Houston Texans vs. Detroit Lions: game summary
Final · August 23, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.
Ford Field
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
HOUDET 
- 399Total yards186
- 249Passing yards114
- 25/32Completions/attempts11/16
- 7.5Yards per pass6.0
- 150Rushing yards72
- 38Rushing attempts17
- 3.9Yards per rush4.2
- 28First downs9
- 9-123rd down efficiency1-7
- 0-04th down efficiency0-2
- 3-4Red zone (made-att)0-0
- 71Total plays36
- 5.6Yards per play5.2
- 1Turnovers1
- 0Fumbles lost0
- 1Interceptions thrown1
- 1-7Sacks (yards lost)3-22
- 8-59Penalties (yards)5-47
- 40:15Time of possession19:45
Game leaders
Passing
Graham MertzHOU · QB · 14/16, 145 YDS, 1 TD
Hendon HookerDET · QB · 6/11, 70 YDS, 1 INT
Rushing
Jawhar JordanHOU · RB · 13 CAR, 55 YDS
Jacob SaylorsDET · RB · 9 CAR, 32 YDS
Receiving
Cornell PowellHOU · WR · 6 REC, 63 YDS
Isaac TeSlaaDET · WR · 2 REC, 41 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Field goal7:12Ka'imi Fairbairn 53 Yd Field Goal3-0
- Touchdown1:52Isaac TeSlaa 33 Yd pass from Kyle Allen (Jake Bates Kick)3-7
2nd quarter
- Touchdown12:22Woody Marks 9 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)10-7
- Touchdown4:46Quintez Cephus 6 Yd pass from Graham Mertz (Ka'imi Fairbairn PAT Failed)16-7
4th quarter
- Touchdown12:58Daniel Jackson 3 Yd pass from Kedon Slovis (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)23-7
- Field goal6:35Ka'imi Fairbairn 48 Yd Field Goal26-7
Player stats
Houston Texans
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Mertz | 14/16 | 145 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | — |
| Kedon Slovis | 11/16 | 111 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | — |
| 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 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folorunso Fatukasi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.C. Ossai | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Horton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Maulet | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M.J. Stewart | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tremon Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Hansen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Mills | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell Powell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Niemann | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Woodard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Solomon Byrd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haggai Ndubuisi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Barnett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British Brooks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Angelo Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Toohill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendon Hooker | 6/11 | 70 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 2-15 | — |
| Kyle Allen | 5/5 | 66 | 13.2 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | — |
| 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 |
| Defense | 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 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Ford Field · Detroit, MI
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 49,017
- TV
- ESPN Unlmtd, Lions TV Network, KTRK (ABC)
- Officials
- Greg Wilson (Back judge) · Clay Martin (Referee) · Steven Woods (Umpire) · Jerod Phillips (Down judge) · Dave Hawkshaw (Field judge) · Alonzo Ramsey III (Side judge) · Brian Perry (Line judge)
About this game
Who won Texans vs Lions?
Texans won 26-7 over Lions on Saturday, August 23, 2025.
When was Texans vs Lions played?
On Saturday, August 23, 2025, at 1:00 PM ET at Ford Field.
Where was Texans vs Lions played?
At Ford Field.