2025 · Week 18
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Jan 4, 2026 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
Houston Texans defeated Indianapolis Colts 38–30. ScoutIndex had favored Texans (83%) going in. Texans improve to 12-5; Colts fall to 8-9. C.J. Stroud paced the offense with 169 passing yards and 1 TD; 5 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 19 |
| 362 | Total yards | 339 |
| 286 | Passing yards | 205 |
| 76 | Rushing yards | 134 |
| 22/35 | Comp / Att | 17/32 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(12:11) 15-K.Fairbairn 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q1(10:45) (Shotgun) 15-R.Leonard pass deep left to 14-A.Pierce for 66 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q110-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q1(6:41) 15-K.Fairbairn 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q1(:39) 10-B.Grupe 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q2(9:40) 7-C.Stroud pass short left to 81-J.Higgins for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q215-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(8:38) 72-T.Togiai reported in as eligible. 7-C.Stroud right end for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q215-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(1:29) (Shotgun) 15-R.Leonard pass short right to 14-A.Pierce for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q210-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q2(:03) 15-K.Fairbairn 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q3(13:11) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 15-R.Leonard right end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q310-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q3(6:58) 15-K.Fairbairn 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q3(1:47) 10-B.Grupe 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q4(11:20) 15-K.Fairbairn 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(2:42) 10-B.Grupe 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q4(:17) 15-K.Fairbairn 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(:05) (Shotgun) 15-R.Leonard pass short middle to 2-J.Downs to IND 29 for 4 yards. Lateral to 11-M.Pittman to IND 20 for -9 yards. Lateral to 15-R.Leonard to IND 21 for 1 yard (92-D.Horton). FUMBLES (92-D.Horton), touched at IND 17, RECOVERED by HOU-72-T.Togiai at IND 17. 72-T.Togiai for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Leonard | 21/34 | 270 | 2 | 1 |
| Rigoberto Sanchez | 1/1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Leonard | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| Josh Downs | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| DJ Giddens | 8 | 30 | 0 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 14 | 26 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Goodson | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Pierce | 4 | 7 | 132 | 2 |
| Josh Downs | 4 | 4 | 61 | 0 |
| Tyler Warren | 5 | 8 | 26 | 0 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Mo Alie-Cox | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Ashton Dulin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 14/23 | 169 | 1 | 0 |
| Davis Mills | 3/9 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| British Brooks | 13 | 63 | 0 |
| Woody Marks | 10 | 48 | 0 |
| Davis Mills | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jawhar Jordan | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Hutchinson | 5 | 9 | 84 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 4 | 4 | 73 | 0 |
| Woody Marks | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Higgins | 2 | 5 | 23 | 1 |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Cade Stover | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Christian Kirk | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |