FOX Sports is ranking the QBs and teams best equipped to stop Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs from three-peating. No. 3 on our list: C.J. Stroud and the Texans.
Editor's note: This is the third of a five-part series on the quarterbacks and teams best equipped to challenge Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs and potentially stop them from becoming the first NFL team in the Super Bowl era to three-peat. No. 3 on our list: C.J. Stroud and the Texans. No. 5 was Jalen Hurts and the Eagles, and No. 4 was Brock Purdy and the 49ers. The Texans stunned the NFL world. After three consecutive seasons with four or fewer victories, they won the AFC South last year.
zone ranked 82nd of 93 qualified wide receivers, according to PFF. Arizona's quarterbacks had a lowly 57.6 passer rating when targeting him in zone coverage. The Chiefs' struggles against zone could play into the hands of the Texans, who were in zone for 81.1% of their defensive snaps last season, per Nex Gen Stats. A zone usage rate at or more than that could give Kansas City problems.
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