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Houston 26, Detroit 7

When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, August 23, 2025
Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Clay Martin
Attendance: 49017

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Houston	3	13	0	10	26
Detroit	7	0	0	0	7

SCORING

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter - 7:12
Houston	FG	Detroit 0 - Houston 3 Ka'imi Fairbairn 53 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 1:52
Detroit	TD	Detroit 7 - Houston 3 Isaac TeSlaa 33 yd. pass from Kyle Allen (Jake Bates kick)
2nd Quarter - 12:22
Houston	TD	Detroit 7 - Houston 10 Woody Marks 9 yd. run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick)
2nd Quarter - 4:46
Houston	TD	Detroit 7 - Houston 16 Quintez Cephus 6 yd. pass from Graham Mertz (run failed)
4th Quarter - 12:58
Houston	TD	Detroit 7 - Houston 23 Daniel Jackson 3 yd. pass from Kedon Slovis (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick)
4th Quarter - 6:35
Houston	FG	Detroit 7 - Houston 26 Ka'imi Fairbairn 48 yd. field goal

TEAMS

Team Stats

	Houston	Detroit
1st Downs	28	9
Rushing	13	2
Passing	13	7
Penalty	2	0
3rd Down Conversions	9-12	1-7
4th Down Conversions	0-0	0-2
Punts-Average	0-0.0	4-51.5
Return Yards	104	131
Punts-Returns	2-14	0-0
Kickoffs-Returns	2-73	5-131
Int - Returns	1-17	1-0
Penalties-Yards	8-59	5-47
Fumbles-Lost	0-0	0-0
Time of Possession	40:15	19:45
Total Net Yards	399	186
Total Plays	71	36
Average Gain	5.6	5.2
Net Yards Rushing	150	72
Rushes	38	17
Average/Rush	3.9	4.2
Net Yards Passing	249	114
Comp-Att	25-32	11-16
Yards/Pass	7.5	6.0
Sacked-Yards Lost	1-7	3-22
Had Intercepted	1	1
Touchdowns	3	1
Rushing	1	0
Passing	2	1
Other	0	0
Extra Points	2-3	1-1
Field Goals	2-3	0-0
Red Zone Efficiency	3-4-75%	0-0-0%
Goal To Go Efficiency	2-3-67%	0-0-0%
Safeties	0	0

PLAYER STATS

Houston Texans (2-1)

Passing
	COMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
G. Mertz	14/16	145	1	0
K. Slovis	11/16	111	1	1

Detroit Lions (1-3)

Passing
	COMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
H. Hooker	6/11	70	0	1
K. Allen	5/5	66	1	0

Rushing
	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Jordan	13	55	4.2	0	11
B. Brooks	7	23	3.3	0	12
G. Mertz	2	20	10.0	0	11
W. Marks	6	19	3.2	1	9
D. Ogunbowale	1	18	18.0	0	18
D. Pierce	7	17	2.4	0	6
K. Slovis	2	-2	-1.0	0	-1

Rushing
	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Saylors	9	32	3.6	0	7
H. Hooker	1	25	25.0	0	25
C. Reynolds	5	12	2.4	0	4
D. Jackson	2	3	1.5	0	3

Receiving
	TAR	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
C. Powell	7	6	63	10.5	0	20
Q. Cephus	7	4	51	12.8	1	18
J. Winfree	1	1	26	26.0	0	26
X. Hutchinson	1	1	24	24.0	0	24
W. Marks	3	3	20	6.7	0	7
J. Higgins	2	2	18	9.0	0	13
J. Johnson	2	2	16	8.0	0	9
L. Lachey	2	2	16	8.0	0	9
H. Bryant	2	2	13	6.5	0	9
I. Smith Jr.	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
D. Jackson	3	1	3	3.0	1	3
J. Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	0

Receiving
	TAR	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
I. TeSlaa	2	2	41	20.5	1	33
J. Saylors	3	3	27	9.0	0	14
R. Bell	3	2	25	12.5	0	18
C. Reynolds	2	2	20	10.0	0	12
D. Jackson	2	1	18	18.0	0	18
T. Kennedy	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
J. Meeks	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Lovett	2	0	0	0	0	0

Interceptions
	NO.	YDS	TD
J. Mills	1	17	0

Interceptions
	NO.	YDS	TD
T. Russell	1	0	0

Sacks
	NO.	YDS
A. Maulet	1.0	9.0
T. Togiai	1.0	7.0
H. Ndubuisi	1.0	6.0

Sacks
	NO.	YDS
A. Muhammad	1.0	7.0

Tackles
	Tk	Ast
K. Ossai	3	0
F. Fatukasi	3	0
N. Niemann	2	0
J. Woodard	2	0
J. Smith	2	1
D. Horton	2	1
D. Barnett	1	0
H. Ndubuisi	1	0
J. Hill	1	0
J. Mills	1	0
T. Togiai	1	1
A. Maulet	1	2
M. Stewart	1	2
C. Toohill	0	1
S. Byrd	0	1
M. Bryant	0	1
D. Ross	0	1
C. Harris	0	2
J. Hansen	0	3
T. Smith	0	3

Tackles
	Tk	Ast
L. Strickland	8	1
E. Hallett II	4	1
A. Pittman	4	1
D. Miller Jr.	4	2
R. Ya-Sin	3	0
N. Whiteside II	3	1
T. Russell	3	1
T. Nowaske	3	6
Z. Cunningham	2	0
D. Gilbert	2	1
G. Stuard	2	3
K. Cooper Jr.	1	0
A. Muhammad	1	0
C. Smith	1	1
A. George	1	2
M. Agude	1	2
N. Lynn	0	1
P. O'Connor	0	1
M. Adams	0	2
B. Martin	0	2
I. Kennelly	0	2

Tackles For Loss
	NO.
A. Maulet	1.0
H. Ndubuisi	1.0
T. Togiai	1.0

Tackles For Loss
	NO.
A. Pittman	2.0
A. Muhammad	1.0
M. Agude	1.0
L. Strickland	1.0

Fumbles
	NO.
No fumbles

Fumbles
	NO.
No fumbles