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Cardinals at Texans: December 14, 2025

The Houston Texans beat the Arizona Cardinals 40-20 at NRG Stadium on December 14, 2025 (2025 regular season).

Final · Played December 14, 2025 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most passing yards: Jacoby Brissett (Cardinals, 249); C.J. Stroud (Texans, 260). Most rushing yards: Corey Kiner (Cardinals, 11); Woody Marks (Texans, 30). Most receiving yards: Trey McBride (Cardinals, 134); Nico Collins (Texans, 85).

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Arizona Cardinals077620
Houston Texans17671040

Team comparison

Team statsARIHOU
Total yards307399
Passing yards235256
Rushing yards72143
First downs2223
Yards per play4.96.3
Turnovers20
Penalty yards3440
Red zone (scores/trips)2/33/6

What stood out

  • The Texans out-gained the Cardinals 399 to 307 total yards.
  • Turnovers: Cardinals 2, Texans 0.
  • The Texans' biggest scoring edge came in the 1st quarter (17-0).
  • The Texans ran for 143 yards to the Cardinals' 72.

Featured player lines

  • Jacoby Brissett (ARI QB): 27 CMP, 40 ATT, 249 PASS YDS, 3 PASS TD, 1 INT, 3 CAR, 6 RUSH YDS
  • Corey Kiner (ARI RB): 2 CAR, 11 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 0 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS
  • Jalen Brooks (ARI WR): 3 TGT, 1 REC, 19 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Michael Wilson (ARI WR): 11 TGT, 5 REC, 54 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Elijah Higgins (ARI TE): 2 TGT, 1 REC, 3 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Trey McBride (ARI TE): 13 TGT, 12 REC, 134 REC YDS, 2 REC TD
  • C.J. Stroud (HOU QB): 22 CMP, 29 ATT, 260 PASS YDS, 3 PASS TD, 0 INT, 6 CAR, 10 RUSH YDS
  • Woody Marks (HOU RB): 7 CAR, 30 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 1 TGT, 1 REC, 8 REC YDS
  • Jaylin Noel (HOU WR): 0 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Nico Collins (HOU WR): 4 TGT, 3 REC, 85 REC YDS, 2 REC TD
  • Xavier Hutchinson (HOU WR): 2 TGT, 1 REC, 16 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Cade Stover (HOU TE): 3 TGT, 3 REC, 22 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Dalton Schultz (HOU TE): 9 TGT, 8 REC, 76 REC YDS, 1 REC TD

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Head-to-head

Earlier meetings stored in StatsNext, most recent first
DateResult
November 19, 2023ARI 16, HOU 21 (at Houston)
October 24, 2021HOU 5, ARI 31 (at Arizona)

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