Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans: player stats (Jan 4, 2026)

Week 18Final

At NRG Stadium

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
IND	10	7	10	3	30
HOU	6	17	3	12	38

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IND

Game leaders

HOU

Passing yards
Indianapolis Colts: Riley Leonard270 YDS21/34, 2 TD, 1 INT
Houston Texans: C.J. Stroud169 YDS14/23, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing yards
Indianapolis Colts: DJ Giddens30 YDS8 CAR, 0 TD
Houston Texans: British Brooks63 YDS13 CAR, 0 TD
Receiving yards
Indianapolis Colts: Alec Pierce132 YDS4 REC, 2 TD
Houston Texans: Xavier Hutchinson84 YDS5 REC, 0 TD
Tackles
Indianapolis Colts: Zaire Franklin12 TCK7 SOLO, 0 SCK
Houston Texans: Will Anderson Jr.6 TCK4 SOLO, 0 SCK

The Houston Texans won 38-30 against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 18 on January 4, 2026 at NRG Stadium. Riley Leonard threw for 270 yards for the Indianapolis Colts, while C.J. Stroud had 169 for the Houston Texans.

Scoring plays

Q1

Houston Texans, Field goal · 12:05K.Fairbairn 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.IND 0, HOU 3
Indianapolis Colts, Touchdown · 10:36(Shotgun) R.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 3
Houston Texans, Field goal · 6:36K.Fairbairn 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.IND 7, HOU 6
Indianapolis Colts, Field goal · 0:34B.Grupe 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez.IND 10, HOU 6

Q2

Houston Texans, Touchdown · 9:34C.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 13
Houston Texans, Touchdown · 8:32T.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 10, HOU 20
Indianapolis Colts, Touchdown · 1:25(Shotgun) R.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 20
Houston Texans, Field goal · 0:00K.Fairbairn 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.IND 17, HOU 23

Q3

Indianapolis Colts, Touchdown · 13:05(No Huddle, Shotgun) R.Leonard right end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez.IND 24, HOU 23
Houston Texans, Field goal · 6:53K.Fairbairn 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.IND 24, HOU 26
Indianapolis Colts, Field goal · 1:42B.Grupe 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez.IND 27, HOU 26

Q4

Houston Texans, Field goal · 11:15 K.Fairbairn 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.IND 27, HOU 29
Indianapolis Colts, Field goal · 2:39B.Grupe 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez.IND 30, HOU 29
Houston Texans, Field goal · 0:12K.Fairbairn 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.IND 30, HOU 32
Houston Texans, Touchdown · 0:00(Shotgun) R.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.IND 30, HOU 38

Team stats

Team stats: Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans
IND	Stat	HOU
8-15(better)53%	3rd down efficiency	4-1331%
1-1100%	4th down efficiency	0-0
286(better)22/35 C/ATT	Passing yards	20517/32 C/ATT
7628 CAR	Rushing yards	134(better)32 CAR
1	Sacks taken	0(better)
3	Turnovers	0(better)

Box score

Indianapolis Colts: Passing

Riley LeonardQB	21/34	270	2	1	1	94.0
Rigoberto SanchezP	1/1	16	0	0	0	118.8

Houston Texans: Passing

C.J. StroudQB	14/23	169	1	0	0	97.9
Davis MillsQB	3/9	36	0	0	0	46.5

Indianapolis Colts: Rushing

Riley LeonardQB	3	21	7.0	1	11
Jonathan TaylorRB	14	26	1.9	0	8
DJ GiddensRB	8	30	3.8	0	9
Josh DownsWR	1	-5	-5.0	0	-5
Ameer AbdullahRB	1	1	1.0	0	1
Tyler GoodsonRB	1	3	3.0	0	3

Houston Texans: Rushing

C.J. StroudQB	2	5	2.5	1	3
Davis MillsQB	1	12	12.0	0	12
British BrooksRB	13	63	4.8	0	20
Woody MarksRB	10	48	4.8	0	9
Jawhar JordanRB	5	3	0.6	0	2
Dare OgunbowaleRB	1	3	3.0	0	3

Indianapolis Colts: Receiving

Jonathan TaylorRB	2	2	13	0	11
Tyler WarrenTE	5	8	26	0	9
Josh DownsWR	4	4	61	0	30
Alec PierceWR	4	7	132	2	66
Ameer AbdullahRB	2	2	24	0	15
Mo Alie-CoxTE	3	4	22	0	16
Michael Pittman Jr.WR	2	4	11	0	16
Ashton DulinWR	0	2	0	0	0

Houston Texans: Receiving

Woody MarksRB	2	3	0	0	3
Xavier HutchinsonWR	5	9	84	0	33
Dalton SchultzTE	4	4	73	0	32
Dare OgunbowaleRB	1	2	6	0	6
Cade StoverTE	1	2	9	0	9
Jayden HigginsWR	2	5	23	1	12
Jaylin NoelWR	1	1	13	0	13
Christian KirkWR	1	2	-3	0	-3

Indianapolis Colts: Defense

Zaire FranklinLB	12	7	2	0
Adetomiwa AdebaworeDT	6	3	1	0
Tyler WarrenTE	1	1	0	0
Nick CrossS	6	3	0	0
Rodney Thomas IIS	5	4	0	0
Cam BynumS	5	2	0	0
Samson EbukamDE	5	2	0	0
Germaine PrattLB	5	2	0	0
Jaylon JonesCB	4	3	0	1
Neville GallimoreDT	3	1	0	0
Mekhi BlackmonCB	3	3	0	0
Laiatu LatuDE	2	0	0	0
Grover StewartDT	2	1	0	0
Cameron MitchellCB	2	2	0	2
Tyler GoodsonRB	1	1	0	0
Buddy JohnsonLB	2	0	0	0
Chris WormleyDT	2	2	0	0
Ashton DulinWR	1	0	0	0
Jaylahn TuimoloauDE	1	0	0	0
Segun OlubiLB	1	0	0	0
Kwity PayeDE	1	1	0	0
Kenny Moore IICB	1	0	0	0
Austin AjiakeLB	1	0	0	0
Tyquan LewisDE	1	0	0	0
Johnathan EdwardsCB	1	0	0	0

Houston Texans: Defense

Will Anderson Jr.DE	6	4	0	1	0	0
Damone ClarkLB	6	2	0	0	0	0
E.J. SpeedLB	6	1	0	0	0	0
Myles BryantS	5	4	0	0	0	0
Tommy TogiaiDT	4	4	0	1	0	1
Tremon SmithCB	4	2	0	0	0	0
Derek BarnettDE	4	2	0	1	0	0
K'Von WallaceCB	4	4	0	1	0	0
Alijah HuzzieCB	4	3	0	0	1	1
Calen BullockS	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jalen PitreS	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dare OgunbowaleRB	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kaevon MerriweatherS	3	2	0	0	0	0
Cade StoverTE	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sheldon RankinsDT	2	0	0	0	0	0
Henry To'oTo'oLB	2	0	0	0	0	1
Danielle HunterDE	2	1	1	1	0	0
Christian HarrisLB	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan HortonDE	2	2	0	1	0	0
Ja'Marcus IngramCB	2	1	0	0	0	2
Azeez Al-ShaairLB	1	0	0	0	0	0
Derek Stingley Jr.CB	1	0	0	0	0	1
Justin WatsonWR	1	0	0	0	0	0
Naquan JonesDT	1	1	0	0	0	0
Leki FotuDT	1	0	0	0	0	0

Indianapolis Colts: Kicking

Blake GrupePK	3/3	50	3

Houston Texans: Kicking

Ka'imi FairbairnPK	6/6	51	2

Lines

Consensus close, 11 books

Spread: HOU −9.5; opened HOU −10; IND covered
Total: 37.5; opened 40; Over

BetMGM closed HOU −9.5, total 37.5. 10 more books and every move are in Pro

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IND 0, HOU 2

Nov 30Houston Texans 20, Indianapolis Colts 16
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