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Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans

Indianapolis Colts30

Houston Texans38✓

Final · Sunday, January 4, 2026 · 1:00 p.m. ET · NRG Stadium

Head coaches: Shane Steichen (Colts) · DeMeco Ryans (Texans)

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Colts	10	7	10	3	30
Texans	6	17	3	12	38

Scoring summary

Clock	Play	Team	Detail	IND–HOU
Q1
12:05	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 51 Yd Field Goal	0–3
10:36	TD	Colts	Alec Pierce 66 Yd pass from Riley Leonard (Blake Grupe Kick)	7–3
6:36	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 48 Yd Field Goal	7–6
0:34	FG	Colts	Blake Grupe 50 Yd Field Goal	10–6
Q2
9:34	TD	Texans	Jayden Higgins 11 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)	10–13
8:32	TD	Texans	C.J. Stroud 2 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)	10–20
1:25	TD	Colts	Alec Pierce 8 Yd pass from Riley Leonard (Blake Grupe Kick)	17–20
0:00	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 29 Yd Field Goal	17–23
Q3
13:05	TD	Colts	Riley Leonard 1 Yd Rush (Blake Grupe Kick)	24–23
6:53	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 43 Yd Field Goal	24–26
1:42	FG	Colts	Blake Grupe 39 Yd Field Goal	27–26
Q4
11:15	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 44 Yd Field Goal	27–29
2:39	FG	Colts	Blake Grupe 22 Yd Field Goal	30–29
0:12	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 43 Yd Field Goal	30–32
0:00	TD	Texans	Tommy Togiai 17 Yd Fumble Recovery	30–38

Team stats

Stat	Colts	Texans
First downs	19	22
Total yards	354	339
Yards per play	5.5	5.3
Passing yards	278	205
Comp / att	22/35	17/32
Rushing yards	76	134
Third down	8-15	4-13
Fourth down	1-1	0-0
Red zone	2-4	2-3
Turnovers	3	0
Penalties – yards	7-81	7-77
Sacks – yards lost	1-8	0-0
Possession	31:45	28:15
Plays	64	64

Also	Colts	Texans
Passing first downs	11	9
Rushing first downs	7	10
First downs by penalty	1	3
Drives	11	11
Yards per pass	7.7	6.4
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Rushing attempts	28	32
Yards per rush	2.7	4.2
Fumbles lost	2	0
Defensive / special-teams TDs	0	1

Player lines

Indianapolis Colts

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
15Riley Leonard	21/34	270	7.9	2	1	1-8	83.9	94.0
8Rigoberto 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
21DJ Giddens	8	30	3.8	0	9
28Jonathan Taylor	14	26	1.9	0	8
15Riley Leonard	3	21	7.0	1	11
31Tyler Goodson	1	3	3.0	0	3
26Ameer Abdullah	1	1	1.0	0	1
2Josh Downs	1	-5	-5.0	0	-5
Team	28	76	2.7	1	11

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
14Alec Pierce	4	132	33.0	2	66	7
2Josh Downs	4	61	15.3	0	30	4
84Tyler Warren	5	26	5.2	0	9	8
26Ameer Abdullah	2	24	12.0	0	15	2
81Mo Alie-Cox	3	22	7.3	0	16	4
28Jonathan Taylor	2	13	6.5	0	11	2
11Michael Pittman Jr.	2	11	5.5	0	16	4
16Ashton Dulin	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
15Riley Leonard	0	-3	0.0	0	-3	0
Team	22	286	13.0	2	66	33

