The Houston Texans took down the Detroit Lions to close out the 2025 preseason with rookie Graham Mertz leading the charge.

Top takeaways and notes from the Lions preseason loss, including players who helped themselves and hurt their chances in Detroit

The Texans will have two weeks to get their lineup right before their first meeting of the year arrives with a road date against Nick Caley's former squad in the Los Angeles Rams. Time will tell if Mixon will be among those names in the lineup and ready to go.

The Detroit Lions hosted the Houston Texans in Ford Field for Saturday's exhibition season finale. A largely uninspired Lions team dropped a 26-7 decision to the Texans. Here's how the two teams got to that final score.

Since departing from Detroit, Quintez Cephus has yet to find a home. But an impressive end to the preseason could lead to Cephus finding a home in Houston.

The Texans are currently T-1st in top 50 players (50-25 currently revealed) in the NFLs Top 100 list: 25. Danielle Hunter 32. Nico Collins 39. C.J. Stroud 46. Will Anderson Jr. Only other team with 4 currently are the SB champion Eagles. pic.twitter.com/LEgxZWFUiW

The Texans (1-0) earned their second straight national TV season-opening win on ESPN2 and their largest opening victory since 2002. It was Portland State’s (0-1) first home shutout loss since 2003 and first overall since 2006.