Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans

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January 4th, 2026

2025 Week 18

Regular Season

Colts Away

Final

Texans Home

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Offensive Starters

QB R. Leonard

RB J. Taylor

WR J. Downs

WR M. Pittman Jr.

WR A. Pierce

TE T. Warren

T J. Travis

T B. Raimann

G M. Goncalves

G Q. Nelson

C T. Bortolini

Defensive Starters

DE L. Latu

DE K. Paye

DT A. Adebawore

DT N. Gallimore

DT G. Stewart

LB G. Pratt

LB Z. Franklin

CB C. Mitchell

CB M. Blackmon

S N. Cross

S C. Bynum

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Colts	10	7	10	3	30
Texans	6	17	3	12	38

	Colts	Texans
Q1	10	6
Q2	7	17
Q3	10	3
Q4	3	12
FINAL	30	38

Key Performers

Colts

PassingR. Leonard

21/34, 270 YDS, 2 TD

RushingD. Giddens

8, 30 YDS

ReceivingA. Pierce

4, 132 YDS, 2 TD

TacklesZ. Franklin

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsN/A

Texans

PassingC. Stroud

14/23, 169 YDS, 1 TD

RushingB. Brooks

13, 63 YDS

ReceivingX. Hutchinson

5, 84 YDS

TacklesW. Anderson

SacksD. Hunter

1.0

InterceptionsA. Huzzie

Team Comparison

Colts

Stat

Texans

First Downs

354

Total Yards

339

Rushes

Rush YDS

134

Rush TD

62.9%

PASS %

53.1%

278

NET PASS YDS

205

PASS TD

Takeaways

31:45

Time of Possession

28:15

Offensive Starters

C. Stroud QB

W. Marks RB

X. Hutchinson WR

H. Bryant TE

C. Stover TE

D. Schultz TE

J. Patterson OL

A. Ersery T

T. Howard T

E. Ingram G

J. Andrews C

Defensive Starters

W. Anderson DE

D. Hunter DE

S. Rankins DT

T. Togiai DT

A. Al-Shaair LB

H. To'oTo'o LB

T. Smith CB

D. Stingley Jr. CB

K. Wallace CB

J. Pitre S

C. Bullock S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2025 Week 18 match up between the Indianapolis Colts and the Houston Texans featuring 132 receiving yards by Alec Pierce.

Legend

Moment: Colts

Moment: Texans

Colts Momentum

Texans Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • HOU FG HOU FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Kaimi Fairbairn 51 yard field goal good

Texans opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • IND TD IND TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Riley Leonard pass complete deep left to Alec Pierce for 66 yards touchdown - PAT good

Colts takes the lead → 7-3

< Q1 > • HOU FG HOU FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Kaimi Fairbairn 48 yard field goal good

Texans cuts lead → 7-6

< Q1 > • IND FG IND FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Blake Grupe 50 yard field goal good

Colts extends lead → 10-6

< Q2 > • HOU TD HOU TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

C.J. Stroud pass complete short left to Jayden Higgins for 11 yards touchdown - PAT good

Texans takes the lead → 13-10

< Q2 > • HOU TD HOU TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

C.J. Stroud right end for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Texans extends lead → 20-10

< Q2 > • IND TD IND TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Riley Leonard pass complete short right to Alec Pierce for 8 yards touchdown - PAT good

Colts cuts lead → 20-17

< Q2 > • HOU FG HOU FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Kaimi Fairbairn 29 yard field goal good

Texans extends lead → 23-17

< Q3 > • IND TD IND TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Riley Leonard right end for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Colts takes the lead → 24-23

< Q3 > • HOU FG HOU FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Kaimi Fairbairn 43 yard field goal good

Texans takes the lead → 26-24

< Q3 > • IND FG IND FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Blake Grupe 39 yard field goal good

Colts takes the lead → 27-26

< Q4 > • HOU FG HOU FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Kaimi Fairbairn 44 yard field goal good

Texans takes the lead → 29-27

< Q4 > • IND FG IND FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Blake Grupe 22 yard field goal good

Colts takes the lead → 30-29

< Q4 > • HOU FG HOU FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Kaimi Fairbairn 43 yard field goal good

Texans takes the lead → 32-30

< Q4 > • HOU TD HOU TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Riley Leonard pass complete short middle to Josh Downs for 4 yards lateral to Michael Pittman for -9 yards lateral to Riley Leonard for 1 yard. Riley Leonard fumbles (forced by Dylan Horton) recovered by Tommy Togiai at IND-17 and returned for 17 yards touchdown

