Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans: final score & recap
Houston Texans beat Indianapolis Colts 38-30 in Week 18. Indianapolis Colts actually out-gained Houston Texans 354 to 339 total yards despite losing. Houston Texans won the turnover battle.
30-38
Final score
IND at HOU
8-9
IND record
2025 season
12-5
HOU record
2025 season
29.2
Top performer
Alec Pierce · 29.2 PPR pts
SUN, JAN 4, 2026
30 – 38
NRG Stadium
12-5
Score by quarter
Team stats
Box scoreTotal yards
Passing yards
Rushing yards
Red zone2-4 (50%) / 2-3 (67%)
3rd down8-15 (53%) / 4-13 (31%)
Time of possession31:45 / 28:15
Turnovers3 / 0
Top performers
Alec Pierce WR
4/7 rec · 132 yds · 2 TD
29.2
21/34 · 270 yds · 2 TD · 3 car · 21 yds · 1 TD
24.6
Josh Downs WR
1 car · -5 yds · 4/4 rec · 61 yds
9.6
C.J. Stroud QB
14/23 · 169 yds · 1 TD · 2 car · 5 yds · 1 TD
17.3
5/9 rec · 84 yds
13.4
4/4 rec · 73 yds
11.3
Key plays
api-sports /games/eventsFirstFGKa'imi Fairbairn 51 Yd Field Goal0-3
FirstTDAlec Pierce 66 Yd pass from Riley Leonard (Blake Grupe Kick)7-3
FirstFGKa'imi Fairbairn 48 Yd Field Goal7-6
FirstFGBlake Grupe 50 Yd Field Goal10-6
SecondTDJayden Higgins 11 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)10-13
SecondTDC.J. Stroud 2 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)10-20
SecondTDAlec Pierce 8 Yd pass from Riley Leonard (Blake Grupe Kick)17-20
SecondFGKa'imi Fairbairn 29 Yd Field Goal17-23
ThirdTDRiley Leonard 1 Yd Rush (Blake Grupe Kick)24-23
ThirdFGKa'imi Fairbairn 43 Yd Field Goal24-26
ThirdFGBlake Grupe 39 Yd Field Goal27-26
FourthFGKa'imi Fairbairn 44 Yd Field Goal27-29
FourthFGBlake Grupe 22 Yd Field Goal30-29
FourthFGKa'imi Fairbairn 43 Yd Field Goal30-32
FourthTDTommy Togiai 17 Yd Fumble Recovery30-38
Game info
KickoffSun, Jan 4, 2026
VenueNRG Stadium
Week18
Season series
Week 13Houston Texans won 20-16