Houston Texans vs Detroit Lions

NFL

Texans

2-1

26-7

Final

Lions

1-3

Ford Field

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Downs
Field Goal
Downs
Touchdown
Interception

Team	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	3	13	0	10	26
DET	7	0	0	0	7

Who won: Texans 26-7

The Houston Texans beat the Detroit Lions 26-7 on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Ford Field. The Texans outscored the Lions 13-0 in the 2nd quarter. Graham Mertz led the Texans in passing yards (14/16, 145 YDS, 1 TD). Hendon Hooker led the Lions in passing yards (6/11, 70 YDS, 1 INT).

HOU

DET

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Graham Mertz	14/16	145	9.1	1	0	1-7	125.3
Kedon Slovis	11/16	111	6.9	1	1	0-0	83.1

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jawhar Jordan	13	55	4.2	0	11
British Brooks	7	23	3.3	0	12
Graham Mertz	2	20	10.0	0	11
Woody Marks	6	19	3.2	1	9
Dare Ogunbowale	1	18	18.0	0	18
Dameon Pierce	7	17	2.4	0	6
Kedon Slovis	2	-2	-1.0	0	-1

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Cornell Powell	6	63	10.5	0	20	7
Quintez Cephus	4	51	12.8	1	18	7
Juwann Winfree	1	26	26.0	0	26	1
Xavier Hutchinson	1	24	24.0	0	24	1
Woody Marks	3	20	6.7	0	7	3
Jayden Higgins	2	18	9.0	0	13	2
Jakob Johnson	2	16	8.0	0	9	2
Luke Lachey	2	16	8.0	0	9	2
Harrison Bryant	2	13	6.5	0	9	2
Irv Smith Jr.	1	6	6.0	0	6	1
Daniel Jackson	1	3	3.0	1	3	3
Jawhar Jordan	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Folorunso Fatukasi	3	3	0	0	0	0
K.C. Ossai	3	3	0	0	0	0
Dylan Horton	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jaylin Smith	3	2	0	0	0	0
Arthur Maulet	3	1	1	1	0	1
M.J. Stewart	3	1	0	0	0	0
Tremon Smith	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Hansen	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Mills	2	2	0	0	1	0
Cornell Powell	2	2	0	0	0	0
Nick Niemann	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jackson Woodard	2	2	0	0	1	0
Tommy Togiai	2	1	1	1	0	1
Solomon Byrd	2	1	0	0	0	0
Christian Harris	2	0	0	0	0	0
Haggai Ndubuisi	1	1	1	1	0	1
Derek Barnett	1	1	0	0	0	0
British Brooks	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jamal Hill	1	1	0	0	0	0
D'Angelo Ross	1	0	0	0	0	0
Casey Toohill	1	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Bryant	1	0	0	0	0	0