Week 17, 2029

played in Houston, TX

50 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	3	21	3	-	34
Houston Texans	10	9	3	3	-	25

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 HOU - Herb Murphy 3 pass from Roberto Hitchcock (Bert Weisenbach extra point)
1Q: 07:56 IND - Michael Curry 39 pass from Emmitt Bates (Zack Lane extra point)
1Q: 04:38 HOU - Bert Weisenbach 20 field goal
2Q: 12:05 HOU - Bert Weisenbach 49 field goal
2Q: 07:53 IND - Zack Lane 28 field goal
2Q: 03:34 HOU - Bert Weisenbach 25 field goal
2Q: 00:20 HOU - Bert Weisenbach 42 field goal
3Q: 06:26 IND - Michael Curry 17 pass from Emmitt Bates (Zack Lane extra point)
3Q: 04:23 IND - Tevin Earp 63 fumble return (Zack Lane extra point)
3Q: 01:00 HOU - Bert Weisenbach 50 field goal
3Q: 00:28 IND - Ben Raymond 83 pass from Emmitt Bates (Zack Lane extra point)
4Q: 10:52 IND - Zack Lane 49 field goal
4Q: 07:36 HOU - Bert Weisenbach 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 HOU - Herb Murphy 3 pass from Roberto Hitchcock (Bert Weisenbach extra point)
1Q: 07:56 IND - Michael Curry 39 pass from Emmitt Bates (Zack Lane extra point)
1Q: 04:38 HOU - Bert Weisenbach 20 field goal
2Q: 12:05 HOU - Bert Weisenbach 49 field goal
2Q: 07:53 IND - Zack Lane 28 field goal
2Q: 03:34 HOU - Bert Weisenbach 25 field goal
2Q: 00:20 HOU - Bert Weisenbach 42 field goal
3Q: 06:26 IND - Michael Curry 17 pass from Emmitt Bates (Zack Lane extra point)
3Q: 04:23 IND - Tevin Earp 63 fumble return (Zack Lane extra point)
3Q: 01:00 HOU - Bert Weisenbach 50 field goal
3Q: 00:28 IND - Ben Raymond 83 pass from Emmitt Bates (Zack Lane extra point)
4Q: 10:52 IND - Zack Lane 49 field goal
4Q: 07:36 HOU - Bert Weisenbach 47 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 6-10 6-9-1
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 446 356
- Offensive Plays 55 72
- Yards per Play 8.11 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 91 73
- Rushing Attempts 24 13
- Yards per Rush 3.79 5.62
Net Passing Yards 355 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 1 56 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 355 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 11.45 4.80
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/41 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/74 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:07 31:53

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	6-10	6-9-1
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	446	356
- Offensive Plays	55	72
- Yards per Play	8.11	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	91	73
- Rushing Attempts	24	13
- Yards per Rush	3.79	5.62
Net Passing Yards	355	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 1	56 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	355	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	11.45	4.80
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/41	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/74	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:07	31:53

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:54	2:17	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	6:11	0:09	OWN 6	1	0	Interception
1	4:33	3:36	OWN 22	6	45	Punt
2	11:57	4:12	OWN 25	8	64	Field Goal
2	3:29	1:40	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 25	1	4	Half
3	15:00	5:01	OWN 12	7	32	Punt
3	9:14	2:59	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
3	0:54	0:43	OWN 17	1	83	Touchdown
4	14:44	3:58	OWN 31	7	37	Field Goal
4	7:30	2:51	OWN 27	4	35	Punt
4	2:17	0:31	OPP 46	3	6	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OPP 27	3	5	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:06	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
1	7:37	1:26	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
1	6:02	1:29	OPP 19	4	16	Field Goal
1	0:57	1:05	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	14:52	2:55	OPP 41	6	9	Field Goal
2	7:45	4:16	OWN 20	8	72	Field Goal
2	1:49	1:37	OWN 36	6	39	Field Goal
3	9:59	0:45	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
3	6:15	1:58	OWN 25	4	38	Fumble
3	4:17	3:23	OWN 25	6	42	Field Goal
3	0:11	0:27	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	10:46	3:16	OWN 25	6	45	Field Goal
4	4:39	2:22	OWN 20	8	26	Downs
4	1:46	0:44	OWN 20	4	7	Downs

