2025 · Week 16
Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans
Dec 21, 2025 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
Houston Texans escaped with a 23–21 win over Las Vegas Raiders. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Texans (92%). Texans improve to 10-5; Raiders fall to 2-13. C.J. Stroud was the story of the game with 187 passing yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| LV | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | First downs | 14 |
| 346 | Total yards | 270 |
| 201 | Passing yards | 187 |
| 145 | Rushing yards | 83 |
| 16/23 | Comp / Att | 23/35 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:53) 7-G.Smith pass short right intended for 2-A.Jeanty INTERCEPTED by 24-D.Stingley at LV 31. 24-D.Stingley for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q115-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(12:30) (Shotgun) 7-G.Smith pass short middle to 89-B.Bowers for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q28-D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-50-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-A.Cole.
- Q2(9:17) 15-K.Fairbairn 55 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(:54) 15-K.Fairbairn 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q3(9:53) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 7-G.Smith pass deep left to 2-A.Jeanty for 60 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q38-D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-50-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-A.Cole.
- Q3(3:14) 15-K.Fairbairn 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(7:44) 57-B.Fisher reported in as eligible. 7-C.Stroud pass short left to 86-D.Schultz for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q415-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(5:34) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 2-A.Jeanty up the middle for 51 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q48-D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-50-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-A.Cole.
Box score
LV
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geno Smith | 16/23 | 201 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Jeanty | 24 | 128 | 1 |
| Tre Tucker | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Raheem Mostert | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Jeanty | 1 | 2 | 60 | 1 |
| Tre Tucker | 4 | 5 | 43 | 0 |
| Jack Bech | 2 | 3 | 43 | 0 |
| Brock Bowers | 5 | 5 | 33 | 1 |
| Michael Mayer | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Raheem Mostert | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tyler Lockett | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Alex Bachman | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 23/35 | 187 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jawhar Jordan | 15 | 53 | 0 |
| Nick Chubb | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 1 | -3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins | 4 | 9 | 59 | 0 |
| Jawhar Jordan | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Christian Kirk | 3 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 5 | 5 | 35 | 1 |
| Nick Chubb | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Jayden Higgins | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Cade Stover | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |