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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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Bye |
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| 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 |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
HOU |
H |
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| 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 |
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Bye |
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| 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 |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
IND |
A |
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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 |
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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 |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
| 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 |
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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.
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