The Houston Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts 38-30 on Jan 4, 2026 at Reliant Stadium.
Final · Reliant Stadium
Top performers
- Riley Leonard threw for 270 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Colts.
- DJ Giddens ran for 30 yards on 8 carries.
- C.J. Stroud threw for 169 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions for the Texans.
- British Brooks ran for 63 yards on 13 carries.
Indianapolis Colts 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Giddens | 8 | 30 | 0 | 9 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 14 | 26 | 0 | 8 |
| Riley Leonard | 3 | 21 | 1 | 11 |
| Tyler Goodson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Downs | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 |
| Team | 28 | 76 | 1 | 11 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Pierce | 4 | 7 | 132 | 2 | 66 |
| Josh Downs | 4 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 30 |
| Tyler Warren | 5 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 9 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 15 |
| Mo Alie-Cox | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 16 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Ashton Dulin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 22 | 33 | 289 | 2 | 66 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaire Franklin | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adetomiwa Adebawore | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Cross | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas II | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samson Ebukam | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germaine Pratt | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Bynum | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Jones | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mekhi Blackmon | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Gallimore | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laiatu Latu | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grover Stewart | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Austin Ajiake | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylahn Tuimoloau | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Moore II | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwity Paye | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 67 | 34 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Houston Texans box score
Passing
| CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | 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. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 14 | 23 | 169 | 1 | 0 |
| Davis Mills | 3 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 17 | 32 | 205 | 1 | 0 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Brooks | 13 | 63 | 0 | 20 |
| Woody Marks | 10 | 48 | 0 | 9 |
| Davis Mills | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| C.J. Stroud | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jawhar Jordan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 32 | 134 | 1 | 20 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Hutchinson | 5 | 9 | 84 | 0 | 33 |
| Dalton Schultz | 4 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 32 |
| Jayden Higgins | 2 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 12 |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Cade Stover | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Woody Marks | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Christian Kirk | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| Team | 17 | 28 | 205 | 1 | 33 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damone Clark | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Speed | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Bryant | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alijah Huzzie | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tremon Smith | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Barnett | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Von Wallace | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaevon Merriweather | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ja'Marcus Ingram | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dylan Horton | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Naquan Jones | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 67 | 35 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
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