C.J. Stroud began his first NFL gameday in his native Los Angeles area by gratefully reflecting on the people and places that made him into the Houston Texans’ franchise quarterback. Stroud went 19 of 27 for 188 yards with several impressive throws, but Houston was held scoreless in the second half and kept out of the end zone entirely. Ka’imi Fairbairn made three long field goals, but the Texans never got closer to the Rams’ end zone than the Los Angeles 15.