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Houston vs. Detroit Live Game Updates - FINAL: Lions 26, Texans 23

The Houston Texans look to bounce back in primetime on Sunday Night Football against the Detroit Lions.

Caleb Skinner

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) prepares to pass the ball in the second quarter, Thursday, October 31, 2024, in East Rutherford.
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) prepares to pass the ball in the second quarter, Thursday, October 31, 2024, in East Rutherford. / Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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The Houston Texans passing game has struggled to say the least since their star wide receivers Nico Collins and Stefon Diggs went down with injuries. However, a large part of that can be due to the offensive line not living up to expectations as well as they are currently are one of the worst units in football trying to block for quarterback C.J. Stroud.

Over that time, the Texans have lost two of their past three contests and will be looking to get back on track in a tough matchup against one of the best teams in the league in the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football.

There are question marks regarding whether or not Nico Collins and Tank Dell will be able to go in this one, but we do know that the Texans' defense will be missing a key piece in Will Anderson Jr. The Lions boast a lethal offense that can run and throw the ball at will. The Texans defense will be tested but they have shown a knack for coming up big when it matters most.

The Texans will need the entire team to play at a top-notch level in order to knock of the Lions and get a W back in the win column. Follow along with us here as we bring you up-to-the-minute live game updates of the matchup between the Houston Texans and the Detroit Lions.

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PREGAME:

- Texans' Inactives: WR Nico Collins, CB Myles Bryant, RB Dameon Pierce, DE Will Anderson Jr., LB Jamal Hill, T Zach Thomas

- Lions' Inactives: S Loren Strickland, LB Malcolm Rodriguez, OL Giovanni Manu, OL Taylor Decker, OL Christian Mahogany, OL Colby Sorsdal, DL Za'Darius Smith

1st Quarter:

- Lions won the coin toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff. The Texans will receive the second half kickoff.

- Goff opens the game up with an incompletion.

- Gibbs picks up five yards on second down to bring up third and five for the Lions.

- Goff finds Amon-Ra St. Brown for a gain of 7 yards and a first down.

- David Montgomery rushes for a gain of four on first down and then an ineligible man downfield will back them up five yards to bring up 2nd and 11.

- Goff's pass is deflected by Pitre into the air and intercepted by Jimmie Ward. The Texans will have the ball at Detroit's 33-yard line.

- Mixon opens the game for the Texans with a two-yard gain.

- Mixon follows it up with a two-yard loss to bring up 3rd and 10.

- Stroud connects with Tank Dell for a gain of 13 yards and a first down.

- Mixon rushes for a loss of 8 on second down and it will be 3rd and 16 for the Texans.

- Stroud hits John Metchie III for 16 yards and another first down. 1st and goal for the Texans at the 10-yard line.

- Houston uses their first timeout. It's 2nd and goal from the 8.

- Joe Mixon rushes it into the end zone from 8 yards out and the Texans have taken an early 7-0 lead over the Lions.

- It will be 3rd and 10 for the Lions after nothing doing on first and second down.

- On 3rd and 10, a delay of game is called on Detroit to bring up 3rd and 15.

- On 3rd and 15, Goff finds Sam LaPorta for a gain of 9 yards but he is well short of the line to gain and the Lions will be forced to punt.

- Sims has a good return and the Texans will have good field position at their own 43-yard line.

- Stroud connects with Dell for a gain of 8 yards on first down, and then Stroud hits Dell again for another gain of 8 yards for a first down.

- Stroud hits Mixon out of the backfield and he scampers for a gain of 36 yards and inside the Lions' 5-yard line.

- Holding on first down will bring up 1st and goal from the 13 for the Texans.

- It will be third and goal for the Texans from the 11-yard line after not getting much on first and second.

- Stroud is sacked for a loss of five and the Texans will send on the field goal unit.

- Ka'imi Fairbairn's 34-yard FG is GOOD and the Texans extend their lead to 10-0 over the Lions.

- Gibbs rushes for a loss of six on second down and it's 3rd and 16 for the Lions.

- Goff connects with Jameson Williams for a gain of 23 yards and a first down.

- Gibbs rushes for four yards and that will bring the first quarter to an end. The Texans lead the Lions 10-0.

2nd Quarter:

- On 3rd and 6, Goff connects with Williams for 13 yards and another first down.