Game MVP: Emmitt Bates, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kelly Hernandez	18	72	4.00	33	2
QB Emmitt Bates	3	8	2.67	10	1
RB Walt de Loayza	3	11	3.67	8	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Sergio Nafis	7	16	2.29	15	2
QB Roberto Hitchcock	3	27	9.00	11	1
RB Bennett Maryland	2	21	10.50	18	1
WR Leonardo Thomas	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Emmitt Bates	31	22	355	0/0	3	83	1	127.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roberto Hitchcock	56	33	303	3/20	1	35	0	79.7

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Curry	7	11	154	22.00	97	41	2
RB Kelly Hernandez	5	5	48	9.60	41	26	0
WR Andres Easter	4	4	21	5.25	0	14	0
WR Lance Martinez	3	5	14	4.67	9	8	0
TE Evan Alexander	2	4	35	17.50	20	19	0
WR Ben Raymond	1	2	83	83.00	67	83	1

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herb Murphy	20	33	144	7.20	50	21	1
WR Jerald Houston	8	11	116	14.50	58	35	0
WR Leonardo Thomas	2	4	23	11.50	13	22	0
TE Bill Redmon	2	6	19	9.50	5	10	0
RB Sergio Nafis	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Bennett Maryland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sergio Farmer	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Lance Martinez	1	0	0	0
CB Tevin Earp	0	1	0	1
S Demetrius McMahon	0	0	1	0
OLB Ricardo Durham	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Leonardo Thomas	1	0	0
RB Sergio Nafis	1	0	0
OLB Salvador Hughes	0	1	0
G Zachery Hazel	0	1	0
WR O.J. Foilette	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeffrey Page	5	194	38.8	26.8	42	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tevin Montague	4	196	49.0	45.3	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zack Lane	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Weisenbach	6/6	4/4	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lance Martinez	3	15	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lawrence Carter	4	74	18.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonardo Thomas	2	60	30.0	0
Edwin Coleman	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lawrence Carter	10	2	0.0	11	46
ILB Noah Farr	7	1	0.0	9	49
DE Grant West	5	0	1.0	11	53
OLB Cedric Blackwell	4	2	0.0	5	25
S Demetrius McMahon	4	2	0.0	9	44
OLB Ricardo Durham	4	1	0.0	10	40
CB Les Dennis	3	2	0.0	13	57
S Johnny Hickman	3	1	0.0	8	38
CB Tevin Earp	3	1	0.0	8	41
DE Joshua Hughes	1	1	1.0	8	39
S Jason Hummel	1	1	0.0	9	38
ILB Ross Bradford	1	1	0.0	4	12
WR Michael Curry	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dillon Canady	1	0	0.0	5	20
DT Rodolfo Worlow	0	2	0.5	10	45
DT Edward Houston	0	1	0.5	10	46
CB Cris Shepherd	0	1	0.0	4	24

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Colin Moore	10	5	24	30
OLB Maxwell Forbes	7	1	20	21
CB Trey Johnston	5	1	22	24
S Dexter Dalzell	4	1	24	31
DT Allen Clemons	3	0	16	26
OLB Salvador Hughes	2	0	4	10
DT Leroy Kelley	2	0	20	19
CB Sergio Farmer	2	0	24	29
DE Johnnie Mickney	1	2	19	21
DT Bryce Dellett	1	1	11	14
OLB Josue Bensen	1	1	8	2
OLB Sebastian Shaw	1	0	5	6
DE Dixon Morrison	1	0	17	19
CB Edwin Coleman	1	0	15	29
S Taurus Inhofe	0	1	20	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joshua Hughes	1.0	2	0	39
DE Grant West	1.0	1	1	53
DT Rodolfo Worlow	0.5	0	0	45
DT Edward Houston	0.5	0	0	46
S Jason Hummel	0.0	1	0	38

