Week 16, 2025

played in St. Louis, MO

50 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	7	0	7	-	21
St. Louis Cardinals	7	0	14	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 HOU - Brayden Robertson 1 run (Roman Shea extra point)
1Q: 04:43 STL - KJ Hamler 26 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
2Q: 09:48 HOU - Santiago Butler 5 pass from Colt McCoy (Roman Shea extra point)
3Q: 11:59 STL - Eric McCarthy 1 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
3Q: 02:46 STL - Taywan Taylor 25 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
4Q: 13:01 HOU - Brayden Robertson 5 run (Roman Shea extra point)
4Q: 08:16 STL - Eric McCarthy 1 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 HOU - Brayden Robertson 1 run (Roman Shea extra point)
1Q: 04:43 STL - KJ Hamler 26 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
2Q: 09:48 HOU - Santiago Butler 5 pass from Colt McCoy (Roman Shea extra point)
3Q: 11:59 STL - Eric McCarthy 1 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
3Q: 02:46 STL - Taywan Taylor 25 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
4Q: 13:01 HOU - Brayden Robertson 5 run (Roman Shea extra point)
4Q: 08:16 STL - Eric McCarthy 1 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)

Team Statistics HOU STL
Record 8-7 6-9
First Downs 21 23
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 9 17
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 347 418
- Offensive Plays 64 69
- Yards per Play 5.42 6.06
Net Rushing Yards 152 104
- Rushing Attempts 22 27
- Yards per Rush 6.91 3.85
Net Passing Yards 195 314
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 18 - 0 41 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 206 320
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.64 7.48
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/75 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 4/105 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 26:12 33:48

Team Statistics	HOU	STL
Record	8-7	6-9
First Downs	21	23
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	9	17
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	347	418
- Offensive Plays	64	69
- Yards per Play	5.42	6.06
Net Rushing Yards	152	104
- Rushing Attempts	22	27
- Yards per Rush	6.91	3.85
Net Passing Yards	195	314
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 18 - 0	41 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	206	320
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.64	7.48
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/75	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	4/105	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	26:12	33:48

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:23	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	4:31	1:28	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
1	1:32	1:43	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
2	13:50	4:13	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
2	7:42	2:08	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
2	3:55	0:28	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
2	1:26	1:04	OWN 17	4	38	Punt
3	11:50	4:09	OWN 42	6	24	Punt
3	2:31	4:40	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
4	8:10	1:44	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
4	4:42	2:07	OPP 45	8	43	Downs
4	1:58	0:32	OPP 48	4	-5	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:37	7:06	OWN 21	14	79	Touchdown
1	3:03	1:31	OWN 34	4	12	Punt
2	14:49	0:59	OWN 19	3	-6	Punt
2	9:37	1:55	OWN 25	4	55	Fumble
2	5:34	1:39	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
2	3:27	2:01	OWN 17	7	31	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:10	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	7:41	5:10	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	12:51	4:41	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	6:26	1:44	OWN 37	3	8	Fumble
4	2:35	0:37	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
4	1:26	1:26	OPP 47	2	1	Game

