Texans-Lions Week 10: Offensive, defensive and special teams snap counts

There are terrible losses. There are heartbreaking answers that take forever to answer

Then there’s the inexcusable second-half debacle that resulted in the Houston Texans’ 26-23 home loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football at NRG Stadium.

At halftime, the Texans led by 16. They forced Jared Goff into five interceptions and held the offense to six first downs. CJ Stroud found John Metchie for his first career touchdown and the atmosphere was great.

Then came the second half. Then came the wrong side of the story.

“Definitely should have won that game,” Stroud said. “My job is to lead the offense to score points, and I didn’t do that today.”

“We really should have put them away after the first half. It’s really about offense.”

The Texans (6-4) became the second team since 1933 to lose a game in which they caught five interceptions and led by at least 15. Previously, teams were 373-1-1 when leading by at least 15 and grabbing five interceptions.

The problems in the second half continue to be a concern. Houston has now gone eight quarters without a second-half touchdown, dating back to its Week 6 win over the struggling New England Patriots. They have also been outscored 141-82 in their final ten games in 2024, ranking them 31st in the league.

Against Detroit, the Texans scored zero points in the final 30 minutes and offset Goff’s two turnovers with Stroud picks, fueling the Lions’ comeback

Here’s the snapshot of Sunday night’s debacle:

Offensive snaps: 68

Defensive snaps: 65

Special teams snaps: 13

Metchie, who totaled 74 yards on five catches, played 44 snaps. Xavier Hutchinson led all playmakers with 57 snaps. Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil was the only lineman who didn’t play all 68 snaps. He left Joe Mixon’s touchdown drive for three plays, opening the scoring count.

Defensively, Calen Bullock totaled 100% reps in his three games. Both Kamari Lassiter and Derek Stingley Jr. played all 65 snaps in the secondary. Jalen Pitre played 83% of the snaps. Linebacker Azeez Al-Shair returned for the first time in three weeks and played 91% of the reps.

The Texans return home next week to take on the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football. They should call on Nico Collins, who has missed the last five games as a substitute due to a hamstring injury.

Kickoff at AT&T Stadium is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. CT.

This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Texans-Lions Week 10: Offense, Defense and Special Teams Snap Counts