Week 17, 2023

played in Houston, TX

70 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts314107-34
Houston Texans14037-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:35 IND - David Buehler 49 field goal
1Q: 04:19 HOU - Brett Murphy 1 run (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
1Q: 00:10 HOU - Dean Rivers 35 pass from Gene Chandler (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
2Q: 09:57 IND - Robert James 48 interception return (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 02:22 IND - Leo Mahe 21 pass from Jason Rioux (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 09:27 IND - David Buehler 37 field goal
3Q: 05:12 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 32 field goal
3Q: 01:15 IND - Jimmie Mahaffey 95 run (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 11:04 HOU - LeSean McCoy 2 run (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 06:05 IND - Knowshon Moreno 1 run (David Buehler extra point)

Team StatisticsINDHOU
Record4-128-8
First Downs1723
- by Rushing74
- by Passing719
- by Penalty30
Total Net Yards333458
- Offensive Plays5574
- Yards per Play6.056.19
Net Rushing Yards19184
- Rushing Attempts2719
- Yards per Rush7.074.42
Net Passing Yards142374
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 18 - 054 - 28 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards142381
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/7
- Yards per Pass Play5.076.80
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions1/112/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.39.2
4th Down Conversions0/01/3
Penalties/Yards2/1211/98
Punt Returns/Yards1/03/34
Kick Returns/Yards4/637/191
Interception Ret./Yards4/650/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 34
Time of Possession29:3230:28

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:02OWN 26632Punt
110:181:51OWN 27341Field Goal
14:091:25OWN 233-3Punt
215:003:54OWN 31626Punt
27:481:24OWN 232Punt
24:161:18OWN 303-2Punt
22:460:37OPP 36336Touchdown
21:191:17OWN 1739Punt
313:544:35OWN 38842Field Goal
35:071:36OWN 20311Punt
31:150:20OWN 5195Touchdown
410:544:57OWN 29871Touchdown
44:061:47OPP 4936Punt
40:400:40OWN 362-2Game
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:581:40OWN 2036Punt
18:274:18OWN 29771Touchdown
12:442:44OWN 32668Touchdown
211:061:21OWN 20310Interception
29:451:57OWN 383-1Punt
26:242:08OPP 43520Missed FG
22:580:12OWN 4610Interception
22:090:50OWN 3732Punt
20:020:02OWN 3512Half
315:001:06OWN 4232Interception
39:194:12OWN 281057Field Goal
33:312:16OWN 35650Interception
30:555:01OWN 471053Touchdown
45:571:51OWN 30519Downs
42:191:39OWN 20944Downs

Game MVP: Malcolm Jenkins, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Knowshon Moreno17774.531841
Jason Rioux4112.75800
Dixon Gifford320.67200
Jeremy Brakke263.00400
Jimmie Mahaffey19595.009511
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
LeSean McCoy11534.821321
Brett Murphy7263.711111
Gene Chandler155.00500

Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jason Rioux28181420/0125088.7
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gene Chandler54283811/7135450.0

Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jimmie Mahaffey47256.25490
FB Jeremy Brakke3410.33230
TE Jerome Dove34175.673100
WR Leo Mahe345317.670251
RB Knowshon Moreno2284.00160
WR Jerome Cowsette1244.00040
WR Carl Abney131515.001150
TE Patrick Logan111919.000190
RB Dixon Gifford0100.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Preston Beadnell71110715.2942300
WR Dean Rivers71410014.2932351
RB LeSean McCoy44287.0011100
WR Jamal Gardner464611.5022270
TE R.J. Cote374615.3320220
TE John Carlson1311.00010
FB Jumbo Wheeler122727.0022270
WR Dwight Donovan152626.0013260
FB Darrell Erickson0200.00000

Interception Statistics

IndianapolisIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Robert James14848.001
CB Hal Tyler100.000
S Corwin Wunsch144.000
CB Malcolm Jenkins11313.000
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

IndianapolisFumbRecovForceTD
Jerome Cowsette1000
Leo Mahe0100
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Kent Jarvis0010

Punting Statistics

IndianapolisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Edward Godfrey834843.531.8480
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Steve Watanabe315250.750.7612

Kicking Statistics

IndianapolisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Buehler2/21/10/0494/4
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jack Kemnitzer1/20/10/0323/3

Punt Return Statistics

IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Jerome Cowsette100.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers22613.00
Kent Jarvis188.00

Kick Return Statistics

IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Jerome Cowsette46315.80
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers616627.70
Jamal Gardner12525.00

