Arizona Cardinals vs Houston Texans: player stats (Dec 14, 2025)

Week 15Final

At NRG Stadium

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
ARI	–	7	7	6	20
HOU	17	6	7	10	40

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ARI

Game leaders

HOU

Passing yards
Arizona Cardinals: Jacoby Brissett249 YDS27/40, 3 TD, 1 INT
Houston Texans: C.J. Stroud260 YDS22/29, 3 TD, 0 INT
Rushing yards
Arizona Cardinals: Michael Carter56 YDS14 CAR, 0 TD
Houston Texans: Jawhar Jordan101 YDS15 CAR, 0 TD
Receiving yards
Arizona Cardinals: Trey McBride134 YDS12 REC, 2 TD
Houston Texans: Nico Collins85 YDS3 REC, 2 TD
Tackles
Arizona Cardinals: Akeem Davis-Gaither11 TCK4 SOLO, 0 SCK
Houston Texans: Azeez Al-Shaair12 TCK7 SOLO, 0 SCK

The Houston Texans won 40-20 against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 15 on December 14, 2025 at NRG Stadium. Jacoby Brissett threw for 249 yards for the Arizona Cardinals, while C.J. Stroud had 260 for the Houston Texans.

Scoring plays

Q1

Houston Texans, Touchdown · 14:11(Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short middle to N.Collins for 57 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.ARI 0, HOU 7
Houston Texans, Field goal · 12:00K.Fairbairn 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.ARI 0, HOU 10
Houston Texans, Touchdown · 6:12B.Fisher reported in as eligible. C.Stroud FUMBLES (Aborted) at ARZ 2, recovered by HST-W.Marks at ARZ 7. W.Marks for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.ARI 0, HOU 17

Q2

Arizona Cardinals, Touchdown · 13:41J.Fryar reported in as eligible. J.Brissett pass short middle to T.McBride for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brewer, Holder-M.Haack.ARI 7, HOU 17
Houston Texans, Field goal · 9:01K.Fairbairn 55 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.ARI 7, HOU 20
Houston Texans, Field goal · 1:44 K.Fairbairn 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.ARI 7, HOU 23

Q3

Houston Texans, Touchdown · 4:35(Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short left to D.Schultz for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.ARI 7, HOU 30
Arizona Cardinals, Touchdown · 0:33(Shotgun) J.Brissett pass short middle to T.McBride for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brewer, Holder-M.Haack.ARI 14, HOU 30

Q4

Houston Texans, Field goal · 13:34K.Fairbairn 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.ARI 14, HOU 33
Arizona Cardinals, Touchdown · 11:01(No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Brissett pass short left to M.Wilson for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. J.Brissett pass to M.Wilson is incomplete. ATTEMPT FAILS.ARI 20, HOU 33
Houston Texans, Touchdown · 3:09(Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short middle to N.Collins for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.ARI 20, HOU 40

Team stats

Team stats: Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans
ARI	Stat	HOU
5-1242%	3rd down efficiency	6-13(better)46%
1-333%	4th down efficiency	0-0
24927/40 C/ATT	Passing yards	260(better)22/29 C/ATT
7221 CAR	Rushing yards	143(better)33 CAR
2	Sacks taken	1(better)
2	Turnovers	0(better)

Box score

Arizona Cardinals: Passing

Jacoby BrissettQB	27/40	249	3	1	2	98.9

Houston Texans: Passing

C.J. StroudQB	22/29	260	3	0	1	137.1

Arizona Cardinals: Rushing

Jacoby BrissettQB	3	6	2.0	3
Michael CarterRB	14	56	4.0	8
Emari DemercadoRB	1	1	1.0	1
Corey KinerRB	2	11	5.5	7
Bam KnightRB	1	-2	-2.0	-2

Houston Texans: Rushing

C.J. StroudQB	6	10	1.7	6
Jawhar JordanRB	15	101	6.7	50
Woody MarksRB	7	30	4.3	11
Dare OgunbowaleRB	5	2	0.4	4

Arizona Cardinals: Receiving

Michael CarterRB	4	4	38	0	14
Trey McBrideTE	12	13	134	2	21
Michael WilsonWR	5	11	54	1	17
Emari DemercadoRB	2	3	0	0	5
Pharaoh BrownTE	2	2	1	0	1
Jalen BrooksWR	1	3	19	0	19
Elijah HigginsTE	1	2	3	0	3

Houston Texans: Receiving

Jawhar JordanRB	2	2	17	0	14
Woody MarksRB	1	1	8	0	8
Dalton SchultzTE	8	9	76	1	16
Dare OgunbowaleRB	3	4	32	0	18
Nico CollinsWR	3	4	85	2	57
Cade StoverTE	3	3	22	0	8
Xavier HutchinsonWR	1	2	16	0	16
Jayden HigginsWR	1	1	4	0	4

Arizona Cardinals: Defense

Akeem Davis-GaitherLB	11	4	0	0	0
Budda BakerS	8	5	0	0	0
Garrett WilliamsCB	8	5	0	1	0
Darren HallS	6	3	0	0	0
Kitan CrawfordS	4	2	0	0	0
Jordan BurchLB	4	0	0	0	0
Will JohnsonCB	4	3	0	0	1
Zaven CollinsLB	4	3	0	0	0
Owen PappoeLB	4	2	0	0	0
PJ MustipherDT	4	0	0	0	0
Walter Nolen IIIDT	3	1	1	1	1
Baron BrowningLB	3	1	0	1	0
Dalvin TomlinsonDT	2	2	0	0	0
Darius RobinsonDE	2	0	0	0	0
Channing TindallLB	2	2	0	0	0
Calais CampbellDE	1	0	0	0	0
Denzel BurkeCB	1	1	0	0	1
Josh SweatLB	1	0	0	0	0
Kei'Trel ClarkCB	1	1	0	0	0
Cody SimonLB	1	1	0	0	0

Houston Texans: Defense

Azeez Al-ShaairLB	12	7	0	0	0	0
Henry To'oTo'oLB	10	4	0	1	0	0
Kamari LassiterCB	5	3	0	0	1	2
Calen BullockS	4	3	0	0	0	2
Jalen PitreS	4	2	0	0	0	1
Christian HarrisLB	4	2	0	0	0	0
Damone ClarkLB	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jake HansenLB	3	2	0	0	0	0
Tommy TogiaiDT	3	3	0	0	0	0
Derek Stingley Jr.CB	3	2	0	1	0	0
Sheldon RankinsDT	3	1	0	0	0	0
Danielle HunterDE	3	2	1	1	0	0
Dylan HortonDE	3	0	0	0	0	0
Myles BryantS	3	1	0	0	0	0
Mario Edwards Jr.DT	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tremon SmithCB	1	0	0	0	0	1
Derek BarnettDE	1	1	0	0	0	0
British BrooksRB	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jamal HillLB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Denico AutryDE	1	1	1	1	0	0
Ja'Marcus IngramCB	1	0	0	0	0	0

Arizona Cardinals: Kicking

Chad RylandPK	0/0	0	2

Houston Texans: Kicking

Ka'imi FairbairnPK	4/5	55	4

Lines

Consensus close, 11 books

Spread: HOU −10; opened HOU −7; HOU covered
Total: 42; opened 42.5; Over

BetMGM closed HOU −10, total 42. 10 more books and every move are in Pro

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