The Texans scored only their second second-half touchdown in seven games.
Joe Mixon, who had only 14 carries for 22 yards last week against the Titans, had back-to-back runs of 30 and 7 with the latter a touchdown. His score gives the Texans a 13-6 lead.
Mixon now has 11 carries for 59 yards and a touchdown, his 11th of the season.
Tight end Dalton Schultz had an 11-yard catch on the play before Mixon’s 30-yard run and was injured after a hurdle caused him to land hard on his shoulder. Schultz is questionable to return.
Wide receiver Nico Collins, though, is back after being cleared of a concussion.
C.J. Stroud is 16-of-24 for 159 yards, with Collins catching six for 97 yards.