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Final Score Prediction

Texans 26, Colts 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Andrew Luck Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 24 Vick Ballard Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 56 Mewelde Moore Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 12 Reggie Wayne Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 33 T.Y. Hilton Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 48 Donnie Avery Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 25 Coby Fleener Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 30 Dwayne Allen Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 12 Adam Vinatieri FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 30 Defense / ST  
 
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Matt Schaub Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 Arian Foster Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 37 Ben Tate Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 8 Andre Johnson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 62 Kevin Walter Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 9 Owen Daniels Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 33 James Casey Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 2 Shayne Graham FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Colts Club has made 9-game improvement over last season (0-13) through Week 14. Seek 4th straight win vs. AFC South... QB Andrew Luck (3,792) surpassed PEYTON MANNING (3,739) for 2nd-most passing yards by rookie in NFL history last week. Has 6 game-winning drives in 4th quarter or OT, most by rookie since 1970 merger. Luck's 9 wins are most by rookie QB who was drafted No. 1 overall in SB era (since 1966). Attended Stratford HS in Houston, TX... Rookie RB Vick Ballard posted career-best 94 rush yards last week... WR Reggie Wayne (1,220) surpassed 1,200-yard mark for 6th time in his career & joined HOFer JERRY RICE (11), RANDY MOSS (8), MARVIN HARRISON (6) & TORRY HOLT (6) as only players with at least 6 such seasons. Wayne (94) needs 6 rec. to reach 100 for 4th time in career & tie for most in NFL history. Has 12 TD rec. vs. Texans, most vs. any team. Rookie WR T.Y. Hilton has 4 100-yard receiving game, most among rookies in '12... CB Cassius Vaughn had INT-return TD last week, 1st of season... LB Dwight Freeney has 15.5 sacks vs. Hou., most vs. any team.

Texans Have most wins in single-season in franchise history (11). Texans have won 9 of past 11 vs. AFC South... Since '11, QB Matt Schaub has 18-5 record (.783), 3rd-best among NFL starting QBs (min. 10 starts)... RB Arian Foster (1,148) needs 52 rush yards to reach 1,200 for 3rd consecutive season. Foster averages 163.7 rush yards per game with 5 rush TDs in 3 career games vs. Ind. RB Ben Tate rushed for 116 yards & TD in last game at home vs. Colts... WR Andre Johnson is averaging 153 rec. yards per game in past 4 (612 total). Johnson (10,865) needs 135 receiving yards to reach 11,000 career. Rookie WR Lestar Jean is averaging 28.3 yards per catch in past 2. TE Owen Daniels has career-best 6 TD rec. in '12... DE J.J. Watt (16.5) has most sacks in season in Texans history... Rookie LB Whitney Mercilus is tied for 1st among AFC rookies with 6 sacks... LB BRYAN BRAMAN leads club with 12 tackles on special teams.


Results and Schedule
Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 CHI A L 21-41 -20
2 2012-09-16 MIN H W 23-20 +3
3 2012-09-23 JAC H L 17-22 -5
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 GB H W 30-27 +3
6 2012-10-14 NYJ A L 9-35 -26
7 2012-10-21 CLE H W 17-13 +4
8 2012-10-28 TEN A W 19-13 +6
9 2012-11-04 MIA H W 23-20 +3
10 2012-11-08 JAC A W 27-10 +17
11 2012-11-18 NE A L 24-59 -35
12 2012-11-25 BUF H W 20-13 +7
13 2012-12-02 DET A W 35-33 +2
14 2012-12-09 TEN H W 27-23 +4
15 2012-12-16 HOU A L 17-29 -12
16 2012-12-23 KC A    
17 2012-12-30 HOU H    
   
Houston Texans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 MIA H W 30-10 +20
2 2012-09-16 JAC A W 27-7 +20
3 2012-09-23 DEN A W 31-25 +6
4 2012-09-30 TEN H W 38-14 +24
5 2012-10-08 NYJ A W 23-17 +6
6 2012-10-14 GB H L 24-42 -18
7 2012-10-21 BAL H W 43-13 +30
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 BUF H W 21-9 +12
10 2012-11-11 CHI A W 13-6 +7
11 2012-11-18 JAC H W 43-37 +6
12 2012-11-22 DET A W 34-31 +3
13 2012-12-02 TEN A W 24-10 +14
14 2012-12-10 NE A L 14-42 -28
15 2012-12-16 IND H W 29-17 +12
16 2012-12-23 MIN H    
17 2012-12-30 IND A    

Injury Report
Indianapolis Colts
Questionable  RB Delone Carter (ankle)
 SS Tom Zbikowski (knee)
Probable  WR Donnie Avery (ribs)
IR  RB Donald Brown (ankle, 12/11)
 NT Josh Chapman (knee, 11/27)
 WR Austin Collie (knee, 9/24)
 ILB A.J. Edds (knee, 8/3)
 NT Brandon McKinney (knee, 8/26)
 DE Fili Moala (knee, 11/27)
 DE Drake Nevis (hand, 11/12)
 CB Jerraud Powers (toe, 11/12)
   
Houston Texans
Out  CB Brice McCain (foot)
 OLB Brooks Reed (groin)
Questionable  CB Alan Ball (foot)
 TE Garrett Graham (concussion)
IR  K Randy Bullock (groin, 8/26)
 ILB Brian Cushing (knee, 10/10)
 OLB Keyaron Fox (knee, 8/9)
 DE Tim Jamison (achilles-tendon, 10/16)

Offense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Offense 
HOU
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 25.3 23.3 23.0 IND
Rushing yards 100.3 126.5 119.5 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 3.82 4.22 4.36 HOU
Completion % 54.2% 64.8% 60.5% HOU
Passing yards 286.8 245.5 228.4 IND
Passing yards per completion 12.87 10.71 10.94 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.98 6.93 6.62 IND
Interceptions 1.8 1.0 0.9 HOU
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.0 0.6 HOU
Sacks allowed 2.3 1.8 2.2 HOU
3rd down conversions 46.0% 30.5% 38.2% IND
4th down conversions 100.0% 40.0% 47.4% IND
Time of possession 32:45 33:37 30:31 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Defense 
HOU
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 22.3 21.8 23.0 HOU
Rushing yards 107.8 99.0 119.5 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.63 4.28 4.36 HOU
Completion % 59.8% 54.0% 60.5% HOU
Passing yards 288.3 289.0 228.4 IND
Passing yards per completion 11.81 12.75 10.94 IND
Passing yards per attempt 7.06 6.89 6.62 HOU
INT return 1.0 0.8 0.9 IND
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.3 0.6 HOU
Sacks 1.3 2.3 2.2 HOU
3rd down conversions 36.5% 32.5% 38.2% HOU
4th down conversions 33.3% 28.6% 47.4% HOU
Time of possession 27:16 29:18 30:31 IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   IND   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.5 14.5 10.3 HOU
Yards per kick return 17.6 23.2 23.0 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 20.6 10.3 10.3 HOU
Yards allowed per kick return 24.3 20.4 23.0 HOU
  Misc Stats Comparison
   IND   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.5 6.3 6.4 IND
Penalty yards 39.0 53.0 53.3 IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2012 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

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
2010 1 2010-09-12 IND HOU 24-34 HOU
2010 8 2010-11-01 HOU IND 17-30 IND
2011 1 2011-09-11 IND HOU 7-34 HOU
2011 16 2011-12-22 HOU IND 16-19 IND

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.