2025 · Week 15
Arizona Cardinals at Houston Texans
Dec 14, 2025 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
Houston Texans defeated Arizona Cardinals 40–20. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Texans (83%). Texans improve to 9-5; Cardinals fall to 3-11. C.J. Stroud paced the offense with 260 passing yards and 3 TDs; 10 rushing yards.
Team stats
| ARI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 22 |
| 321 | Total yards | 403 |
| 249 | Passing yards | 260 |
| 72 | Rushing yards | 143 |
| 27/40 | Comp / Att | 22/29 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(14:21) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass short middle to 12-N.Collins for 57 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q115-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q1(12:03) 15-K.Fairbairn 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q1(6:15) 57-B.Fisher reported in as eligible. 7-C.Stroud FUMBLES (Aborted) at ARI 2, recovered by HOU-27-W.Marks at ARI 7. 27-W.Marks for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q115-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(13:45) 78-J.Fryar reported in as eligible. 7-J.Brissett pass short middle to 85-T.McBride for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q238-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-39-M.Haack.
- Q2(9:05) 15-K.Fairbairn 55 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(1:46) 15-K.Fairbairn 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(:02) 15-K.Fairbairn 52 yard field goal is BLOCKED (93-C.Campbell), Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q3(4:42) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass short left to 86-D.Schultz for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q315-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q3(:39) (Shotgun) 7-J.Brissett pass short middle to 85-T.McBride for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q338-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-39-M.Haack.
- Q4(13:38) 15-K.Fairbairn 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(11:06) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 7-J.Brissett pass short left to 14-M.Wilson for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(3:14) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass short middle to 12-N.Collins for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q415-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
Box score
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Brissett | 27/40 | 249 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Brissett | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Carter | 14 | 56 | 0 |
| Corey Kiner | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Emari Demercado | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bam Knight | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey McBride | 12 | 13 | 134 | 2 |
| Michael Carter | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
| Michael Wilson | 5 | 11 | 54 | 1 |
| Jalen Brooks | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Elijah Higgins | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Emari Demercado | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 22/29 | 260 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Jawhar Jordan | 15 | 101 | 0 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Woody Marks | 7 | 30 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jawhar Jordan | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Nico Collins | 3 | 4 | 85 | 2 |
| Dalton Schultz | 8 | 9 | 76 | 1 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 |
| Woody Marks | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Cade Stover | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Jayden Higgins | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |