Colts vs Texans

Final · Week 18 · Sun Jan 4 · 1:00 PM ET · Reliant Stadium

Indianapolis ColtsColts8-9

FinalJan 4, 2026

Houston TexansTexans12-5

TVCBS

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

IND+390

HOU−520

Spread

IND +9.5−110

HOU −9.5−110

Total O/U

Over 37.5−112

Under 37.5−108

Spread: Colts +9.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 37.5 (68 points).

Recap

The Houston Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts 38-30 at Reliant Stadium in Houston on Jan 4, 2026 to move to 12-5.

The go-ahead score came with 0:12 left in the fourth quarter: Ka'imi Fairbairn 43 Yd Field Goal. The lead changed hands 8 times. The Texans have won 6 straight.

Score by quarter

Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
IND	10	7	10	3	30
HOU	6	17	3	12	38

Scoring plays

First Quarter

HOUField Goal · 12:05Ka'imi Fairbairn 51 Yd Field Goal0-3
INDTouchdown · 10:36Alec Pierce 66 Yd pass from Riley Leonard (Blake Grupe Kick)7-3
HOUField Goal · 6:36Ka'imi Fairbairn 48 Yd Field Goal7-6
INDField Goal · 0:34Blake Grupe 50 Yd Field Goal10-6

Second Quarter

HOUTouchdown · 9:34Jayden Higgins 11 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)10-13
HOUTouchdown · 8:32C.J. Stroud 2 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)10-20
INDTouchdown · 1:25Alec Pierce 8 Yd pass from Riley Leonard (Blake Grupe Kick)17-20
HOUField Goal · 0:00Ka'imi Fairbairn 29 Yd Field Goal17-23

Third Quarter

INDTouchdown · 13:05Riley Leonard 1 Yd Rush (Blake Grupe Kick)24-23
HOUField Goal · 6:53Ka'imi Fairbairn 43 Yd Field Goal24-26
INDField Goal · 1:42Blake Grupe 39 Yd Field Goal27-26

Fourth Quarter

HOUField Goal · 11:15Ka'imi Fairbairn 44 Yd Field Goal27-29
INDField Goal · 2:39Blake Grupe 22 Yd Field Goal30-29
HOUField Goal · 0:12Ka'imi Fairbairn 43 Yd Field Goal30-32
HOUTouchdown · 0:00Tommy Togiai 17 Yd Fumble Recovery30-38

Team stats

INDHOU

1st Downs: 19; 22
Total Yards: 354; 339
Passing: 278; 205
Rushing: 76; 134
3rd down efficiency: 8-15; 4-13
Turnovers: 3; 0
Possession: 31:45; 28:15

Top performers

Indianapolis ColtsHouston Texans

Passing

Riley Leonard21/34, 270 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

C.J. Stroud14/23, 169 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing

DJ Giddens8 CAR, 30 YDS

British Brooks13 CAR, 63 YDS

Receiving

Alec Pierce4 REC, 132 YDS, 2 TD

Xavier Hutchinson5 REC, 84 YDS

Sacks

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Danielle Hunter1

Tackles

Zaire Franklin12

E.J. Speed6

Player stats

Colts · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Riley Leonard	21/34	270	7.9	2	1	1-8	83.9	94.0
Rigoberto Sanchez	1/1	16	16.0	0	0	0-0	--	118.8

Colts · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DJ Giddens	8	30	3.8	0	9
Jonathan Taylor	14	26	1.9	0	8
Riley Leonard	3	21	7.0	1	11
Tyler Goodson	1	3	3.0	0	3
Ameer Abdullah	1	1	1.0	0	1
Josh Downs	1	-5	-5.0	0	-5

Colts · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Alec Pierce	4	132	33.0	2	66	7
Josh Downs	4	61	15.3	0	30	4
Tyler Warren	5	26	5.2	0	9	8
Ameer Abdullah	2	24	12.0	0	15	2
Mo Alie-Cox	3	22	7.3	0	16	4
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

Colts · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Riley Leonard	2	2	0

Colts · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Zaire Franklin	12	7	2	0
Nick Cross	6	3	0	0
Adetomiwa Adebawore	6	3	1	0
Rodney Thomas II	5	4	0	0
Samson Ebukam	5	2	0	0
Germaine Pratt	5	2	0	0
Cam Bynum	5	2	0	0
Jaylon Jones	4	3	0	1

Colts · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ashton Dulin	2	59	29.5	30	0
Ameer Abdullah	2	53	26.5	30	0

Colts · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Josh Downs	1	13	13.0	13	0

Colts · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Blake Grupe	3/3	100.0	50	3/3	12

Colts · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Rigoberto Sanchez	2	90	45.0	0	0	49

Texans · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
C.J. Stroud	14/23	169	7.3	1	0	0-0	59.2	97.9
Davis Mills	3/9	36	4.0	0	0	0-0	9.7	46.5

Texans · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
British Brooks	13	63	4.8	0	20
Woody Marks	10	48	4.8	0	9
Davis Mills	1	12	12.0	0	12
C.J. Stroud	2	5	2.5	1	3
Dare Ogunbowale	1	3	3.0	0	3
Jawhar Jordan	5	3	0.6	0	2

Texans · Receiving

Player	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
Jaylin Noel	1	13	13.0	0	13	1
Cade Stover	1	9	9.0	0	9	2
Dare Ogunbowale	1	6	6.0	0	6	2
Woody Marks	2	0	0.0	0	3	3
Christian Kirk	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3	2

Texans · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Tommy Togiai	0	0	1
Henry To'oTo'o	0	0	1

Texans · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Will Anderson Jr.	6	4	1	0	0	0
Damone Clark	6	2	0	0	0	0
E.J. Speed	6	1	0	0	0	0
Myles Bryant	5	4	0	0	0	0
K'Von Wallace	4	4	1	0	0	0
Tommy Togiai	4	4	1	1	0	1
Alijah Huzzie	4	3	0	1	0	0
Derek Barnett	4	2	1	0	2	0

Texans · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Alijah Huzzie	1	0	0

Texans · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaylin Noel	6	175	29.2	43	0

Texans · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaylin Noel	1	6	6.0	6	0

Texans · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ka'imi Fairbairn	6/6	100.0	51	2/2	20

Texans · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tommy Townsend	3	121	40.3	0	2	45

Game info

VenueReliant Stadium, Houston, TX

Attendance71,133

OfficialsDown Judge: Tom Stephan · Back Judge: Brad Freeman · Umpire: Mark Pellis · Field Judge: Jabir Walker

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