HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans couldn't script a better start to their "Sunday Night Football" matchup vs. the Detroit Lions.

On the sixth play of the Lions' opening drive, Texans safety Jalen Pitre deflected a pass from Lions quarterback Jared Goff, and safety Jimmie Ward intercepted it.

The Texans wasted little time and marched into the end zone on an eight-play, 33-yard drive capped by an 8-yard Joe Mixon rushing touchdown. The score put them up 7-0 in the first quarter.

Joe Mixon getting the scoring started!

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Quarterback C.J. Stroud kept the scoring drive alive by converting a third-and-10 and a third-and-16 with passes to wideouts Tank Dell and John Metchie III, respectively.