Texans' Joe Mixon scores TD after Jared Goff interception

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

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