NFL Game Preview: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts - Week 17

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Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts - Week 17

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TB ATL	22 17
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PHI NYG	7 42
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NYJ BUF	9 28
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JAC TEN	20 38
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HOU IND	16 28
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CLE PIT	10 24
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CHI DET	26 24
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BAL CIN	17 23
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CAR NO	44 38
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ARI SF	13 27
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STL SEA	13 20
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OAK SD	21 24
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MIA NE	0 28
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KC DEN	3 38
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GB MIN	34 37
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DAL WAS	18 28
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 27, Colts 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Houston Texans
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 16	Matt Schaub	Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2	Arian Foster	Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 41	Ben Tate	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 5	Andre Johnson	Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 74	Kevin Walter	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 75	DeVier Posey	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 6	Owen Daniels	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 10	Shayne Graham	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 15	Defense / ST

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Indianapolis Colts
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 9	Andrew Luck	Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 27	Vick Ballard	Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 65	Mewelde Moore	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 14	Reggie Wayne	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 23	T.Y. Hilton	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 60	Donnie Avery	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 22	Dwayne Allen	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 29	Coby Fleener	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 4	Adam Vinatieri	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 26	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Texans Have most wins in single season in franchise history (12)... QB Matt Schaub (3,733) needs 267 passing yards to reach 4,000 for 3rd time in career (4,770 in '09; 4,370 in '10)... In 4 career meetings vs. Ind., RB Arian Foster averages 164 rush yards per game (656 total). Since '10, Foster leads NFL in rush yards (4,168) & rush TDs (40)... WR Andre Johnson (806) reached 800 career catches in 2nd-fewest games (137) in NFL history last week, trailing only MARVIN HARRISON (131). Johnson (1,457) needs 43 rec. yards to reach 1,500 for 3rd time. Has 9 career games with at least 10 rec. & 150 yards, tied with TIM BROWN for 2nd-most in NFL history. HOFer JERRY RICE has most in league annals with 10 such games. In past 6, Johnson is averaging 143.3 rec. yards per game (860 total)... DE J.J. Watt (20.5) needs 2.5 sacks to surpass MICHAEL STRAHAN (22.5 in '01) for most sacks in season. Tied career-high with 3 sacks in last game vs. Ind... LB Whitney Mercilus is tied for 1st among AFC rookies with 6 sacks...

Colts Have 10-0 record vs. Texans at home. Have won 5 consecutive home games... 4th team in NFL history to win 10 or more games following season with 2 or fewer victories... QB Andrew Luck (4,183) surpassed CAM NEWTON (4,051 in 2011) for most passing yards by rookie in NFL history last week. Has 7 game-winning drives in 4th quarter or OT, tied for most in single season of any QB since 1970. Luck's 10 wins are most by rookie QB who was drafted No. 1 overall in SB era (since 1966)... RB Vick Ballard ranks 2nd among AFC rookies with 736 rush yards... WR Reggie Wayne (13,023) needs 67 rec. yards to surpass HOFer STEVE LARGENT (13,089) for No. 13 on all-time list. Reached 100 rec. for 4th time in career, tied for 2nd-most such seasons in NFL history... LB Robert Mathis has 8 sacks in 11 games in '12. Needs 2 sacks to register at least 10 sacks for 5th time... CB Darius Butler posted 2nd INT-return TD of season last week. Has career-high 4 INTs in '12. CB Vontae Davis posted 1st INT as Colt last week.

Results and Schedule

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	L 6-23	-17
17	2012-12-30	IND	A	L 16-28	-12

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	W 20-13	+7
17	2012-12-30	HOU	H	W 28-16	+12

Injury Report

Houston Texans
Out	CB Alan Ball (foot) CB Brice McCain (foot)
Doubtful	WR Trindon Holliday (ankle)
Questionable	SS Shiloh Keo (ankle) OLB Brooks Reed (groin) DE Antonio Smith (ankle)
Probable	OLB Connor Barwin (elbow) NT Shaun Cody (back) DE Jared Crick (neck) TE Owen Daniels (hamstring) ILB Tim Dobbins (shoulder) RB Justin Forsett (knee) RB Arian Foster (other-excused) CB Johnathan Joseph (groin) FS Glover Quin (hip) ILB Darryl Sharpton (toe) RB Ben Tate (hamstring) DE J.J. Watt (chest) QB T.J. Yates (elbow)
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)

Indianapolis Colts
Out	RB Delone Carter (ankle) NT Antonio Johnson (ankle) DE Cory Redding (quadriceps)
Questionable	WR Donnie Avery (shoulder) ILB Kavell Conner (hamstring) SS Tom Zbikowski (knee)
Probable	LB Jerrell Freeman (thumb) QB Andrew Luck (knee)
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)

Offense Stats Comparison

	HOU Offense	IND Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	25.3	22.8	22.3	HOU
Rushing yards	134.8	98.5	117.9	HOU
Rushing yards per attempt	4.50	3.98	4.30	HOU
Completion %	65.1%	49.2%	59.3%	HOU
Passing yards	241.3	230.8	225.0	HOU
Passing yards per completion	10.46	12.33	10.90	IND
Passing yards per attempt	6.82	6.06	6.47	HOU
Interceptions	0.5	1.5	1.0	HOU
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.5	0.7	HOU
Sacks allowed	2.3	3.3	2.4	HOU
3rd down conversions	29.6%	38.3%	37.4%	IND
4th down conversions	50.0%	100.0%	41.9%	IND
Time of possession	32:54	29:28	30:27	HOU

Defense Stats Comparison

	HOU Defense	IND Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	27.0	24.5	22.3	IND
Rushing yards	112.3	141.5	117.9	HOU
Rushing yards per attempt	4.20	5.73	4.30	HOU
Completion %	51.3%	60.9%	59.3%	HOU
Passing yards	274.3	245.0	225.0	IND
Passing yards per completion	13.87	11.92	10.90	IND
Passing yards per attempt	7.11	7.26	6.47	HOU
INT return	0.3	1.0	1.0	IND
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.0	0.7	HOU
Sacks	2.8	1.0	2.4	HOU
3rd down conversions	38.8%	38.2%	37.4%	IND
4th down conversions	20.0%	0.0%	41.9%	IND
Time of possession	30:45	30:32	30:27	IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	HOU	IND	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	12.1	15.1	10.0	IND
Yards per kick return	24.3	20.1	22.8	HOU
Yards allowed per punt return	9.8	14.9	10.0	HOU
Yards allowed per kick return	24.9	21.9	22.8	IND

Misc Stats Comparison

	HOU	IND	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	8.3	5.0	6.3	IND
Penalty yards	66.0	41.0	52.9	IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts
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
2012	15	2012-12-16	IND	HOU	17-29	HOU

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.