The Houston Texans beat the Arizona Cardinals 40-20 on Dec 14, 2025 at Reliant Stadium.
Final · Reliant Stadium
Top performers
- Jacoby Brissett threw for 249 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Cardinals.
- Michael Carter ran for 56 yards on 14 carries.
- C.J. Stroud threw for 260 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Texans.
- Jawhar Jordan ran for 101 yards on 15 carries.
Arizona Cardinals box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carter | 14 | 56 | 0 | 8 |
| Corey Kiner | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Emari Demercado | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bam Knight | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Team | 21 | 72 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey McBride | 12 | 13 | 134 | 2 | 21 |
| Michael Wilson | 5 | 11 | 54 | 1 | 17 |
| Michael Carter | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 14 |
| Jalen Brooks | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Elijah Higgins | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Emari Demercado | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 27 | 38 | 249 | 3 | 21 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeem Davis-Gaither | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Williams | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Budda Baker | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kitan Crawford | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Johnson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zaven Collins | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Pappoe | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Burch | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Nolen III | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Baron Browning | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Burke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Sweat | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kei'Trel Clark | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 61 | 30 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Houston Texans box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jawhar Jordan | 15 | 101 | 0 | 50 |
| Woody Marks | 7 | 30 | 0 | 11 |
| C.J. Stroud | 6 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 33 | 143 | 0 | 50 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins | 3 | 4 | 85 | 2 | 57 |
| Dalton Schultz | 8 | 9 | 76 | 1 | 16 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 18 |
| Cade Stover | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| Jawhar Jordan | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 14 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Woody Marks | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Jayden Higgins | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 22 | 26 | 260 | 3 | 57 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azeez Al-Shaair | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Lassiter | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Damone Clark | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Harris | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Bryant | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Hansen | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Horton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Edwards Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denico Autry | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tremon Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Barnett | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Marcus Ingram | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Hill | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 71 | 38 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Cardinals · 2025 season · Previous Dec 7, 2025: LAR 45, ARI 17 · Next Dec 21, 2025: ATL 26, ARI 19
- Texans · 2025 season · Previous Dec 7, 2025: HOU 20, KC 10 · Next Dec 21, 2025: LV 21, HOU 23