Derek Stingley Jr. is giving the Houston Texans’ offense a chance.
With eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Stingley was able to intercept Sam Darnold for the fourth turnover of the night on a pass intended for Jaxon Smith-Njigba. While trying to set up better field position for the offense, Stingley stiff-armed Smith-Njigba and ripped off his helmet as the two collided into the Texans’ bench area.
The extra pushing and shoving led to a skirmish on the sidelines that included Texans linebacker Christian Harris running up on Smith-Njigba. Stingley was flagged for the stiff-arm for a loss of 15 yards to push back the offense even further.
Here’s a look at the interception via the Texans’ social media account.
