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Colts at Texans: January 4, 2026

The Houston Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts 38-30 at NRG Stadium on January 4, 2026 (2025 regular season).

Final · Played January 4, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most passing yards: C.J. Stroud (Texans, 169). Most rushing yards: Jonathan Taylor (Colts, 26); Woody Marks (Texans, 48). Most receiving yards: Josh Downs (Colts, 61); Xavier Hutchinson (Texans, 84).

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Indianapolis Colts10710330
Houston Texans61731238

Team comparison

Team statsINDHOU
Total yards354339
Passing yards278205
Rushing yards76134
First downs1922
Yards per play5.55.3
Turnovers30
Penalty yards8177
Red zone (scores/trips)2/42/3

What stood out

  • The Colts out-gained the Texans 354 to 339 total yards, but the Texans won.
  • Turnovers: Colts 3, Texans 0.
  • The Texans' biggest scoring edge came in the 2nd quarter (17-7).
  • The Texans ran for 134 yards to the Colts' 76.

Featured player lines

  • Ameer Abdullah (IND RB): 1 CAR, 1 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 2 REC, 24 REC YDS
  • Jonathan Taylor (IND RB): 14 CAR, 26 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 2 REC, 13 REC YDS
  • Josh Downs (IND WR): 4 TGT, 4 REC, 61 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Michael Pittman Jr. (IND WR): 4 TGT, 2 REC, 11 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Tyler Warren (IND TE): 8 TGT, 5 REC, 26 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • C.J. Stroud (HOU QB): 14 CMP, 23 ATT, 169 PASS YDS, 1 PASS TD, 0 INT, 2 CAR, 5 RUSH YDS
  • Woody Marks (HOU RB): 10 CAR, 48 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 3 TGT, 2 REC, 0 REC YDS
  • Jaylin Noel (HOU WR): 1 TGT, 1 REC, 13 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Xavier Hutchinson (HOU WR): 9 TGT, 5 REC, 84 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Cade Stover (HOU TE): 2 TGT, 1 REC, 9 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Dalton Schultz (HOU TE): 4 TGT, 4 REC, 73 REC YDS, 0 REC TD

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Head-to-head

Earlier meetings stored in StatsNext, most recent first
DateResult
November 30, 2025HOU 20, IND 16 (at Indianapolis)
October 27, 2024IND 20, HOU 23 (at Houston)
September 8, 2024HOU 29, IND 27 (at Indianapolis)
January 6, 2024HOU 23, IND 19 (at Indianapolis)
September 17, 2023IND 31, HOU 20 (at Houston)

Full Texans vs Colts head-to-head (11 meetings).

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