| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Indianapolis Colts |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 1 |
Peyton Manning |
Pass: 290, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
 RB 32 |
Joseph Addai |
Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| RB 49 |
Donald Brown |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 5 |
Reggie Wayne |
Rec: 7-90, 1 TD |
| WR 22 |
Pierre Garcon |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 60 |
Austin Collie |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 3 |
Dallas Clark |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
| K 2 |
Adam Vinatieri |
FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3 |
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| Houston Texans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 5 |
Matt Schaub |
Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 14 |
Arian Foster |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 48 |
Steve Slaton  |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 2 |
Andre Johnson |
Rec: 8-110, 1 TD |
| WR 26 |
Jacoby Jones |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 51 |
Kevin Walter |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
 TE 26 |
Owen Daniels  |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 6 |
Neil Rackers |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
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Game Notes
 Colts Club has won 9 of past 11 games on Kickoff Weekend... Colts are 7-1 (.875) at Hou. & aim for 4th consecutive road win vs. Texans... Since '02, Colts are 38-10 (.791) vs. AFC South... QB PEYTON MANNNIG is 15-1 (.937) vs. Hou. & has completed 386 of 540 passes (71.5 pct.) for 4,421 yards w/37 TDs vs. 8 INTs & 112.4 passer rating. Manning has posted 5 games w/300+ passing yards vs. Hou. Manning has 94 TDs vs. 33 INTs & 103.4 passer rating vs. AFC South... Houston native RB Joseph Addai has 6 rush TDs in past 6 vs. Texans... In '09, WR Reggie Wayne recorded 100+ rec. for 2nd time in career. Wayne has 91 rec. vs. Hou. (most vs. any opponent)... TE Dallas Clark had 100 rec. in '09, 2nd-most among NFL TEs all-time (TONY GONZALEZ, 102 in '04). In past 2 vs. Hou., Clark has 23 rec. for 182 yards (7.9 avg.) w/TD... DE Dwight Freeney (13.5) & DE Robert Mathis (9.5) totaled 23 sacks last season. Freeney aims for 4th game in row w/sack vs. Hou. & has 12.5 career vs. Hou. Mathis has 10.5 sacks vs. Hou. (most vs. any opponent)...
 Texans Captured 1st winning season in franchise history in '09 (9-7)... Club has posted 20-12 (.625) record at home under head coach GARY KUBIAK... Offense led NFL w/290.9 passing yards per game in '09... QB Matt Schaub is 12-6 (.667) at Reliant Stadium, completing 395 of 586 passes (67.4 pct.) for 4,820 yards w/27 TDs vs. 13 INTs & 98.6 passer rating. Led NFL & set franchise record with 4,770 passing yards last season... In only career start (1/3/10), RB Arian Foster rushed for career-high 119 yards on 20 att. (6.0 avg.). RB Steve Slaton has 4 rush TDs in 4 career games vs. Colts... Since '07, WR Andre Johnson leads NFL w/3,995 rec. yards. In past 4 vs. Ind., Johnson is averaging 89 rec. yards per game (356 total)... TE Owen Daniels tied career-high w/5 TD rec. last season... Since '07, DE Mario Williams ranks 3rd in NFL w/35 sacks (DE MARCUS WARE, 45; JARED ALLEN, 44.5). Aims for 3rd straight game with sack vs. Colts... Rookie CB Kareem Jackson (1st round, No. 20) will make NFL debut as starter... S Bernard Pollard posted career-high 2 INTs vs. Ind. on 11/8/09.
