Texans rout Titans 26-3 as C.J. Stroud throws for 261 yards and 1 TD

Automated recap from game data · November 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM ET · Nissan Stadium

The Houston Texans routed the Tennessee Titans 26-3 on Sunday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville before a crowd of 52,097. The Texans moved to 1-4, while the Titans fell to 0-5.

The Texans took a 12-3 lead into halftime and kept control with a 14-0 edge after the break.

The Texans out-gained the Titans 329-187 and won the turnover battle 2-0. The Texans converted 6 of 12 third downs and held the ball for 34:39.

C.J. Stroud of the Texans earned Game MVP. Stroud completed 26 of 34 passes for 261 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions, and added 5 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground.

For the Titans, Chimere Dike piled up 147 return yards.

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	3	9	7	7	26
TEN	3	0	0	0	3

How the game turned

Texans win probability

Biggest swing: Texans went from 67% to 77% on one play in the second quarter.

Q2 12:17C.Ward pass short middle intended for T.Pollard INTERCEPTED by J.Hansen (D.Hunter) [D.Hunter] at HST 40. J.Hansen pushed ob at TEN 41 for 19 yards (G.Helm).

Scoring plays

Time	Team	Play	HOU-TEN
Q1 10:39	TEN	Joey Slye 30 Yd Field Goal	0-3
Q1 2:22	HOU	Ka'imi Fairbairn 45 Yd Field Goal	3-3
Q2 13:33	HOU	Ka'imi Fairbairn 35 Yd Field Goal	6-3
Q2 6:56	HOU	Ka'imi Fairbairn 26 Yd Field Goal	9-3
Q2 1:15	HOU	Ka'imi Fairbairn 53 Yd Field Goal	12-3
Q3 6:37	HOU	C.J. Stroud 2 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)	19-3
Q4 14:09	HOU	Jaylin Noel 9 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)	26-3

Team stats

HOU		TEN
329	Total yards	187
250	Passing yards	130
79	Rushing yards	57
20	First downs	15
6-12	Third down	4-11
0-0	Fourth down	0-2
2-4	Red zone	0-1
0	Turnovers	2
2-11	Sacks allowed	4-40
11-95	Penalties	7-83
34:39	Time of possession	25:21