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Johnnie Mickney	0.0	0	2	0	21
DT Allen Clemons	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lawrence Carter	7	3	46
ILB Noah Farr	4	2	49
S Demetrius McMahon	4	0	44
CB Les Dennis	3	2	57
DE Grant West	3	0	53
OLB Cedric Blackwell	3	0	25
CB Tevin Earp	3	0	41
S Johnny Hickman	2	1	38
OLB Ricardo Durham	2	0	40
S Jason Hummel	1	1	38
ILB Ross Bradford	1	0	12
CB Cris Shepherd	0	1	24

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Colin Moore	5	0	0	30
CB Trey Johnston	5	0	0	24
S Dexter Dalzell	3	1	0	31
OLB Maxwell Forbes	3	0	0	21
CB Sergio Farmer	2	2	1	29
CB Taylor Osborne	1	0	0	8
OLB Salvador Hughes	1	0	0	10
OLB Sebastian Shaw	1	0	0	6
CB Edwin Coleman	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Luke Conyers	2	8	24	31
G Louie Lake	2	3	24	31
G Lance Hoover	1	5	24	31
T Butch Purdy	1	5	24	31

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Abel Martin	2	2	13	0	59
G Zachery Hazel	1	2	13	2	59
T Chad Mueller	1	2	13	1	59
C Quinn Wilhite	0	2	13	0	59
G Orlando Dickinson	0	2	13	0	59

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Lawrence Carter	2	29
Walt de Loayza	1	22

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
O.J. Foilette	4	30
Sergio Farmer	1	26
Bennett Maryland	1	25
Zane Stewart	1	25

