Xavier Hutchinson caught 3-of-6 targets for 17 yards and a touchdown in Houston’s Week 7 loss to the Giants, adding two carries for 12 yards.

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One of the carries came on Houston’s last goal-to-go sequence of the game, where they wound up setting up what looked like a Hutchinson pass only to see him tuck the ball and run. We got nothing. With Tank Dell back and Marvin Harrison Jr. looking for work as well, it would seem that Hutchinson’s days as a FLEX option are over. But we would have said that before this game as well, and Hutchinson wound up with more wideout snaps than anyone but Nico Collins.