Indianapolis Colts @ Houston Texans — Jan 4, 2026

NFL·Round 18 NRG Stadium, Houston·January 4, 2026
Indianapolis Colts IND 8-9, 2-6 Away
30
Final
38
Houston Texans HOU 12-5, 7-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
IND 10 7 10 3 30
HOU 6 17 3 12 38
Top Performers
Passing Yards
R.
R.Leonard QB IND
270 PASS
C.
C.Stroud QB HOU
169 PASS
Rushing Yards
D.
D.Giddens RB IND
30 RUSH
B.
B.Brooks RB HOU
63 RUSH
Receiving Yards
A.
A.Pierce WR IND
132 REC
X.
X.Hutchinson WR HOU
84 REC
Passing
Colts
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
R.Leonard 21/34 270 2 1 1 94.0
R.Sanchez 1/1 16 0 0 0 118.8
Texans
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
C.Stroud 14/23 169 1 0 0 97.9
D.Mills 3/9 36 0 0 0 46.5
Rushing
Colts
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A.Abdullah 1 1 1.0 0 1
J.Taylor 14 26 1.9 0 8
R.Leonard 3 21 7.0 1 11
T.Goodson 1 3 3.0 0 3
J.Downs 1 -5 -5.0 0 0
D.Giddens 8 30 3.8 0 9
Texans
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C.Stroud 2 5 2.5 1 3
J.Jordan 5 3 0.6 0 2
B.Brooks 13 63 4.8 0 20
W.Marks 10 48 4.8 0 9
D.Ogunbowale 1 3 3.0 0 3
D.Mills 1 12 12.0 0 12
Receiving
Colts
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
A.Abdullah 2 2 24 12.0 0 15 0
J.Taylor 2 2 13 6.5 0 11 0
A.Pierce 4 7 132 33.0 2 66 0
T.Warren 5 8 26 5.2 0 9 0
M.Alie-Cox 3 4 22 7.3 0 16 0
A.Dulin 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
J.Downs 4 4 61 15.3 0 30 0
M.Pittman 2 4 11 5.5 0 16 0
Texans
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J.Noel 1 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
D.Schultz 4 4 73 18.3 0 32 0
X.Hutchinson 5 9 84 16.8 0 33 0
J.Higgins 2 5 23 11.5 1 12 0
W.Marks 2 3 0 0.0 0 3 0
C.Kirk 1 2 -3 -3.0 0 0 0
C.Stover 1 2 9 9.0 0 9 0
D.Ogunbowale 1 2 6 6.0 0 6 0
Defense
Colts
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
S.Ebukam 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
R.Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Lewis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z.Franklin 12 7 5 0 2 0 0 0 0
C.Mitchell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
N.Cross 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
N.Gallimore 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Adebawore 6 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
G.Pratt 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Edwards 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Blackmon 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Jones 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
C.Bynum 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
G.Stewart 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Wormley 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K.Moore 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L.Latu 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K.Paye 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Texans
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D.Barnett 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
D.Stingley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
S.Rankins 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Clark 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Smith 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
W.Anderson 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
A.Huzzie 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
A.Al-Shaair 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Togiai 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
K.Merriweather 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Pitre 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Hunter 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
K.Wallace 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
H.To'oTo'o 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
C.Bullock 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E.Speed 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Ingram 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
M.Bryant 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N.Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Horton 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
L.Fotu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Harris 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Colts
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
B.Grupe 3/3 3/3 12 0
Texans
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
K.Fairbairn 6/6 2/2 20 0
Returns
Colts
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
A.Abdullah 2 53 26.5 0 30 0
A.Dulin 2 59 29.5 0 30 0
Texans
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J.Noel 6 175 29.2 0 43 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Colts
Texans
354 Total Yards 339
19 First Downs 22
11 Passing 9
7 Rushing 10
3 Penalty 1
8/15 3rd Down Eff. 4/13
278 Passing Yards 205
76 Rushing Yards 134
3 Turnovers 0
7-81 Penalties 7-77
31:45 Possession 28:15
2/4 Red Zone 2/3
Play-by-Play
Q4 3 - 12 30 - 38
30 - 38
T.Togiai TD
30 - 32 0:12
K.Fairbairn FG
FG B.Grupe
30 - 29 2:39
27 - 29 11:15
K.Fairbairn FG
Q3 10 - 3 27 - 26
FG B.Grupe
27 - 26 1:42
24 - 26 6:53
K.Fairbairn FG
XP B.Grupe
24 - 23 13:05
TD R.Leonard
23 - 23 13:05
Q2 7 - 17 17 - 23
17 - 23
K.Fairbairn FG
XP B.Grupe
17 - 20 1:25
TD A.Pierce
16 - 20 1:25
10 - 20 8:32
K.Fairbairn XP
10 - 19 8:32
C.Stroud TD
10 - 13 9:34
K.Fairbairn XP
10 - 12 9:34
J.Higgins TD
Q1 10 - 6 10 - 6
FG B.Grupe
10 - 6 0:34
7 - 6 6:36
K.Fairbairn FG
XP B.Grupe
7 - 3 10:36
TD A.Pierce
6 - 3 10:36
0 - 3 12:05
K.Fairbairn FG
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 7 Biggest Lead: HOU +10 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Colts 30 - 38 Texans
January 4, 2026
Colts 30 - 38 Texans
January 4, 2026
NRG Stadium
Houston, US · 72,220 capacity
League
NFL
Season
NFL 25/26
Round
Round 18
Date
January 4, 2026
Time
6:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m