The Houston Texans will be without star quarterback C.J. Stroud when they take on the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, as the 24-year-old remains in the concussion protocol.

The Texans have ruled out QB CJ Stroud ahead of Thursday's game against the Bills despite returning to practice on Tuesday.

The Houston Texans have ruled out star quarterback C.J. Stroud in Week 12 versus the Buffalo Bills due to a concussion.

Houston will rely on Davis Mills under center against Buffalo. The veteran led the team to a comeback victory over the Jaguars and another win in Week 11 against the Titans. He has plenty of experience for the Texans since he started a combined 26 games in 2021 and 2022.

While Mills has proven he can step in when needed, Stroud raises the Texans' offensive ceiling significantly, which makes Thursday's game against a top-ranked offense like Buffalo (averaging 387.4 total yards per game) all the more worrisome.

The Houston Texans have officially ruled out quarterback C.J. Stroud vs. the Buffalo Bills. According to Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans, the Texans will be without quarterback C.J. Stroud and nickel Jalen Pitre for Week 12's matchup against the Bills.

For the third straight week, Davis Mills will be under center for the Houston Texans as starting quarterback C.J. Stroud has been ruled Thursday night's game against the Buffalo Bills in Houston due to the concussion he suffered during the Week 9 loss vs. the Denver Broncos. Texans coach DeMeco Ryans announced the news Tuesday.

Here's a look at who was at practice on Tuesday and who was out ahead of Week 12's matchup against the Buffalo Bills

Stroud returns to practice, but concussion protocol sidelines him. Davis Mills steps in to lead the Texans against a tough Bills defense.