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Lawrence Carter	---	---	11	46	29	86
OLB Ricardo Durham	---	---	10	40	27	77
CB Les Dennis	---	---	13	57	5	75
ILB Noah Farr	---	---	9	49	15	73
WR Michael Curry	23	28	---	---	20	71
S Jason Hummel	---	---	9	38	22	69
DE Grant West	---	---	11	53	5	69
G Lance Hoover	24	31	---	---	7	62
WR Lance Martinez	15	26	---	---	19	60
DT Edward Houston	---	---	10	46	3	59
DT Rodolfo Worlow	---	---	10	45	2	57
G Louie Lake	24	31	---	---	---	55
T Eugene Cochrane	24	31	---	---	---	55
QB Emmitt Bates	24	31	---	---	---	55
C Luke Conyers	24	31	---	---	---	55
T Butch Purdy	24	31	---	---	---	55
TE Evan Alexander	24	30	---	---	---	54
S Demetrius McMahon	---	---	9	44	1	54
CB Tevin Earp	---	---	8	41	4	53
S Johnny Hickman	---	---	8	38	6	52
WR Andres Easter	20	31	---	---	---	51
CB Cris Shepherd	---	---	4	24	22	50
DE Joshua Hughes	---	---	8	39	1	48
DE Joseph Conwell	---	---	6	25	10	41
RB Kelly Hernandez	19	22	---	---	---	41
TE Nathan Van Pelt	9	2	---	---	26	37
RB Walt de Loayza	5	9	---	---	22	36
OLB Cedric Blackwell	---	---	5	25	5	35
DT Dillon Canady	---	---	5	20	10	35
FB Tony Hayes	0	2	---	---	21	23
WR Les Mangum	0	0	---	---	21	21
ILB Ross Bradford	---	---	4	12	4	20
DE Carlos Emerson	---	---	3	7	1	11
K Zack Lane	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Ben Raymond	2	5	---	---	---	7
C Nicky Stoll	0	0	---	---	7	7
G William Grey	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Dale Schulz	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Eli McClelland	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jeffrey Page	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Philip Palepoi	3	0	---	---	---	3
QB Mickey Wright	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Artie Leahy	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Mason Rust	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Josue Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Malik Burmeister	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Sergio Farmer	---	---	24	29	26	79
WR Leonardo Thomas	10	45	---	---	20	75
T Abel Martin	13	59	---	---	---	72
C Quinn Wilhite	13	59	---	---	---	72
G Zachery Hazel	13	59	---	---	---	72
T Chad Mueller	13	59	---	---	---	72
G Orlando Dickinson	13	59	---	---	---	72
QB Roberto Hitchcock	13	59	---	---	---	72
WR Herb Murphy	13	59	---	---	---	72
WR Jerald Houston	13	57	---	---	---	70
ILB Colin Moore	---	---	24	30	14	68
CB Edwin Coleman	---	---	15	29	21	65
TE Bill Redmon	10	54	---	---	---	64
RB Sergio Nafis	10	51	---	---	---	61
S Dexter Dalzell	---	---	24	31	2	57
CB Trey Johnston	---	---	22	24	1	47
OLB Maxwell Forbes	---	---	20	21	6	47
S Taurus Inhofe	---	---	20	21	3	44
DT Allen Clemons	---	---	16	26	1	43
DE Johnnie Mickney	---	---	19	21	1	41
DT Leroy Kelley	---	---	20	19	1	40
OLB Salvador Hughes	---	---	4	10	25	39
DE Dixon Morrison	---	---	17	19	1	37
TE Zane Stewart	2	9	---	---	25	36
WR O.J. Foilette	0	4	---	---	30	34
RB Bennett Maryland	3	5	---	---	25	33
TE Cesar Sorensen	0	2	---	---	30	32
FB Frank Jefferson	2	3	---	---	26	31
DT Bryce Dellett	---	---	11	14	2	27
DE Damon Weber	---	---	6	12	1	19
DE Ezra Bueno	---	---	3	9	6	18
S Ethan Madison	---	---	0	0	18	18
S Curtis Nellums	---	---	4	10	1	15
K Bert Weisenbach	0	0	---	---	14	14
CB Taylor Osborne	---	---	2	8	1	11
OLB Sebastian Shaw	---	---	5	6	---	11
OLB Josue Bensen	---	---	8	2	1	11
P Tevin Montague	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Lorenzo Vining	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Gabriel Russell	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Braxton Wages	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Caiden Flannery	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Grady Myers	2	6	---	---	---	8
QB Leo Rounds	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Shaun McConnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Ricardo Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	14	62	4.4
Right	8	31	3.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	32	8.0
Middle	6	32	5.3
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Emmitt Bates	31	22	6	2	0	3	3	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roberto Hitchcock	56	33	4	5	4	10	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	11	99	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	96	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	121	17.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	39	19.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	85	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	19	143	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	55	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Curry	11	7	154	4	28
WR Lance Martinez	5	3	14	0	26
RB Kelly Hernandez	5	5	48	1	22
TE Evan Alexander	4	2	35	0	30
WR Andres Easter	4	4	21	0	31
WR Ben Raymond	2	1	83	1	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herb Murphy	33	20	2	144	1	59
WR Jerald Houston	11	8	0	116	2	57
TE Bill Redmon	6	2	0	19	0	54
WR Leonardo Thomas	4	2	1	23	1	45
RB Sergio Nafis	1	1	0	1	0	51
RB Bennett Maryland	1	0	1	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Emmitt Bates	1	-1	-1.00	2.67
RB Kelly Hernandez	1	1	1.00	4.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sergio Nafis	1	-1	-1.00	2.29
RB Bennett Maryland	1	3	3.00	10.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Emmitt Bates	2	1	17	8.50	11.45

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roberto Hitchcock	9	6	30	3.33	5.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Curry	1	1	17	17.00	14.00
TE Evan Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	8.75

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herb Murphy	5	3	7	1.40	4.36
WR Jerald Houston	2	2	22	11.00	10.55
RB Sergio Nafis	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
TE Bill Redmon	1	0	0	0.00	3.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Walt de Loayza	2	0
QB Emmitt Bates	1	0
RB Kelly Hernandez	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Roberto Hitchcock	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Emmitt Bates	9	6	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roberto Hitchcock	12	5	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Curry	4	4	4
TE Evan Alexander	2	0	0
WR Andres Easter	2	2	0
WR Lance Martinez	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch
WR Herb Murphy	9	5
WR Jerald Houston	2	0
TE Bill Redmon	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,700 (25,300)
End Zone 14,300 (18,200)
Mezzanine 8,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (16,100)
Club Seats 17,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,700 (25,300)
End Zone	14,300 (18,200)
Mezzanine	8,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (16,100)
Club Seats	17,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,600 (9,900)