- Gibbs rushes for six on first down and then another three to bring up third and one.

- Goff rushes for a gain of two yards and picks up the third-down conversion.

- Goff connects with LaPorta for the 20-yard touchdown and the Lions have cut into the Texans' lead, trailing 7-10.

- Dell rushes for a loss of six yards on first down.

- Defensive pass interference on Arnold will give the Texans a first down all the way down to the Lions' 35-yard line.

- Third and ten upcoming after nothing doing on first and second.

- Mixon rushes for a loss of three on third down and the Texans will send on the field goal unit.

- Fairbairn's 56-yard FG is GOOD and the Texans lead the Lions 13-7.

- Illegal use of hands on Danielle Hunter will give the Lions five yards and an automatic first down.

- Goff loses the ball and it lands in the hands of To'oTo'o after Denico Autry knocks the ball out and the Texans will take over at the Lions' 36-yard line.

- Stroud connects with Hutchinson for a gain of 10 yards and a first down.

- Stroud hits Mixon for a gain of 8, and then Mixon picks up the first down with a rush of six yards to the Lions' 11-yard line.

- Third and ten upcoming after nothing going on first and second down.

- Stroud's third-down pass is incomplete intended for Robert Woods and Fairbairn will come on for another field goal attempt.

- Fairbairn's 29-yard FG is GOOD and the Texans lead the Lions 16-7 with just over four minutes left in the first half.

- Nothing doing on first and second will bring up 3rd and 8 for the Lions.

- Goff's third-down pass is incomplete intended for St. Brown and the Lions quickly will have to punt the ball back to the Texans.

- Stroud is sacked for a loss of 12 yards on first down to bring up 2nd and 22 for the Texans.

- 3rd and 21 coming up after a one-yard run by Joe Mixon.

- Stroud hits Hutchinson but he loses five yards and the Texans will have to punt. Two-minute warning.

- Texans will use their second timeout with just over one minute remaining. 3rd and 8 upcoming for the Lions.

- Goff's third-down pass is incomplete intended for LaPorta and they will be forced to punt.

- The Texans begin their drive from their own 34-yard line with 54 seconds left in the half with one timeout remaining.

- Stroud connects with Metchie III for a gain of 25 yards and a first down. The Texans will use their last timeout with 29 seconds left. Houston is the Lions' 32.

- Stroud finds Schultz for a gain of 17 yards and he gets out of bounds with 25 seconds left; ball is at the Lions' 15-yard line.

- Third and ten upcoming after nothing on first and second.

- Stroud's third-down pass is complete to Metchie for a 15-yard touchdown and the Texans will take a commanding 23-7 lead over the Lions.

- Goff connects with Amon-Ra St. Brown for a gain of 15 yards and the Lions use their first timeout of the half with six second left.

- The Lions attempt a Hail Mary at the end of the half and the ball is intercepted by Kamari Lassiter for Goff's third interception of the game.

HALFTIME: Texans 23, Lions 7

3rd Quarter:

- Stroud is picked off by the Lions on his first pass attempt of the 2nd half and the Lions will take over at the Texans' 31-yard line.

- Montgomery rushes for a gain of 12 yards and a first down.

- Goff looks for LaPorta deep and he is intercepted by Kamari Lassiter and the Texans will get the ball back at their own one-yard line.

- Third and nine upcoming after just a one-yard rush by Mixon on first down.

- On 3rd and 9, Stroud's pass is incomplete intended for Schultz and the Texans will have to punt from their own end zone.

- The Lions will begin with the ball in Texans' territory after a 14-yard return by Raymond to the 44-yard line.

- Montgomery rushes for a gain of four yards and Fatukasi is injured on the play.

- Goff connects with Sam LaPorta deep for a gain of 37 yards down to the Texans' 3-yard line.

- David Montgomery rushes it into the end zone from three yards out and the Lions will go for two.

- Texans stuff Montgomery short of the goal line and the Texans maintain a 10-point lead, leading the Lions 23-13.

- On 3rd and 8, Stroud connects with Schultz for a gain of 32 yards and a first down into Lions' territory.

- Mixon rushes for six yards on first down and then Stroud is intercepted again by Carlton Davis III again and it will be a touchback. The Lions will take over at their own 20-yard line.

- Gibbs rushes for a gain of 12 yards and a first down. Lassiter was injured on the play.

