Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
NFLJanuary 4, 2026NRG Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| HOU | 6 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 38 |
Scoring
Q1
IND 0, HOU 3K.Fairbairn 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.
IND 7, HOU 3R.Leonard pass deep left to A.Pierce for 66 yards. Touchdown. B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez.
IND 7, HOU 6K.Fairbairn 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.
IND 10, HOU 6B.Grupe 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez.
Q2
IND 10, HOU 13C.Stroud pass short left to J.Higgins for 11 yards. Touchdown. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.
IND 10, HOU 20T.Togiai reported in as eligible. C.Stroud right end for 2 yards. Touchdown. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.
IND 17, HOU 20R.Leonard pass short right to A.Pierce for 8 yards. Touchdown. B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez.
IND 17, HOU 23K.Fairbairn 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.
Q3
IND 24, HOU 23R.Leonard right end for 1 yard. Touchdown. B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez.
IND 24, HOU 26K.Fairbairn 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.
IND 27, HOU 26B.Grupe 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez.
Q4
IND 27, HOU 29K.Fairbairn 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.
IND 30, HOU 29B.Grupe 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez.
IND 30, HOU 32K.Fairbairn 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.
IND 30, HOU 38R.Leonard pass short middle to J.Downs to IND 29 for 4 yards. Lateral to M.Pittman to IND 20 for -9 yards. Lateral to R.Leonard to IND 21 for 1 yard (D.Horton). FUMBLES (D.Horton), touched at IND 17, RECOVERED by HST-T.Togiai at IND 17. T.Togiai for 17 yards. Touchdown.
Game leaders
ColtsIndianapolis
- PassingRiley Leonard270 yds21/342 TD1 INT
- RushingDJ Giddens30 yds8 car
- ReceivingAlec Pierce132 yds4 rec2 TD
TexansHouston
- PassingC.J. Stroud169 yds14/231 TD
- RushingBritish Brooks63 yds13 car
- ReceivingXavier Hutchinson84 yds5 rec
Box score
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | RTG | SACKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Leonard | 21/34 | 270 | 7.9 | 2 | 1 | 83.9 | 94.0 | 1-8 |
| Rigoberto Sanchez | 1/1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 118.8 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 0 | 8 |
| DJ Giddens | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Riley Leonard | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 1 | 11 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Downs | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -5 |
| Tyler Goodson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Warren | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 9 | 8 |
| Alec Pierce | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 2 | 66 | 7 |
| Josh Downs | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| Mo Alie-Cox | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Ashton Dulin | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Riley Leonard | 0 | -3 | 0.0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaire Franklin | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adetomiwa Adebawore | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Cross | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Bynum | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germaine Pratt | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas II | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samson Ebukam | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Jones | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Special teams and turnovers
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Leonard | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kick returns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Ashton Dulin | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Punt returns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Downs | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Grupe | 3/3 | 100.0 | 50 | 3/3 | 12 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigoberto Sanchez | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | RTG | SACKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 14/23 | 169 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 59.2 | 97.9 | 0-0 |
| Davis Mills | 3/9 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 46.5 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Brooks | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 0 | 20 |
| Woody Marks | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Jawhar Jordan | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 |
| C.J. Stroud | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Davis Mills | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Hutchinson | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 0 | 33 | 9 |
| Dalton Schultz | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Jayden Higgins | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| Woody Marks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cade Stover | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Christian Kirk | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Bryant | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alijah Huzzie | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Barnett | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| K'Von Wallace | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Special teams and turnovers
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry To'oTo'o | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Togiai | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alijah Huzzie | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick returns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin Noel | 6 | 175 | 29.2 | 43 | 0 |
| Punt returns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | 6/6 | 100.0 | 51 | 2/2 | 20 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Townsend | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
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