Broncos for the ultimate playoff spot.
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