Game MVP: Silas Frederick, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brayden Robertson	15	111	7.40	25	4	2
RB Santiago Butler	6	33	5.50	14	1	0
QB Colt McCoy	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Fernando Niles	20	71	3.55	10	1
QB Silas Frederick	3	2	0.67	4	0
RB Tony Pollard	2	28	14.00	26	1
RB Salvador Bunten	1	1	1.00	1	0
RB Norm Hartley	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colt McCoy	40	18	206	2/11	1	29	0	69.4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Silas Frederick	41	26	320	1/6	4	28	0	119.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry McLaurin	6	16	49	8.17	10	17	0
TE George Kittle	4	10	41	10.25	8	14	0
RB Brayden Robertson	3	3	26	8.67	8	10	0
RB Santiago Butler	2	2	30	15.00	21	25	1
WR Brandon Aiyuk	2	6	31	15.50	0	20	0
FB Philip Hines	1	1	29	29.00	27	29	0
WR Rondell Bowker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric McCarthy	10	16	90	9.00	56	28	2
WR KJ Hamler	6	8	86	14.33	17	27	1
WR Taywan Taylor	3	6	59	19.67	25	26	1
RB Fernando Niles	3	5	29	9.67	14	15	0
TE Harrison Bryant	2	3	16	8.00	0	9	0
WR Tee Higgins	1	2	23	23.00	10	23	0
TE Morris Henry	1	1	17	17.00	8	17	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
CB Jeff Okudah	1	1
DE Walter Hou	1	1
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov
RB Fernando Niles	2	0
RB Salvador Bunten	1	0
T Brandon Scherff	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tevin Pettus	7	323	46.1	37.7	59	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Lane	5	203	40.6	39.6	44	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roman Shea	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Colby Waldron	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brayden Robertson	1	5	5.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fernando Niles	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brayden Robertson	3	88	29.3	0
Tyrone Dolliver	1	17	17.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade McGregor	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tyrone Dolliver	7	2	0.0	27	42
OLB Cody Stargell	6	4	1.0	25	31
S Miles Killebrew	6	0	0.0	24	27
DE Walter Hou	5	1	0.0	27	42
CB Jeff Okudah	4	3	0.0	27	42
OLB Mike Jennings	4	2	0.0	27	42
DE Scottie Boyd	3	2	0.0	26	40
DE Malachi Schultz	3	0	0.0	19	23
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	3	0	0.0	8	20
CB Deandre Baker	2	0	0.0	18	23
DT Raul Burkhammer	2	0	0.0	21	35
S Marcus Peters	1	2	0.0	27	41
S Cole Porter	1	0	0.0	5	17
S Roman Kemp	0	1	0.0	1	8

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Daniel Hacker	4	1	1.0	14	23
OLB Leroy Taylor	4	3	0.0	9	21
S Nickolas Kirk	4	3	0.0	22	39
OLB Haason Reddick	4	1	0.0	15	37
ILB Mel Rainer	4	1	0.0	21	28
S Broderick Carlson	3	1	0.0	21	32
DE Duane Newnam	3	1	0.0	21	38
CB Ryan Webb	2	2	0.0	22	39
CB Duke Dawson	2	0	0.0	22	42
DT Chris Barker	2	0	0.0	22	33
DT Jonathan Greenard	2	0	0.0	19	40
DE Zach Allen	1	1	1.0	20	29
DT Edward Weagle	1	0	0.0	3	13
DE Alex Highsmith	1	0	0.0	1	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Cody Stargell	1.0	0	0	31
DE Scottie Boyd	0.0	1	1	40
DE Malachi Schultz	0.0	1	0	23
DT Raul Burkhammer	0.0	0	1	35
CB Jeff Okudah	0.0	0	1	42

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Zach Allen	1.0	0	1	29
OLB Daniel Hacker	1.0	0	0	23
DT Jonathan Greenard	0.0	2	0	40
DT Edward Weagle	0.0	1	1	13
DT Chris Barker	0.0	0	2	33
DE Alex Highsmith	0.0	0	2	11
DE Duane Newnam	0.0	0	2	38
OLB Haason Reddick	0.0	0	1	37
CB Ryan Webb	0.0	0	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tyrone Dolliver	7	0	42
CB Jeff Okudah	3	1	42
S Marcus Peters	3	0	41
OLB Mike Jennings	2	1	42
S Miles Killebrew	2	0	27
DE Malachi Schultz	2	0	23
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	2	0	20
CB Deandre Baker	2	0	23
DE Walter Hou	2	0	42
S Cole Porter	1	0	17
OLB Cody Stargell	0	1	31

