Houston Texans vs Detroit Lions
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).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendon Hooker | 6/11 | 70 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 2-15 | 36.2 |
| Kyle Allen | 5/5 | 66 | 13.2 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 158.3 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Saylors | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Hendon Hooker | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Craig Reynolds | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Deon Jackson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac TeSlaa | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| Jacob Saylors | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Ronnie Bell | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Craig Reynolds | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Deon Jackson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Tom Kennedy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Dominic Lovett | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jackson Meeks | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loren Strickland | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Nowaske | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D.J. Miller | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Stuard | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erick Hallett II | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pittman | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Russell | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Whiteside | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rock Ya-Sin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaRon Gilbert | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan George | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Agude | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Kennelly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Cunningham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Adams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodric Martin-Rhodes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Quadin Muhammad | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Avonte Maddox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hogan Hatten | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Cooper Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Lynn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Zylstra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Ukwu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Stuard | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Jacob Saylors | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Tom Kennedy | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Dominic Lovett | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bates | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Fox | 4 | 206 | 51.5 | 1 | 1 | 61 |
