The Detroit Lions and Houston Texans met on Sunday Night Football looking to assert their in their respective divisions.Jared Goff and company have been nothing but dominant since 2023, when they both clinched their first NFC North title and reached the conference title game for the first time since the days of the legendary Barry Sanders.Meanwhile, CJ Stroud was phenomenal as a rookie, leading his squad to his first AFC South title since Deshaun Watson's much-maligned self-destruction; and he has been maintaining the same energy in 2024.Detroit Lions-Houston Texans box scoreTeams1Q2Q3Q4QTotalDetroit Lions0 7 61326Houston Texans10130023Detroit Lions player statsPassingPlayerCompletions/AttemptsYardsTouchdownsInterceptionsRatingJared Goff15/302402559.7Rushing and receivingPlayerCarriesYardsTouchdownsReceptionsYardsTouchdownsJahmyr Gibbs197102370David Montgomery123201240Jared Goff120000Jameson Williams0003530Sam LaPorta0003662Amon-Ra St. Brown0006600DefensePlayerTotal tacklesSolo tacklesSacksTackles for LossInterceptionsBrian Branch106010Jack Campbell75000Alim McNeill65120Josh Paschal54120Alex Anzalone54000Carlton Davis III44002Amik Robertson43010Terrion Arnold42000Pat O'Connor22120Sam LaPorta22000Sione Vaki22000Trevor Nowaske22000DJ Reader21000Ben Niemann21000Kerby Joseph21000Mekhi Wingo20000James Houston11110Ezekiel Turner11000Amon-Ra St. Brown11000Jameson Williams11000Jahmyr Gibbs11000Levi Onwuzurike10000Al-Quadin Muhammad00000KickingPlayerField GoalsExtra pointsJake Bates2/22/2PuntingPlayerPuntsYardsInside 20LongestJack Fox4188160Houston Texans player statsPassingPlayerCompletions/AttemptsYardsTouchdownsInterceptionsRatingCJ Stroud19/332321264.2Rushing and receivingPlayerCarriesYardsTouchdownsReceptionsYardsTouchdownsJoe Mixon254612440Tank Dell1-605390Dare Ogunbowale1110000CJ Stroud150000John Metchie III0005741Dalton Schultz0003660Xavier Hutchinson000260Cade Stover000120Robert Woods000110DefensePlayerTotal tacklesSolo tacklesSacksTackles for LossInterceptionsAzeez Al-Shaair95020Danielle Hunter75000Henry To'oTo'o73011Jimmie Ward54001Ka'dar Hollman44000Eric Murray43000Jalen Pitre42000Devin White31000Calen Bullock31001Jerry Hughes22000Tommy Togiai22000Folorunso Fatukasi21000Tim Settle Jr.21000Derek Stingley Jr.21000Denico Autry20000Neville Hewitt11000Del'Shawn Phillips11000Tank Dell11000Kamari Lassiter11002Kurt Hinish10000Dylan Horton10000KickingPlayerField GoalsExtra pointsKa'imi Fairbairn3/42/2PuntingPlayerPuntsYardsInside 20LongestTommy Townsend5275262Detroit Lions-Houston Texans game summaryThe Lions began the game badly, as Jalen Pitre tipped a Jared Goff pass into the hands of Jimmie Ward. Joe Mixon then rushed for the touchdown to give the Texans the early lead.More misery went the visitors' way, as they were forced to punt on their next drive. The hosts capitalized with a 34-yard field goal by Ka'imi Fairbairn.The Lions finally got onboard in the second quarter via Sam LaPorta, who caught this touchdown:But Fairbairn did not take long before hitting another field goal in response. He then hit his third after Denico Autry hit Goff from behind, allowing Henry To'oTo'o to steal the ball after a scuffle.The next three drives ended in punts, before John Metchie III caught a late touchdown. The Lions tried a last-second drive, but Kamari Lassiter stole the pass to end the first half.To begin the second half, both the Lions and Texans exchanged interceptions. After a punt, David Montgomery rushed for a touchdown but failed the two-pointer.Both teams once again exchanged interceptions, then punts, to end the third quarter. Then, in the fourth quarter, Goff found LaPorta again for six.The Lions then forced a punt, then tied the game with a Jake Bates field goal. Then they regained possession when Fairbairn missed a 58-yarder just after the two-minute warning and won the thing with a field goal at the buzzer.