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Texans' Will Fuller: Stretching defenses

Fuller caught two of five passes for 62 yards, including a 39-yard touchdown, in a 33-17 win over Cleveland in Week 6.

Analysis:

Fuller's caught touchdown passes -- five in total -- in all three games since returning from a collarbone injury. The second-year wideout, who has 4.32 speed in the 40-yard dash, provides a field-stretching element to Houston's passing attack, with touchdowns of 16, 39 and 48 yards. That ability to take the top off the defense opens up areas for other receivers. The one problem Sunday was a drop of a sure touchdown pass, a nagging reminder of the problems that bedeviled the young receiver during his rookie 2016 season. While it came at the end of Sunday's blowout, it's still naturally a trend the team doesn't want to see resurface. Fuller and the Texans have a bye before returning Week 8 for a road game in Seattle.

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