New Texans Stefon Diggs, Joe Mixon do 'everything' in win - ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS — The new pieces on the Houston Texans' offense dazzled in their debut as running back Joe Mixon and wide receiver Stefon Diggs combined for three touchdowns in Sunday's 29-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts.

Mixon had his third-highest career rushing output in a single game as he finished with 159 yards with a touchdown. Diggs had six catches for just 33 yards but finished with two touchdowns, one of which came on a crucial 4th-and-goal play from the Colts' two yard-line with 4:45 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Texans coach DeMeco Ryans called Diggs and Mixon's offensive performance «everything» for Houston as they scored all of their touchdowns in Week 1.

«Those guys can step up and make plays no matter what the situation is,» Ryans said postgame. «When you can count on those guys to make plays, it's huge for our team, not just the offense, but what they did for our entire team.»

Mixon ran well against every defensive look the Colts threw at Houston. He ran for 88 yards against a light box, 34 yards against a neutral box and 37 yards against a stacked box. Mixon said he told the offensive line earlier in the week «let's go get 150 to start it off.»

«We got 159 and we just got to keep getting better and keep building,» Mixon said. "[Texans general manager] Nick Caserio made some ace moves in the offseason. I'm just glad to be on this side… Me and Stefon were able to complement each other and all game and we were on it. We were in each other face like, Bro 'let's do this.'"

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, who was a Pro Bowler in his rookie year, started his Year 2 going 24-for-32 for 234 yards and two touchdowns and pushed his interception-less streak to 230 attempts.

Both of Stroud's touchdowns were to