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Haason Reddick	4	1	37
OLB Daniel Hacker	3	0	23
S Broderick Carlson	2	1	32
CB Duke Dawson	2	1	42
ILB Mel Rainer	2	1	28
CB Ryan Webb	1	1	39
S Nickolas Kirk	1	1	39
OLB Leroy Taylor	1	0	21
DE Alex Highsmith	1	0	11
DE Duane Newnam	1	0	38
DT Edward Weagle	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Billy Rudebusch	4	5	1	22	2	42
T Sean Segas	3	7	0	22	0	42
T Isaiah Wilson	2	3	0	22	0	42
C Hroniss Grasu	1	4	0	22	0	42
G Neil Derosa	1	2	0	22	0	42

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Mekhi Becton	4	5	20	0	39
T Brandon Scherff	2	6	27	0	42
G Nolan Palmer	2	6	27	0	42
C Martin Groza	0	4	27	0	42
G Tony Peterson	0	2	27	0	42
TE Harrison Bryant	0	1	27	0	39
RB Fernando Niles	0	0	21	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Deandre Baker	1	21
Rondell Bowker	1	21
Dan Delgado	1	12

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Duane Newnam	2	10
Fernando Niles	1	21
Salvador Bunten	1	14
KJ Hamler	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tyrone Dolliver	---	---	27	42	5	74
OLB Mike Jennings	---	---	27	42	---	69
CB Jeff Okudah	---	---	27	42	---	69
DE Walter Hou	---	---	27	42	---	69
S Marcus Peters	---	---	27	41	---	68
TE George Kittle	21	42	---	---	5	68
DE Scottie Boyd	---	---	26	40	---	66
QB Colt McCoy	22	42	---	---	---	64
C Hroniss Grasu	22	42	---	---	---	64
G Billy Rudebusch	22	42	---	---	---	64
T Sean Segas	22	42	---	---	---	64
G Neil Derosa	22	42	---	---	---	64
T Isaiah Wilson	22	42	---	---	---	64
CB Deandre Baker	---	---	18	23	21	62
DT Raul Burkhammer	---	---	21	35	5	61
RB Brayden Robertson	16	33	---	---	10	59
TE Leonard Shannon	9	26	---	---	21	56
OLB Cody Stargell	---	---	25	31	---	56
WR Brandon Aiyuk	18	37	---	---	---	55
WR Terry McLaurin	19	34	---	---	---	53
S Miles Killebrew	---	---	24	27	---	51
DE Malachi Schultz	---	---	19	23	5	47
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	---	---	8	20	10	38
WR Rondell Bowker	9	8	---	---	21	38
S Cole Porter	---	---	5	17	14	36
DT Teddy Huffman	---	---	8	20	---	28
TE Charlie Maxwell	1	5	---	---	16	22
RB Norm Copeland	0	0	---	---	21	21
FB Philip Hines	8	13	---	---	---	21
RB Santiago Butler	6	9	---	---	4	19
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	7	7	---	14
ILB Dan Delgado	---	---	0	0	12	12
T Seth Morris	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Jimmie Swindal	---	---	0	0	9	9
S Roman Kemp	---	---	1	8	---	9
CB Bernie Gannon	---	---	0	0	9	9
P Tevin Pettus	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Anthony Robertson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Deon Strickland	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Frederick Tripodi	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Sterling Shepard	3	3	---	---	---	6
K Roman Shea	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Drake Hutton	---	---	0	1	---	1
DT Jonathan Garvin	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Wesley Brayshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Chandler Whitson	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Fernando Niles	21	33	---	---	21	75
TE Harrison Bryant	27	39	---	---	9	75
T Brandon Scherff	27	42	---	---	5	74
G Nolan Palmer	27	42	---	---	5	74
G Tony Peterson	27	42	---	---	5	74
OLB Haason Reddick	---	---	15	37	21	73
QB Silas Frederick	27	42	---	---	---	69
C Martin Groza	27	42	---	---	---	69
DE Duane Newnam	---	---	21	38	10	69
WR Eric McCarthy	24	40	---	---	2	66
CB Duke Dawson	---	---	22	42	---	64
S Broderick Carlson	---	---	21	32	10	63
WR KJ Hamler	22	34	---	---	7	63
T Mekhi Becton	20	39	---	---	4	63
CB Ryan Webb	---	---	22	39	---	61
S Nickolas Kirk	---	---	22	39	---	61
ILB Mel Rainer	---	---	21	28	11	60
DT Jonathan Greenard	---	---	19	40	---	59
WR Taywan Taylor	21	34	---	---	2	57
DT Chris Barker	---	---	22	33	---	55
DE Zach Allen	---	---	20	29	---	49
OLB Daniel Hacker	---	---	14	23	---	37
OLB Leroy Taylor	---	---	9	21	---	30
CB Jaire Alexander	---	---	8	18	---	26
WR Cris Rivero	4	5	---	---	14	23
DT Edward Weagle	---	---	3	13	7	23
CB DeAndre Simmons	---	---	1	4	16	21
TE Don McElroy	1	7	---	---	12	20
RB Salvador Bunten	2	3	---	---	14	19
DE Alex Highsmith	---	---	1	11	7	19
S Broderick Briggs	---	---	0	1	16	17
TE Morris Henry	6	7	---	---	---	13
G Bert Wallace	7	3	---	---	1	11
CB Blake Kassell	---	---	1	10	---	11
RB Tony Pollard	3	5	---	---	2	10
CB Jim Craig	---	---	0	0	7	7
RB Norm Hartley	1	1	---	---	4	6
C Norm Chachick	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Colby Waldron	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Mack Lane	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Tee Higgins	3	2	---	---	---	5
OLB Domanick Inzinna	---	---	0	4	---	4
RB Wade McGregor	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Norbert Pennock	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Diego Goodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Shannon Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	58	9.7
Middle	9	45	5.0
Right	7	49	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	29	14.5
Middle	16	59	3.7
Right	7	18	2.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colt McCoy	40	18	3	1	1	7	10	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Silas Frederick	41	26	7	1	6	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	123	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	58	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	37	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	155	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	50	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	78	26.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry McLaurin	16	6	1	49	0	34
TE George Kittle	10	4	0	41	0	42
WR Brandon Aiyuk	6	2	0	31	1	37
RB Brayden Robertson	3	3	0	26	0	33
RB Santiago Butler	2	2	0	30	1	9
WR Rondell Bowker	2	0	0	0	0	8
FB Philip Hines	1	1	0	29	1	13