Texans extends lead → 38-30

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Riley Leonard	34	21	61.8	270	2	1	66	1	94
Rigoberto Sanchez	1	1	100.0	16	0	0	16	0	118.7
Team Totals	35	22	62.9	286	2	1	66	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jonathan Taylor	14	26	1.9	0	8
DJ Giddens	8	30	3.8	0	9
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
Team Totals	28	76	2.7	1	11

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tyler Warren	8	5	26	5.2	0	9
Alec Pierce	7	4	132	33.0	2	66
Josh Downs	4	4	61	15.3	0	30
Mo Alie-Cox	4	3	22	7.3	0	16
Jonathan Taylor	2	2	13	6.5	0	11
Ameer Abdullah	2	2	24	12.0	0	15
Michael Pittman Jr.	4	2	11	5.5	0	16
Ashton Dulin	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	33	22	289	13.1	2	66

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast
Zaire Franklin	12	7	5
Adetomiwa Adebawore	6	3	3
Nick Cross	6	3	3
Camryn Bynum	5	2	3
Samson Ebukam	5	2	3
Germaine Pratt	5	2	3
Rodney Thomas II	5	4	1
Jaylon Jones	4	3	1
Mekhi Blackmon	3	3	0
Neville Gallimore	3	1	2
Buddy Johnson	2	0	2
Laiatu Latu	2	0	2
Cameron Mitchell	2	2	0
Grover Stewart	2	1	1
Chris Wormley	2	2	0
Austin Ajiake	1	0	1
Ashton Dulin	1	0	1
Johnathan Edwards	1	0	1
Tyler Goodson	1	1	0
Tyquan Lewis	1	0	1
Kenny Moore	1	0	1
Kwity Paye	1	1	0
JT Tuimoloau	1	0	1
Team Totals	72	37	35

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Ameer Abdullah	2	53	26.5
Ashton Dulin	2	59	29.5
Team Totals	4	112	28.0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Josh Downs	1	13	13	0
Team Totals	1	13	13.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Blake Grupe	3	3	3	3
Team Totals	3	3	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Rigoberto Sanchez	2	90	45
Team Totals	2	90	45.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Rate
C.J. Stroud	23	14	60.9	169	1	33	97.9
Davis Mills	9	3	33.3	36	0	17	46.5
Team Totals	32	17	53.1	205	1	33

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
British Brooks	13	63	4.8	0	20
Woody Marks	10	48	4.8	0	9
Jawhar Jordan	5	3	0.6	0	2
C.J. Stroud	2	5	2.5	1	3
Davis Mills	1	12	12.0	0	12
Dare Ogunbowale	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team Totals	32	134	4.2	1	20

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Xavier Hutchinson	9	5	84	16.8	0	33
Dalton Schultz	4	4	73	18.3	0	32
Woody Marks	3	2	0	0.0	0	3
Jayden Higgins	5	2	23	11.5	1	12
Dare Ogunbowale	2	1	6	6.0	0	6
Jaylin Noel	1	1	13	13.0	0	13
Cade Stover	2	1	9	9.0	0	9
Christian Kirk	2	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3
Team Totals	28	17	205	12.1	1	33

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Will Anderson	6	4	2	0	0
Damone Clark	6	2	4	0	0
E.J. Speed	6	1	5	0	0
Myles Bryant	5	4	1	0	0
Alijah Huzzie	4	3	1	0	1
Derek Barnett	4	2	2	0	0
Tremon Smith	4	2	2	0	0
Tommy Togiai	4	4	0	0	0
KVon Wallace	4	4	0	0	0
Calen Bullock	3	2	1	0	0
Kaevon Merriweather	3	2	1	0	0
Jalen Pitre	3	0	3	0	0
Danielle Hunter	2	1	1	1	0
Christian Harris	2	0	2	0	0
Dylan Horton	2	2	0	0	0
JaMarcus Ingram	2	1	1	0	0
Sheldon Rankins	2	0	2	0	0
Henry TooToo	2	0	2	0	0
Azeez Al-Shaair	1	0	1	0	0
Leki Fotu	1	0	1	0	0
Naquan Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Dare Ogunbowale	1	0	1	0	0
Derek Stingley Jr.	1	0	1	0	0
Cade Stover	1	1	0	0	0
Justin Watson	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	71	36	35	1	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Jaylin Noel	6	175	29.2	0
Team Totals	6	175	29.2	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Jaylin Noel	1	6	6	0
Team Totals	1	6	6.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Kaimi Fairbairn	6	6	2	2
Team Totals	6	6	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tommy Townsend	3	121	40.3
Team Totals	3	121	40.3

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