- Goff is picked for the 5th time tonight and the Texans will have the ball at their own 24-yard line.

- Mixon rushes for a gain of five yards on first and then rushes for four more to bring up third and one.

- Mixon picks up the first with a gain of two yards.

- Offensive holding on first down with back the ball up 10 yards for the Texans and it'll be 1st and 20.

- Stroud is sacked for a loss of 10 and that will bring up 2nd and 30.

- On 3rd and 26, Ogunbowale rushes for a gain of 11 yards and the Texans will be forced to punt.

- Raymond has a nice return, but a block in the back will bring the ball back and the Lions will start from their own 10-yard line.

- Lassiter is questionable to return to the game with a concussion.

- On 3rd and 9, Goff finds Gibbs out of the backfield for a gain of 33 yards and a first down.

- Gibbs rushes for three yards and it will bring up 3rd and 7.

- Montgomery rushes for a gain of two yards and it will be fourth and five and they will be forced to punt.

- It will be 3rd and 9 for the Texans as the clock runs out in the third quarter with the Texans leading the Lions 23-13.

4th Quarter:

- Stroud's third-down pass is incomplete for Hutchinson and the Texans will be forced to punt.

- Goff connects with St. Brown for a gain of 9 yards to bring up third and one.

- Montgomery picks up the first down with a one-yard rush.

- Montgomery rushes for four yards, and then Goff connects with Williams for a gain of 17 yards and a first down. Williams was crushed on the play and injured.

- Goff connects with Montgomery for a gain of 24 yards and another first down inside the Texans' 10-yard line.

- Goff finds St. Brown for the 9-yard touchdown and the Lions and they are back in this one, trailing the Texans 23-20.

- Stroud connects with Schultz for a gain of 17 yards and a first down.

- False start on Stover will back the Texans up five yards, 2nd and 15.

- Stroud scrambles for five yards and it will be 3rd and 10.

- Stroud fumbles on the sack but the Texans fall on it and they will be forced to punt.

- Gibbs rushes for a gain of 15 yards and a first down.

- Goff finds St. Brown for a gain of 9 yards, and then Gibbs picks up a first down with a gain of 20 yards to the Houston 39-yard line.

- Gibbs rushes for six and loses seven on the next carry to bring up 3rd and 11 for the Lions.

- Goff's third-down pass is incomplete for St. Brown and they will send on the field goal unit.

- Bates' 58-yard FG is GOOD and the Lions have tied the game up at 23 with the Texans.

- Mixon rushes for four yards and then Stroud throws an incompletion to bring up third down.

- On 3rd and 6, Stroud finds Metchie for a gain of 9 yards and a first down.

- Stroud hits Tank Dell for a gain of 9 yards and another first down.

- Mixon rushes for a gain of four on first down and then he picks up two to bring us to the two-minute warning. It will be 3rd and 4 for the Texans from the Lions' 40-yard line.

- Stroud's third-down pass is incomplete to Hutchinson and the Texans will send on the field goal unit.

- Fairbairn's 58-yard FG is NO GOOD and the Lions will take over at their own 48-yard line.

- Gibbs rushes for a gain of four and Houston will use their first timeout with 1:46 left in the game.

- Gibbs rushes for no gain to bring up third and six and the Texans will call their second timeout with 1:40 left.

- On 3rd and 6, Goff finds St. Brown for again of 11 yards and a first down. The Texans will use their final timeout with 1:33 left in the game. Lions have it at the Texans' 37-yard line.

- Gibbs rushes for two yards on first down and then Montgomery rushes for a gain of one to bring up 3rd and 7. Lions will use their second timeout with 4 seconds left and will send out Bates for the game-winning field goal attempt.

- Bates' 52-yard FG is GOOD and the Lions will walk-off with a win in Houston in comeback fashion.

FINAL: Lions 26, Texans 23

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Caleb Skinner
CALEB SKINNER

Caleb is from Nashville, TN, and graduated from Florida State University in 2018 with majors in Sociology and History. He has previously written for an FSU outlet and started covering the Buccaneers in March of 2022 while co-hosting the Hear the Cannons podcast. He expanded his role with GamedayMedia by covering the Houston Texans and Washington Commanders in April of 2024. You can follow Caleb on Twitter @chsnole

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