Prediction: Colts 27, Texans 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Houston Texans |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 20 |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
RB 4 |
Arian Foster |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
RB 60 |
Alfred Blue |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 |
WR 13 |
DeAndre Hopkins |
Rec: 7-90, 1 TD |
WR 55 |
Damaris Johnson |
Rec: 3-45, 0 TD |
WR 71 |
Andre Johnson |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
TE 32 |
Ryan Griffin |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
K 12 |
Randy Bullock |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 18 |
Defense / ST |
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Indianapolis Colts |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 2 |
Andrew Luck |
Pass: 315, 2 TD Rush: 15, 0 |
RB 17 |
Dan Herron |
Rush: 55, 1 TD Rec: 5-30, 0 |
RB 38 |
Trent Richardson |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 7 |
T.Y. Hilton |
Rec: 7-95, 1 TD |
WR 28 |
Donte Moncrief |
Rec: 4-55, 1 TD |
WR 76 |
Reggie Wayne |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
WR 87 |
Hakeem Nicks |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
TE 17 |
Dwayne Allen |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
TE 19 |
Coby Fleener |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
K 4 |
Adam Vinatieri |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 8 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Texans In past 6, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has 1,397 pass yards with 12 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 107.0 rating. Completed 15 of 23 (65.2 pct.) for 212 yards & 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 109.3 rating in last meeting... Last week, RB Arian Foster rushed for 127 yards & TD & now has 32 career 100-yard games, surpassing PRIEST HOLMES (31) for most ever by undrafted player. Has 11 TDs in past 7 (7 rush, 4 rec.) & aims for 8th in row with TD. Since 2010, leads AFC in rush yards (5,834) & rush TDs (50)... WR Andre Johnson (996 rec.) needs 5 catches to surpass HINES WARD (1,000) for No. 9 all-time. Has 13,398 career rec. yards, eclipsing TORRY HOLT (13,382) for No. 12 all-time. For career, averages 6 rec./game, best in history (min. 100 games). In past 7, WR DeAndre Hopkins has 39 rec. for 724 yards (18.6 avg.) & 3 TDs... DE J.J. Watt is 1st player with 3 off. TDs (3 rec.) & 2 TDs on takeaways (INT, FR) in season since BILL GOLDING in 1948. Since entering NFL in 2011, leads league with 51 sacks, incl. 3 last week vs. Jax.
Colts Since entering NFL in 2012, QB Andrew Luck has 12,501 pass yards, eclipsing PEYTON MANNING (12,287) for most of any SB-era QB in 1st 3 seasons. Has 4-1 career record vs. Hou., passing for 1,198 yards with 12 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 93.2 rating... RB Trent Richardson (1,988) needs 12 rush yards to reach 2,000 career. Had rush TD in last meeting... In past 10, WR T.Y. Hilton has 62 catches for 1,109 yards with 7 TDs, incl. 6 100-yard games. Aims for 4th in row with TD catch. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,295 rec. yards & needs 5 to join WRs MARVIN HARRISON & Reggie Wayne as only Colts with 1,300+ yard rec. season. Had career-high 223 yards on 9 catches (24.8 avg.) with TD in last meeting. WR Reggie Wayne has TD catch in 2 of past 3 vs. Hou. Rookie WR Donte Moncrief (Round 3, No. 90 overall) aims for 4th in row with 3+ catches... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 110 tackles & has career-high 4 sacks. S Mike Adams leads team with career-high 5 INTs, incl. 1 vs. Cle. CB Josh Gordy posted 1st INT of season last week.
