Houston Texans

12-5

YES!

Houston Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts

8-9 30 – 38

12-5

Final · Sun, Jan 4

Game Details

Reliant Stadium (Houston) · 71,133 fans · CBS

Recap

Texans win 38-30 over Colts, clinch No. 5 seed in AFC playoffs

The playoff-bound Houston Texans got their starters some rest on Sunday and the backups helped them get another win.

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Reliant Stadium · Houston

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	10	7	10	3	30
HOU	6	17	3	12	38

Win Probability · Houston Texans

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Game Leaders

Indianapolis Colts

Riley Leonard · 21/34, 270 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
DJ Giddens · 8 CAR, 30 YDSRushing Yards
Alec Pierce · 4 REC, 132 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Zaire Franklin · 12Tackles

Houston Texans

C.J. Stroud · 14/23, 169 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
British Brooks · 13 CAR, 63 YDSRushing Yards
Xavier Hutchinson · 5 REC, 84 YDSReceiving Yards
Danielle Hunter · 1Sacks
E.J. Speed · 6Tackles

2026 AFC South Standings

Team	W	L	PCT
Jacksonville	3	1	.750
Indianapolis	2	2	.500
Houston	0	4	.000
Tennessee	0	4	.000

Scoring

Q4 0:00

TD Tommy Togiai 17 Yd Fumble Recovery30–38

Q4 0:12

FG Ka'imi Fairbairn 43 Yd Field Goal30–32

Q4 2:39

FG Blake Grupe 22 Yd Field Goal30–29

Q4 11:15

FG Ka'imi Fairbairn 44 Yd Field Goal 27–29

Q3 1:42

FG Blake Grupe 39 Yd Field Goal27–26

Q3 6:53

FG Ka'imi Fairbairn 43 Yd Field Goal24–26

Q3 13:05

TD Riley Leonard 1 Yd Rush (Blake Grupe Kick)24–23

Q2 0:00

FG Ka'imi Fairbairn 29 Yd Field Goal17–23

Q2 1:25

TD Alec Pierce 8 Yd pass from Riley Leonard (Blake Grupe Kick)17–20

Q2 8:32

TD C.J. Stroud 2 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)10–20

Q2 9:34

TD Jayden Higgins 11 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)10–13

Q1 0:34

FG Blake Grupe 50 Yd Field Goal10–6

Q1 6:36

FG Ka'imi Fairbairn 48 Yd Field Goal7–6

Q1 10:36

TD Alec Pierce 66 Yd pass from Riley Leonard (Blake Grupe Kick)7–3

Q1 12:05

FG Ka'imi Fairbairn 51 Yd Field Goal0–3

Team Stats

Indianapolis ColtsHouston Texans

Offense

354 Total Yards 339

278 Passing Yards 205

76 Rushing Yards 134

19 First Downs 22

5.5 Yards per Play 5.3

Efficiency

8-15 3rd Down 4-13

1-1 4th Down 0-0

2-4 Red Zone 2-3

22/35 Completions 17/32

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 0

1-8 Sacks Allowed 0-0

7-81 Penalties 7-77

31:45 Possession 28:15

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Riley Leonard	21/34	270	7.9	2	1	1-8	83.9	94.0
Rigoberto Sanchez	1/1	16	16.0	0	0	0-0	--	118.8
Team	22/35	278	8.2	2	1	1-8	--	95.6

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DJ Giddens	8	30	3.8	0	9
Jonathan Taylor	14	26	1.9	0	8
Riley Leonard	3	21	7.0	1	11
Tyler Goodson	1	3	3.0	0	3
Ameer Abdullah	1	1	1.0	0	1
Josh Downs	1	-5	-5.0	0	-5
Team	28	76	2.7	1	11

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Alec Pierce	4	132	33.0	2	66	7
Josh Downs	4	61	15.3	0	30	4
Tyler Warren	5	26	5.2	0	9	8
Ameer Abdullah	2	24	12.0	0	15	2
Mo Alie-Cox	3	22	7.3	0	16	4
Jonathan Taylor	2	13	6.5	0	11	2
Michael Pittman Jr.	2	11	5.5	0	16	4
Ashton Dulin	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
Riley Leonard	0	-3	0.0	0	-3	0
Team	22	286	13.0	2	66	33

