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Titans 3, Texans 26

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WhenSun, Oct 11 · 1:00 PM ET
WhereNissan Stadium
OpponentHouston Texans
ContextNFL

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Game Summary

On October 11, 2026, the Houston Texans defeated the Tennessee Titans 26-3 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. C.J. Stroud passed for 261 yards and a touchdown and added a 2-yard rushing score as Houston ended an 0-4 start.

The Texans forced two turnovers and Will Anderson Jr. had three of Houston's four sacks with DeMeco Ryans calling defensive plays this week. Houston outgained Tennessee 225-49 over the second and third quarters and held the Titans to 187 total yards.

Ka'imi Fairbairn made field goals of 35 and 26 yards after red-zone stalls in the first half, and Stroud found Jaylin Noel for a 9-yard touchdown to open the fourth quarter. Cam Ward passed for 170 yards for Tennessee, which fell to 0-5.

Houston improved to 1-4 and has now opened each of the last two seasons by beating Tennessee to end a winless skid. Stroud escaped Jeffery Simmons on third-and-11 and hit Kayshon Boutte for 23 yards on the sideline during a 17-play third-quarter drive that ended with his 2-yard touchdown run.

The game in 60 seconds

Titans 3, Texans 26 Jaylin Noel 9 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick) Next up: at Indianapolis Colts on October 18.

Three takeaways

01 / THE SCORE

Final

Titans 3, Texans 26

02 / THE PLAY

Last scoring play

4 · 14:09 · Jaylin Noel 9 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)

03 / THE LEADER

Passing Yards

Cam Ward · 23/36, 170 YDS, 1 INT

Attendance 52,097

Line

Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU397726
TEN30003

Scoring

  1. 1 · 10:39 · TENJoey Slye 30 Yd Field Goal0–3
  2. 1 · 2:22 · HOUKa'imi Fairbairn 45 Yd Field Goal3–3
  3. 2 · 13:33 · HOUKa'imi Fairbairn 35 Yd Field Goal6–3
  4. 2 · 6:56 · HOUKa'imi Fairbairn 26 Yd Field Goal9–3
  5. 2 · 1:15 · HOUKa'imi Fairbairn 53 Yd Field Goal12–3
  6. 3 · 6:37 · HOUC.J. Stroud 2 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)19–3
  7. 4 · 14:09 · HOUJaylin Noel 9 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)26–3

Team stats

HOUTEN
3rd down efficiency6-124-11
Total Plays6358
Total Yards329187
Passing250130
Rushing7957
Turnovers02
Possession34:3925:21

Leaders

  • TEN · Passing YardsCam Ward · 23/36, 170 YDS, 1 INT
  • TEN · Rushing YardsTony Pollard · 14 CAR, 52 YDS
  • TEN · Receiving YardsWan'Dale Robinson · 6 REC, 53 YDS
  • TEN · SacksJacob Martin · 1
  • TEN · TacklesTony Adams · 9
  • HOU · Passing YardsC.J. Stroud · 26/34, 261 YDS, 1 TD

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