Results and Schedule
Houston Texans |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
WAS |
H |
W 17-6 |
+11 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
OAK |
A |
W 30-14 |
+16 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
NYG |
A |
L 17-30 |
-13 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
BUF |
H |
W 23-17 |
+6 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
DAL |
A |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
6 |
2014-10-09 |
IND |
H |
L 28-33 |
-5 |
7 |
2014-10-20 |
PIT |
A |
L 23-30 |
-7 |
8 |
2014-10-26 |
TEN |
A |
W 30-16 |
+14 |
9 |
2014-11-02 |
PHI |
H |
L 21-31 |
-10 |
10 |
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Bye |
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11 |
2014-11-16 |
CLE |
A |
W 23-7 |
+16 |
12 |
2014-11-23 |
CIN |
H |
L 13-22 |
-9 |
13 |
2014-11-30 |
TEN |
H |
W 45-21 |
+24 |
14 |
2014-12-07 |
JAC |
A |
W 27-13 |
+14 |
15 |
2014-12-14 |
IND |
A |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
BAL |
H |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
JAC |
H |
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Indianapolis Colts |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
DEN |
A |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
2 |
2014-09-15 |
PHI |
H |
L 27-30 |
-3 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
JAC |
A |
W 44-17 |
+27 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
TEN |
H |
W 41-17 |
+24 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
BAL |
H |
W 20-13 |
+7 |
6 |
2014-10-09 |
HOU |
A |
W 33-28 |
+5 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
CIN |
H |
W 27-0 |
+27 |
8 |
2014-10-26 |
PIT |
A |
L 34-51 |
-17 |
9 |
2014-11-03 |
NYG |
A |
W 40-24 |
+16 |
10 |
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Bye |
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11 |
2014-11-16 |
NE |
H |
L 20-42 |
-22 |
12 |
2014-11-23 |
JAC |
H |
W 23-3 |
+20 |
13 |
2014-11-30 |
WAS |
H |
W 49-27 |
+22 |
14 |
2014-12-07 |
CLE |
A |
W 25-24 |
+1 |
15 |
2014-12-14 |
HOU |
H |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
DAL |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
TEN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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HOU Offense |
IND Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
23.7 |
29.3 |
22.7 |
IND |
Rushing yards |
130.0 |
105.7 |
110.5 |
HOU |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.73 |
4.37 |
4.16 |
IND |
Completion % |
59.1% |
56.9% |
62.3% |
HOU |
Passing yards |
192.3 |
305.7 |
234.7 |
IND |
Passing yards per completion |
11.71 |
13.32 |
10.76 |
IND |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.92 |
7.57 |
6.70 |
IND |
Interceptions |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
- |
Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
HOU |
Sacks allowed |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
HOU |
3rd down conversions |
39.5% |
42.0% |
39.9% |
IND |
4th down conversions |
75.0% |
50.0% |
47.1% |
HOU |
Time of possession |
31:25 |
28:55 |
30:05 |
HOU |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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HOU Defense |
IND Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
18.7 |
25.0 |
22.7 |
HOU |
Rushing yards |
98.7 |
94.7 |
110.5 |
IND |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.60 |
4.39 |
4.16 |
HOU |
Completion % |
56.5% |
56.7% |
62.3% |
HOU |
Passing yards |
254.3 |
245.0 |
234.7 |
IND |
Passing yards per completion |
11.74 |
11.30 |
10.76 |
IND |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.64 |
6.41 |
6.70 |
IND |
INT return |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
HOU |
Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
- |
Sacks |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
HOU |
3rd down conversions |
41.3% |
36.2% |
39.9% |
IND |
4th down conversions |
28.6% |
20.0% |
47.1% |
IND |
Time of possession |
28:35 |
31:05 |
30:05 |
HOU |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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HOU |
IND |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
7.6 |
6.4 |
8.6 |
HOU |
Yards per kick return |
19.4 |
26.5 |
23.6 |
IND |
Yards allowed per punt return |
10.1 |
7.3 |
8.6 |
IND |
Yards allowed per kick return |
26.0 |
20.5 |
23.6 |
IND |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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HOU |
IND |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
5.7 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
IND |
Penalty yards |
49.7 |
41.3 |
53.4 |
IND |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2014 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
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 |
2012 |
17 |
2012-12-30 |
HOU |
IND |
16-28 |
IND |
2013 |
9 |
2013-11-03 |
IND |
HOU |
27-24 |
IND |
2013 |
15 |
2013-12-15 |
HOU |
IND |
3-25 |
IND |
2014 |
6 |
2014-10-09 |
IND |
HOU |
33-28 |
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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