National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 26, Detroit 7
Saturday, August 23, 2025 1:00 PM
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
 
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Houston 31301026
Detroit 70007
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
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
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
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. Mills 1 17 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Maulet 1.0 9.0
T. Togiai 1.0 7.0
H. Ndubuisi 1.0 6.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
F. Fatukasi 3 0
K. Ossai 3 0
J. Woodard 2 0
N. Niemann 2 0
D. Horton 2 1
J. Smith 2 1
J. Mills 1 0
H. Ndubuisi 1 0
J. Hill 1 0
D. Barnett 1 0
T. Togiai 1 1
M. Stewart 1 2
A. Maulet 1 2
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
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. 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
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
T. Russell 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Muhammad 1.0 7.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
L. Strickland 8 1
A. Pittman 4 1
E. Hallett II 4 1
D. Miller Jr. 4 2
R. Ya-Sin 3 0
T. Russell 3 1
N. Whiteside II 3 1
T. Nowaske 3 6
Z. Cunningham 2 0
D. Gilbert 2 1
G. Stuard 2 3
A. Muhammad 1 0
K. Cooper Jr. 1 0
C. Smith 1 1
M. Agude 1 2
A. George 1 2
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles