Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Adrian Hill
Attendance: 71283
Deshaun Watson threw a touchdown to DeAndre Hopkins on his only drive in his preseason debut, and the Houston Texans downed the visiting Detroit Lions 30-23 on Saturday night.
Watson finished 5 of 7 for 60 yards, finding Hopkins from 4 yards out to cap an 11-play, 75-yard drive to open the game. Joe Webb took over from there, finishing 14 of 25 for 186 yards and a touchdown.
Matthew Stafford sat once again for the Lions, who started Josh Johnson at quarterback just a week after signing him. Johnson played into the second half, finishing 9 of 18 for 85 yards, an interception and two fumbles (one lost). David Fales took over and shined, going 12 of 19 for 226 yards and a score.
Rookie third-round safety Will Harris had the Lions' highlight of the night, scoring on a 19-yard fumble return in the second quarter.
--Field Level Media
| Detroit | Houston | |
| Mark Thompson | Player | Gregory Howell Jr. |
| 5 | Attempts | 15 |
| 25 | Yards | 84 |
| 5.0 | Avg Yards | 5.6 |
| 1 | Touchdowns | 1 |
| 12 | Long | 14 |
| Detroit | Houston | |
| Andy Jones | Player | DeAndre Carter |
| 2 | Receptions | 3 |
| 60 | Yards | 40 |
| 30.0 | Avg Yards | 13.3 |
| 0 | Touchdowns | 0 |
| 48 | Long | 18 |
| Yards | Scoring | Defense | ||||||
| Team | Tot | Rus | Pas | TD | FG | INT | Sck | FF |
| Detroit | 388 | 90 | 298 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Houston | 410 | 168 | 242 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 1 |
- Houston will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Texans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
- Detroit will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Lions have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.