Joe Mixon's big day keeps the Texans on top in Indianapolis

Joe Mixon makes quite a debut.

In his first game with the Texans, the running back rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries, his most rushing yards since he rushed for 153 yards in the Bengals' win over the Panthers in Week 9 of 2022.

With the Bengals, he only managed 100 yards on one day last season and managed 111 yards on 14 attempts in Week 17.

Mixon's 3-yard touchdown run with 13:41 left in the fourth quarter gave the Texans a 22-13 lead over the Colts. But Indianapolis has since scored with a 54-yard catch-and-run by Ashton Dulin after a nice throw by Anthony Richardson, cutting the deficit to 22-20.

The Texans could have had a bigger lead, having outscored the Colts 317 to 230, but they missed a scoring opportunity at the end of the first half. The Colts also stayed in the game with a blocked punt.

Segun Olubi blocked Tommy Townsend's punt late in the third quarter and Trevor Denbow recovered it at Houston's 5-yard line. Jonathan Taylor ran for a touchdown on the next play.

However, the Colts tried to score two points and the run failed.