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Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams

Houston Texans9

Los Angeles Rams14✓

Final · Sunday, September 7, 2025 · 4:25 p.m. ET · SoFi Stadium

Head coaches: DeMeco Ryans (Texans) · Sean McVay (Rams)

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Texans	3	6	0	0	9
Rams	0	7	7	0	14

Scoring summary

Clock	Play	Team	Detail	HOU–LAR
Q1
1:15	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 51 Yd Field Goal	3–0
Q2
4:47	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 45 Yd Field Goal	6–0
0:53	TD	Rams	Kyren Williams 1 Yd Rush (Joshua Karty Kick)	6–7
0:00	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 53 Yd Field Goal	9–7
Q3
12:28	TD	Rams	Davis Allen 13 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Joshua Karty Kick)	9–14

Team stats

Stat	Texans	Rams
First downs	18	18
Total yards	265	296
Yards per play	4.6	5.2
Passing yards	151	224
Comp / att	19/27	21/29
Rushing yards	114	72
Third down	2-9	7-13
Fourth down	1-1	1-1
Red zone	0-1	2-3
Turnovers	2	1
Penalties – yards	11-80	7-60
Sacks – yards lost	3-37	3-21
Possession	31:25	28:35
Plays	57	57

Also	Texans	Rams
Passing first downs	7	13
Rushing first downs	8	3
First downs by penalty	3	2
Drives	9	9
Yards per pass	5.0	7.0
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Rushing attempts	27	25
Yards per rush	4.2	2.9
Fumbles lost	1	1
Defensive / special-teams TDs	0	0

Player lines

Houston Texans

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
7C.J. Stroud	19/27	188	7.0	0	1	3-37	40.2	74.3

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
21Nick Chubb	13	60	4.6	13
7C.J. Stroud	5	32	6.4	14
33Dare Ogunbowale	2	9	4.5	7
19Xavier Hutchinson	1	5	5.0	5
31Dameon Pierce	3	5	1.7	2
27Woody Marks	3	3	1.0	2
Team	27	114	4.2	14

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
81Jayden Higgins	2	32	16.0	23	3
19Xavier Hutchinson	2	30	15.0	23	2
86Dalton Schultz	3	28	9.3	11	5
84Justin Watson	2	27	13.5	15	2
12Nico Collins	3	25	8.3	14	5
87Cade Stover	4	22	5.5	10	4
33Dare Ogunbowale	2	17	8.5	16	2
14Jaylin Noel	1	7	7.0	7	2
21Nick Chubb	0	0	0.0	0	1
31Dameon Pierce	0	0	0.0	0	1
Team	19	188	9.9	23	27

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
33Dare Ogunbowale	1	1	0
55Danielle Hunter	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
4Kamari Lassiter	9	5	0	0	0	0
0Azeez Al-Shaair	7	3	0	0	0	0
39Henry To'oTo'o	6	2	1	1	1	1
5Jalen Pitre	5	4	0	0	0	0
24Derek Stingley Jr.	5	4	0	0	0	0
51Will Anderson Jr.	4	4	1	3	0	2
8C.J. Gardner-Johnson	4	2	0	0	0	0
2Calen Bullock	3	3	0	0	0	0
91Folorunso Fatukasi	3	2	1	1	0	1
55Danielle Hunter	3	1	0	0	0	0
90Sheldon Rankins	2	1	0	0	0	2
22Jaylin Smith	2	1	0	0	0	0
15Ka'imi Fairbairn	1	1	0	0	0	0
33Dare Ogunbowale	1	1	0	0	0	0
52Darrell Taylor	1	1	0	0	0	0
92Dylan Horton	1	1	0	0	0	0
48Christian Harris	1	1	0	0	0	0
81Jayden Higgins	1	1	0	0	0	0
95Derek Barnett	1	0	0	0	0	0
98Tim Settle	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	61	38	3	5	1	6

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
11Tremon Smith	1	11	11.0	11	0

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
14Jaylin Noel	2	20	10.0	10	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
15Ka'imi Fairbairn	3/3	100.0	53	0/0	9	51, 45, 53

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6Tommy Townsend	4	208	52.0	0	1	61

Los Angeles Rams

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
9Matthew Stafford	21/29	245	8.4	1	0	3-21	71.1	109.1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
23Kyren Williams	18	66	3.7	1	9
88Jordan Whittington	1	5	5.0	0	5
22Blake Corum	1	2	2.0	0	2
12Puka Nacua	1	1	1.0	0	1
9Matthew Stafford	4	-2	-0.5	0	0
Team	25	72	2.9	1	9

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
12Puka Nacua	10	130	13.0	0	25	11
Davante Adams	4	51	12.8	0	24	8
19Xavier Smith	1	36	36.0	0	36	1
22Blake Corum	1	14	14.0	0	14	1
87Davis Allen	1	13	13.0	1	13	2
5Tutu Atwell	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
23Kyren Williams	1	3	3.0	0	3	2
84Colby Parkinson	2	-6	-3.0	0	1	2
Team	21	245	11.7	1	36	28

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
84Colby Parkinson	1	1	0
9Matthew Stafford	1	0	1
55Braden Fiske	0	0	1
Team	2	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
3Kam Curl	10	8	0	0	0	0
53Nate Landman	10	6	0	0	0	1
0Byron Young	9	5	1	1	0	2
48Omar Speights	4	3	0	0	0	0
26Kamren Kinchens	4	2	0	0	1	0
90Tyler Davis	4	1	1	1	0	1
2Jaylen McCollough	3	3	1	1	0	1
1Emmanuel Forbes Jr.	3	2	0	0	0	0
91Kobie Turner	3	1	0	0	0	0
55Braden Fiske	3	1	0	0	0	0
8Jared Verse	3	1	0	0	0	1
4Ahkello Witherspoon	2	2	0	0	1	0
14Cobie Durant	2	2	0	0	1	0
37Quentin Lake	2	1	0	0	0	0
56Shaun Dolac	2	1	0	0	0	0
51Troy Reeder	1	1	0	0	0	0
6Nick Hampton	1	0	0	0	0	0
95Poona Ford	0	0	0	0	0	1
10Josaiah Stewart	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	66	40	3	3	4	7

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
14Cobie Durant	1	0	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
88Jordan Whittington	2	60	30.0	32	0

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
19Xavier Smith	2	21	10.5	16	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
16Joshua Karty	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2	—

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
42Ethan Evans	5	220	44.0	1	2	50

Entering the game

Week 1 — both teams 0–0, every record still to be written.

Officials and attendance

Attendance: 71,346

Officials: Side Judge Frank Steratore · Referee Craig Wrolstad · Back Judge Rich Martinez · Down Judge Danny Short · Umpire Brandon Cruse · Field Judge Jeff Shears · Line Judge Brett Bergman

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