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
15Riley Leonard	2	2	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
44Zaire Franklin	12	7	2	0	0
20Nick Cross	6	3	0	0	0
95Adetomiwa Adebawore	6	3	1	0	0
25Rodney Thomas II	5	4	0	0	0
52Samson Ebukam	5	2	0	0	0
53Germaine Pratt	5	2	0	0	0
0Cam Bynum	5	2	0	0	0
40Jaylon Jones	4	3	0	1	0
29Mekhi Blackmon	3	3	0	0	0
92Neville Gallimore	3	1	0	0	0
96Chris Wormley	2	2	0	0	0
43Cameron Mitchell	2	2	0	2	0
90Grover Stewart	2	1	0	0	0
59Buddy Johnson	2	0	0	0	0
97Laiatu Latu	2	0	0	0	1
51Kwity Paye	1	1	0	0	0
31Tyler Goodson	1	1	0	0	0
84Tyler Warren	1	1	0	0	0
94Tyquan Lewis	1	0	0	0	0
16Ashton Dulin	1	0	0	0	0
23Kenny Moore II	1	0	0	0	1
58Austin Ajiake	1	0	0	0	0
91Jaylahn Tuimoloau	1	0	0	0	0
35Johnathan Edwards	1	0	0	0	0
Team	73	38	3	3	2

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
16Ashton Dulin	2	59	29.5	30
26Ameer Abdullah	2	53	26.5	30
Team	4	112	28.0	30

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2Josh Downs	1	13	13.0	13	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
10Blake Grupe	3/3	100.0	50	3/3	12	50, 39, 22

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
8Rigoberto Sanchez	2	90	45.0	0	0	49

Houston Texans

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	QBR	RTG
7C.J. Stroud	14/23	169	7.3	1	0-0	59.2	97.9
10Davis 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
44British Brooks	13	63	4.8	0	20
27Woody Marks	10	48	4.8	0	9
10Davis Mills	1	12	12.0	0	12
7C.J. Stroud	2	5	2.5	1	3
33Dare Ogunbowale	1	3	3.0	0	3
26Jawhar Jordan	5	3	0.6	0	2
Team	32	134	4.2	1	20

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
19Xavier Hutchinson	5	84	16.8	0	33	9
86Dalton Schultz	4	73	18.3	0	32	4
81Jayden Higgins	2	23	11.5	1	12	5
14Jaylin Noel	1	13	13.0	0	13	1
87Cade Stover	1	9	9.0	0	9	2
33Dare Ogunbowale	1	6	6.0	0	6	2
27Woody Marks	2	0	0.0	0	3	3
13Christian Kirk	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3	2
Team	17	205	12.1	1	33	28

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
72Tommy Togiai	0	0	1
39Henry To'oTo'o	0	0	1
Team	0	0	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
51Will Anderson Jr.	6	4	0	1	0	0	0
31Damone Clark	6	2	0	0	0	0	0
45E.J. Speed	6	1	0	0	0	0	0
25Myles Bryant	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
38K'Von Wallace	4	4	0	1	0	0	0
72Tommy Togiai	4	4	0	1	1	0	1
36Alijah Huzzie	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
95Derek Barnett	4	2	0	1	0	2	0
11Tremon Smith	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
32Kaevon Merriweather	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2Calen Bullock	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
5Jalen Pitre	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
92Dylan Horton	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
55Danielle Hunter	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
42Ja'Marcus Ingram	2	1	0	0	2	0	0
90Sheldon Rankins	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
39Henry To'oTo'o	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
48Christian Harris	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
91Naquan Jones	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
87Cade Stover	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
33Dare Ogunbowale	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
84Justin Watson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Azeez Al-Shaair	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
58Leki Fotu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Derek Stingley Jr.	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Team	71	36	1	6	6	3	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
36Alijah Huzzie	1	0	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
14Jaylin Noel	6	175	29.2	43	0

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
14Jaylin Noel	1	6	6.0	6	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
15Ka'imi Fairbairn	6/6	100.0	51	2/2	20	51, 48, 29, 43, 44, 43

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6Tommy Townsend	3	121	40.3	0	2	45

Entering Week 18

The table after Week 17, the way the standings read when this game kicked off.

Indianapolis Colts · 8-8 · 3rd in the AFC South

Houston Texans · 11-5 · 2nd in the AFC South

Officials and attendance

Attendance: 71,133

Officials: Down Judge Tom Stephan · Back Judge Brad Freeman · Umpire Mark Pellis · Field Judge Jabir Walker · Referee Land Clark · Side Judge Dominique Pender · Line Judge Jeff Hutcheon

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