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric McCarthy	16	10	3	90	2	40
WR KJ Hamler	8	6	0	86	2	34
WR Taywan Taylor	6	3	0	59	2	34
RB Fernando Niles	5	3	1	29	0	33
TE Harrison Bryant	3	2	1	16	0	39
WR Tee Higgins	2	1	1	23	1	2
TE Morris Henry	1	1	0	17	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brayden Robertson	4	23	5.75	7.40
RB Santiago Butler	1	8	8.00	5.50

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fernando Niles	1	3	3.00	3.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colt McCoy	8	3	18	2.25	5.15

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Silas Frederick	4	3	4	1.00	7.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry McLaurin	3	1	5	1.67	3.06
TE George Kittle	2	0	0	0.00	4.10
RB Brayden Robertson	1	1	8	8.00	8.67
RB Santiago Butler	1	1	5	5.00	15.00
WR Rondell Bowker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric McCarthy	3	3	4	1.33	5.63
TE Harrison Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brayden Robertson	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Fernando Niles	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colt McCoy	10	2	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Silas Frederick	12	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry McLaurin	5	1	1
TE George Kittle	2	1	1
WR Brandon Aiyuk	2	0	0
WR Rondell Bowker	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Fernando Niles	3	3	2
WR KJ Hamler	3	2	2
WR Taywan Taylor	2	1	0
WR Eric McCarthy	2	1	1
TE Harrison Bryant	1	1	1
WR Tee Higgins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,100 (21,400)
End Zone 8,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,100 (21,400)
End Zone	8,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)