Results and Schedule
| Indianapolis Colts |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-12 |
HOU |
A |
L 24-34 |
-10 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
NYG |
H |
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| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
DEN |
A |
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| 4 |
2010-10-03 |
JAC |
A |
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| 5 |
2010-10-10 |
KC |
H |
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| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
WAS |
A |
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| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2010-11-01 |
HOU |
H |
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| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
PHI |
A |
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| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
CIN |
H |
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| 11 |
2010-11-21 |
NE |
A |
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| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
SD |
H |
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| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
DAL |
H |
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| 14 |
2010-12-09 |
TEN |
A |
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| 15 |
2010-12-19 |
JAC |
H |
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| 16 |
2010-12-26 |
OAK |
A |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
TEN |
H |
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| Houston Texans |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-12 |
IND |
H |
W 34-24 |
+10 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
WAS |
A |
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| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
DAL |
H |
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| 4 |
2010-10-03 |
OAK |
A |
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| 5 |
2010-10-10 |
NYG |
H |
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| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
KC |
H |
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| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2010-11-01 |
IND |
A |
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| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
SD |
H |
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| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
JAC |
A |
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| 11 |
2010-11-21 |
NYJ |
A |
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| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
TEN |
H |
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| 13 |
2010-12-02 |
PHI |
A |
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| 14 |
2010-12-13 |
BAL |
H |
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| 15 |
2010-12-19 |
TEN |
A |
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| 16 |
2010-12-26 |
DEN |
A |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
JAC |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
IND
Offense |
HOU
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
26.3 |
26.5 |
21.1 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards |
76.3 |
100.3 |
117.5 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.15 |
3.80 |
4.19 |
HOU |
| Completion % |
61.6% |
67.5% |
60.6% |
HOU |
| Passing yards |
232.8 |
303.5 |
217.8 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.55 |
11.78 |
10.84 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.50 |
7.96 |
6.57 |
HOU |
| Interceptions |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
HOU |
| Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
IND |
| 3rd down conversions |
47.1% |
38.2% |
38.4% |
IND |
| 4th down conversions |
40.0% |
75.0% |
52.0% |
HOU |
| Time of possession |
39:24 |
47:33 |
30:10 |
HOU |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
IND
Defense |
HOU
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
25.8 |
20.8 |
21.1 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards |
151.3 |
82.8 |
117.5 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.58 |
3.51 |
4.19 |
HOU |
| Completion % |
64.3% |
65.8% |
60.6% |
IND |
| Passing yards |
214.0 |
226.8 |
217.8 |
IND |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.04 |
9.44 |
10.84 |
IND |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.81 |
6.21 |
6.57 |
IND |
| INT return |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
HOU |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
HOU |
| Sacks |
1.8 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
HOU |
| 3rd down conversions |
46.5% |
40.5% |
38.4% |
HOU |
| 4th down conversions |
12.5% |
45.5% |
52.0% |
IND |
| Time of possession |
50:36 |
42:27 |
30:10 |
HOU |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
| |
IND |
HOU |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
5.8 |
8.2 |
8.9 |
HOU |
| Yards per kick return |
23.4 |
22.8 |
21.8 |
IND |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
5.5 |
4.9 |
8.9 |
HOU |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
33.4 |
23.7 |
21.8 |
HOU |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
IND |
HOU |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
3.8 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
IND |
| Penalty yards |
25.0 |
34.3 |
46.5 |
IND |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2009 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.
Weather
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Team vs. Team History
| Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
3 |
2002-09-22 |
IND |
HOU |
23-3 |
IND |
| 2002 |
13 |
2002-12-01 |
HOU |
IND |
3-19 |
IND |
| 2003 |
8 |
2003-10-26 |
HOU |
IND |
21-30 |
IND |
| 2003 |
17 |
2003-12-28 |
IND |
HOU |
20-17 |
IND |
| 2004 |
10 |
2004-11-14 |
HOU |
IND |
14-49 |
IND |
| 2004 |
14 |
2004-12-12 |
IND |
HOU |
23-14 |
IND |
| 2005 |
7 |
2005-10-23 |
IND |
HOU |
38-20 |
IND |
| 2005 |
10 |
2005-11-13 |
HOU |
IND |
17-31 |
IND |
| 2006 |
2 |
2006-09-17 |
HOU |
IND |
24-43 |
IND |
| 2006 |
16 |
2006-12-24 |
IND |
HOU |
24-27 |
HOU |
| 2007 |
3 |
2007-09-23 |
IND |
HOU |
30-24 |
IND |
| 2007 |
16 |
2007-12-23 |
HOU |
IND |
15-38 |
IND |
| 2008 |
5 |
2008-10-05 |
IND |
HOU |
31-27 |
IND |
| 2008 |
11 |
2008-11-16 |
HOU |
IND |
27-33 |
IND |
| 2009 |
9 |
2009-11-08 |
HOU |
IND |
17-20 |
IND |
| 2009 |
12 |
2009-11-29 |
IND |
HOU |
35-27 |
IND |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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