US EditionTexans Win 38-30 over Colts, Clinch No. 5 Seed in AFC Playoffs
Houston clinches the AFC's top wild-card seed with a 38-30 win, extending their winning streak to nine games, with kicker Kaʻimi Fairbairn scoring a career-high six field goals.
- On Jan. 4, 2026, the Houston Texans defeated the Indianapolis Colts 38-30 with Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud accounting for two touchdowns.
- Entering Week 18, the Houston Texans had an outside chance to win the AFC South but needed to beat the Indianapolis Colts and rely on a Tennessee Titans upset over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- Ka'imi Fairbairn's 43-yard go-ahead field goal came with 12 seconds left and was his career-high sixth field goal, while Alec Pierce had four receptions for 132 yards with two touchdowns before ejection.
- The win gave Houston Texans the top AFC wild-card spot, and they will hit the road for the playoffs next week to face the AFC North champion; the Indianapolis Colts were eliminated after their seventh straight loss.
- The win extended Houston Texans' streak to nine games, making them the lone AFC team locked into its seed while the conference's remaining teams decide seeding late Sunday.
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The Indianapolis Colts have also not been able to stop their own negative series in their last season game in the National Football League. The employer of the Viennese Tackles Bernhard Raimann defeated the Houston Texans on Sunday with 30:38 and thus collected the seventh defeat in a row. While the Colts have finished the season, the game continues for the Texans in the Wildcard round, so they can continue to take chances for the Super Bowl win…
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5 Things Learned: Fitting Loss To End Colts Season
Source: Alex Slitz / Getty INDIANAPOLIS – The losing taste will carry into the offseason for the Colts (8-9) to end the 2025 season. Despite some very promising moments from rookie Riley Leonard, the Colts couldn’t finish, losing 38-30 to the Texans (12-5). What did we learn from the Colts losing their 7th straight game? FIVE THINGS LEARNED
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