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Riley Leonard	2	2	0
Team	2	2	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Zaire Franklin	12	7	2	0	0
Nick Cross	6	3	0	0	0
Adetomiwa Adebawore	6	3	1	0	0
Rodney Thomas II	5	4	0	0	0
Samson Ebukam	5	2	0	0	0
Germaine Pratt	5	2	0	0	0
Cam Bynum	5	2	0	0	0
Jaylon Jones	4	3	0	1	0
Mekhi Blackmon	3	3	0	0	0
Neville Gallimore	3	1	0	0	0
Chris Wormley	2	2	0	0	0
Cameron Mitchell	2	2	0	2	0
Grover Stewart	2	1	0	0	0
Buddy Johnson	2	0	0	0	0
Laiatu Latu	2	0	0	0	1
Kwity Paye	1	1	0	0	0
Tyler Goodson	1	1	0	0	0
Tyler Warren	1	1	0	0	0
Tyquan Lewis	1	0	0	0	0
Ashton Dulin	1	0	0	0	0
Kenny Moore II	1	0	0	0	1
Austin Ajiake	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylahn Tuimoloau	1	0	0	0	0
Johnathan Edwards	1	0	0	0	0
Team	73	38	3	3	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Ashton Dulin	2	59	29.5	30
Ameer Abdullah	2	53	26.5	30
Team	4	112	28.0	30

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Josh Downs	1	13	13.0	13	0
Team	1	13	13.0	13	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Blake Grupe	3/3	100.0	50	3/3	12
Team	3/3	100.0	50	3/3	12

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Rigoberto Sanchez	2	90	45.0	0	0	49
Team	2	90	45.0	0	0	49

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	QBR	RTG
C.J. Stroud	14/23	169	7.3	1	0-0	59.2	97.9
Davis Mills	3/9	36	4.0	0	0-0	9.7	46.5
Team	17/32	205	6.4	1	0-0	--	83.5

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
British Brooks	13	63	4.8	0	20
Woody Marks	10	48	4.8	0	9
Davis Mills	1	12	12.0	0	12
C.J. Stroud	2	5	2.5	1	3
Dare Ogunbowale	1	3	3.0	0	3
Jawhar Jordan	5	3	0.6	0	2
Team	32	134	4.2	1	20

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Xavier Hutchinson	5	84	16.8	0	33	9
Dalton Schultz	4	73	18.3	0	32	4
Jayden Higgins	2	23	11.5	1	12	5
Jaylin Noel	1	13	13.0	0	13	1
Cade Stover	1	9	9.0	0	9	2
Dare Ogunbowale	1	6	6.0	0	6	2
Woody Marks	2	0	0.0	0	3	3
Christian Kirk	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3	2
Team	17	205	12.1	1	33	28

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Tommy Togiai	0	0	1
Henry To'oTo'o	0	0	1
Team	0	0	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Will Anderson Jr.	6	4	0	1	0	0	0
Damone Clark	6	2	0	0	0	0	0
E.J. Speed	6	1	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Bryant	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
K'Von Wallace	4	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tommy Togiai	4	4	0	1	1	0	1
Alijah Huzzie	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
Derek Barnett	4	2	0	1	0	2	0
Tremon Smith	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kaevon Merriweather	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Calen Bullock	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Pitre	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Horton	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Danielle Hunter	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
Ja'Marcus Ingram	2	1	0	0	2	0	0
Sheldon Rankins	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Henry To'oTo'o	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Christian Harris	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Naquan Jones	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Cade Stover	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dare Ogunbowale	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Watson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Azeez Al-Shaair	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leki Fotu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derek Stingley Jr.	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Team	71	36	1	6	6	3	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Alijah Huzzie	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaylin Noel	6	175	29.2	43	0
Team	6	175	29.2	43	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaylin Noel	1	6	6.0	6	0
Team	1	6	6.0	6	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ka'imi Fairbairn	6/6	100.0	51	2/2	20
Team	6/6	100.0	51	2/2	20

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tommy Townsend	3	121	40.3	0	2	45
Team	3	121	40.3	0	2	45

Injury Report

Houston Texans

Jaden Crumedy DTQuestionable
Jaylin Smith CBQuestionable
Kenneth Murray Jr. LBQuestionable
Marlin Klein TEOut
Nate Thomas OTOut

Indianapolis Colts

Riley Leonard QBOut
Darius Slayton WROut
Dalton Tucker GOut
DJ Giddens RBOut
George Gumbs Jr. LBOut

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