Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts: Indianapolis edges Houston 19–17 on late field goal

Indianapolis takes a six-point lead into halftime

Indianapolis opened the scoring despite losing a fumble on a first-quarter sack of Daniel Jones. A 39-yard field goal later put the Colts ahead 3–0, and that score held through the end of the quarter. Houston was still scoreless when Jones connected with K. Allen for a 6-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. The touchdown made it 9–0; the ensuing extra point made it 10–0.

C.J. Stroud got Houston on the board with a 1-yard touchdown pass to F. Moreau. The score narrowed the gap to 10–6, and the extra point brought the Texans within three. Indianapolis added a 58-yard field goal later in the half to restore a six-point margin, taking a 13–7 lead into the break. Neither team scored again before halftime.

A scoreless third quarter gives way to field goals

The third quarter included an interception of a Jones pass intended for J. Downs, but no points followed for either team. Indianapolis remained ahead 13–7 at the end of the period. The Colts then opened the fourth-quarter scoring with a 37-yard field goal, stretching their lead to 16–7. Houston replied with a 24-yard field goal to make it 16–10, leaving the Texans six points behind as the game moved into its final minutes.

Indianapolis lost another fumble on a sack of Jones in the fourth quarter, this one with the score still 16–10. Houston later reached the end zone on W. Marks’s 1-yard run. The touchdown tied the game 16–16, and the extra point gave the Texans their first lead, 17–16, with 1:48 left. It was the game’s first lead change after Indianapolis had held the advantage from its first-quarter field goal onward.

A 53-yard kick decides the finish

Indianapolis regained the lead on a 53-yard field goal with 21 seconds remaining. That kick changed the score from 17–16 to 19–17, completing the second lead change in the closing stretch. The game ended at that score, with the Colts winning by two at home. Houston’s late touchdown and extra point had briefly put it ahead, but the final scoring play belonged to Indianapolis. The result came in regulation; the game did not go to overtime.