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Texans-Colts Week 8: Offense, defense and special teams snap counts

Here’s the snap count from the Texans’ 23-20 win over the Colts on Sunday at NRG Stadium.

Joe Mixon is off to the race for the fourth time in five games and loves nothing more than showing up against the Indianapolis Colts.

Mixon headlined the Houston Texans’ offense with a 102-yard rushing performance in Sunday’s 23-20 win at NRG Stadium. With that performance, Mixon became the first player in NFL history to have at least 100 yards rushing and a TD run in four of his first five games with a team.

“I’m in my element. I’m in my zone,” Mixon said. “It’s a great thing where I can be able to try to do whatever I can to put the team on my back.”

While Mixon found the end zone on a 14-yard run during the second quarter, C.J. Stroud also had a strong outing through the air. A week after throwing for 86 yards, Stroud threw for 285 yards and a touchdown while helping Houston secure a 3-0 lead in the AFC South division standings.

Houston’s defensive front also delivered, totaling five sacks, 11 tackles for loss and two turnovers. Jalen Pitre’s interception against Anthony Richardson in the second quarter led to a Tank Dell 7-yard touchdown before halftime.

Danielle Hunter’s strip sack secured the win after Richardson tried to find one of his receivers on a last-second Hail Mary attempt.

Here’s the total for Sunday’s game at Lambeau.

Offensive snaps: 71
Defensive snaps: 64
Special teams snaps: 13

Stefon Diggs, who finished with a team-leading five catches for 81 played a season-low 38 snaps after leaving in the third quarter with a knee injury. Without him, John Metchie III played a season-high 20 snaps. Xavier Hutchinson played 44 snaps. Robert Woods played 24.

Defensively, Neville Hewitt played all 64 snaps at middle linebacker and served as the Texans’ captain in place of Azeez Al-Shaair. Newcomer Devin White played in only 50% of snaps while Jake Hasen rotated in as the replacement for Henry To’oTo’o.

In his first game back, rookie cornerback Kamari Lassiter played 100% of snaps opposite Derek Stingley Jr. He had three pass breakups and a near-interception in the second quarter.

The Texans hit the road on a short week to face off against the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. CT.

Instant Analysis: Texans avoid Anthony Richardson comeback, sweep Colts in 2024

The Houston Texans move to 6-2 on the regular season after securing a 23-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium.

Rivalry games are a must-watch.

Even down to the last second.

One final hurrah to pull off the upset, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richarson was strip-sacked by Danielle Hunter to help the Houston Texans secure a 23-20 victory at NRG Stadium.

The Texans (6-2) now improve to 3-0 in the division with the sweep over the Colts. Houston can also end the month of October at 4-1 if it beats the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football.

C.J. Stroud wasn’t at his best, but he managed to make up for his underwhelming outing in Week 7. After throwing for 86 yards against the Green Bay Packers, Stroud completed 25-of-37 pass attempts for 285 yards and a touchdown.

Joe Mixon remained the constant on the ground, totaling his fourth 100-yard rushing performance (102) in five games off 25 carries. He also tied the game at 10-10 with a 14-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.

Richardson, who finished 10-of-32 passing, found a spark to close out the first quarter with a 69-yard touchdown pass to Josh Downs. After that, he only finished one other drive with 70 yards.

Following the two-minute warning, Richardson missed a pass intended for Downs and was intercepted by Jalen Pitre. That set up a Tank Dell 7-yard touchdown reception to extend Houston’s lead by seven.

Houston never lost the lead, but it never pulled away. Richardson connected on a 25-yard pass to Downs to set up a 1-yard touchdown run from Jonathan Taylor.

On second-and-goal, Mixon fumbled at the 18-yard line. The ball was recovered by Colts defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo for a 78-yard touchdown return, but upon further review, Odeyingbo was ruled down by contact. Indianapolis punted three plays later.

Richardson found Trey Sermon for a pickup of 14 yards before rushing to the line to spike the ball with one-second remaining. The Texans’ pass rush missed on the first attempt but rebounded when Danielle Hunter closed the running lane and stripped the ball loose, which was later recovered by Will Anderson Jr.

Taylor, who’s been known for his ability to win on the ground against Houston, was held to 105 yards. Hunter finished with a team-leading two sacks.

Stefon Diggs finished with a team-leading five catches for 81 yards. Diggs left late in the third quarter with a non-contact knee injury and did not return.

Kickoff from MetLife Stadium on Thursday is scheduled for 7:15 p.m.