IND @ HOU — Week 18

Week 18 · Jan 4, 2026 · NRG Stadium

Indianapolis Colts

Final

Houston Texans

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

Game story

How the game moved

Follow the scoring sequence, identify the decisive swing, and scan every explosive gain without reading the full play log.

Lead changes

Explosive gains

20+ pass · 10+ rush

Decisive score

HOU · Q4 0:12

Ka'imi Fairbairn 43 Yd Field Goal

Keyboard-friendly scoring data

Time	Score	IND	HOU
Q1 12:05	Ka'imi Fairbairn 51 Yd Field Goal	0	3
Q1 10:36	Alec Pierce 66 Yd pass from Riley Leonard (Blake Grupe Kick)	7	3
Q1 6:36	Ka'imi Fairbairn 48 Yd Field Goal	7	6
Q1 0:34	Blake Grupe 50 Yd Field Goal	10	6
Q2 9:34	Jayden Higgins 11 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)	10	13
Q2 8:32	C.J. Stroud 2 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)	10	20
Q2 1:25	Alec Pierce 8 Yd pass from Riley Leonard (Blake Grupe Kick)	17	20
Q2 0:00	Ka'imi Fairbairn 29 Yd Field Goal	17	23
Q3 13:05	Riley Leonard 1 Yd Rush (Blake Grupe Kick)	24	23
Q3 6:53	Ka'imi Fairbairn 43 Yd Field Goal	24	26
Q3 1:42	Blake Grupe 39 Yd Field Goal	27	26
Q4 11:15	Ka'imi Fairbairn 44 Yd Field Goal	27	29
Q4 2:39	Blake Grupe 22 Yd Field Goal	30	29
Q4 0:12	Ka'imi Fairbairn 43 Yd Field Goal	30	32
Q4 0:00	Tommy Togiai 17 Yd Fumble Recovery	30	38

Explosive-play reel

Q1 13:57C.Stroud pass short middle to D.Schultz pushed ob at IND 21 for 32 yards (N.Cross).32 yd

Q1 10:36R.Leonard pass deep left to A.Pierce for 66 yards, TOUCHDOWN. B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez.66 yd

Q1 2:46R.Leonard right end ran ob at HST 39 for 11 yards (D.Stingley; H.To'oTo'o).11 yd

Q2 14:19B.Fisher reported in as eligible. C.Stroud pass short middle to X.Hutchinson pushed ob at IND 33 for 33 yards (C.Bynum).33 yd

Q2 2:39R.Leonard pass deep right to J.Downs to IND 49 for 30 yards (C.Bullock).30 yd

Q2 0:57C.Stroud pass short middle to X.Hutchinson to IND 30 for 22 yards (R.Thomas).22 yd

Q3 13:41R.Leonard pass deep middle to A.Pierce to HST 1 for 53 yards (J.Ingram).53 yd

Q3 10:19B.Fisher reported in as eligible. D.Mills scrambles up the middle to HST 41 for 12 yards (Z.Franklin). IND-S.Ebukam was injured during the play.12 yd

Q3 9:43B.Brooks left tackle to IND 39 for 20 yards (G.Pratt; C.Bynum).20 yd

Q3 5:32R.Leonard pass short middle to J.Downs to HST 39 for 23 yards (K.Merriweather).23 yd

Tale of the tape