Defensive Statistics

IndianapolisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Malcolm Jenkins800.01749
OLB Brandon Graham510.01952
S Corwin Wunsch420.01751
DE Artie Shorter410.01545
CB George Stinson400.01641
DE Jeremy Martin311.0942
CB Hal Tyler310.01647
S Chris Stone310.0421
S Darcel McBath210.01245
DE Vaughn Martin200.01340
CB Vinny Washington200.0729
ILB Jasper Brinkley120.0718
DT Perry Covey120.01329
DE Anthony McMahon100.01013
OLB Navorro Bowman100.045
DT Gerald McCoy020.01023
ILB Robert James010.01232
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk1140.02628
DT Levon Jacobs410.02122
S Luke Hartland400.02123
S Chad Jones400.01222
OLB Peter Heuvicq310.01413
S Kent Jarvis300.01517
OLB Marc Poloski210.0167
DE Teddy Flannery200.01416
CB Tyrell Johnson200.02123
CB Lawrence Abbey200.01621
DE Carlos Dunlap200.01822
FB Jumbo Wheeler10---------
WR Dwight Donovan10---------
DE Joey Sims100.01817
WR Jamal Gardner10---------
CB D.J. Moore020.01922
DT Sedrick Harvey010.01314
DE Terry Densmore010.096

Pass Rush Statistics

IndianapolisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jeremy Martin1.000042
DT Perry Covey0.010029
DE Artie Shorter0.007145
DE Vaughn Martin0.001040
ILB Jasper Brinkley0.001018
OLB Brandon Graham0.001052
DT Gerald McCoy0.000123
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Teddy Flannery0.001216
DT Levon Jacobs0.001022
DE Carlos Dunlap0.001022
DT Torell Troup0.00109
DE Joey Sims0.000117

Pass Defense Statistics

IndianapolisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Brandon Graham50052
CB Malcolm Jenkins44149
CB George Stinson41041
CB Hal Tyler31147
S Corwin Wunsch21151
S Chris Stone20021
CB Vinny Washington20029
DE Jeremy Martin11042
S Darcel McBath11045
ILB Robert James10132
DE Artie Shorter10045
OLB Dusty Reynolds10010
OLB Navorro Bowman1005
ILB Jasper Brinkley01018
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk50028
CB Lawrence Abbey30021
S Chad Jones30022
S Kent Jarvis20017
CB Tyrell Johnson20023
S Luke Hartland12023
DT Levon Jacobs10022
DE Carlos Dunlap10022

Blocking Statistics

IndianapolisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ernie Fitzgerald46126027
Matt Tennant15020025
Daniel Miller12022022
Jeremy Brakke11019018
Jerome Dove11016024
Tyronne Green02021021
Dwayne Shannon02024023
Morris Poor020703
Otis Hudson020506
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Antoine Caldwell23010120
Matt Slauson22015049
Mickey Brandon15018042
Herb Bradford15019055
Darrell Erickson11111026
John Carlson11010024
Jimmy Fulcher01018042

Special Teams Tackles

IndianapolisTacklesSTPlays
Jeremy Brakke318
Bucky Baxter316
Jerome Dove222
Dixon Gifford121
Andy Alleman110
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Dwight Donovan220
Dean Rivers121
Kent Jarvis118
D.J. Moore113

Participation

IndianapolisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
George Stinson------16411875
Brandon Graham------1952273
Corwin Wunsch------1751169
Malcolm Jenkins------1749---66
Hal Tyler------1647265
Jerome Dove1624------2262
Artie Shorter------1545161
Darcel McBath------1245360
Jason Rioux2728------257
Vaughn Martin------1340356
Jeremy Brakke1918------1855
Matt Tennant2025------1055
Jeremy Martin------942253
Ernie Fitzgerald2627---------53
Vinny Washington------7291551
Tyronne Green2121------749
Jimmie Mahaffey2523---------48
Robert James------1232347
Dwayne Shannon2423---------47
Daniel Miller2222---------44
Perry Covey------1329143
Leo Mahe1420------741
Knowshon Moreno2316---------39
Carl Abney1311------1438
Jasper Brinkley------7181237
Dixon Gifford412------2137
Gerald McCoy------1023336
Jerome Cowsette58------1528
Chris Stone------421227
Anthony McMahon------1013326
Andy Alleman78------1025
Marcus Thomas12------2225
Patrick Logan135------725
Morris Poor73------1020
Dusty Reynolds------410519
Jimmy Gaylor35------1018
Bucky Baxter------001616
Lonnie Pehrson------410115
Otis Hudson56------314
Sean Brower------03710
David Buehler00------99
Navorro Bowman------45---9
Edward Godfrey00------88
Donnie Bentsen21------25
Artie Rivers00---------0
Emmanuel Hill00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Herb Bradford1955------579
Gene Chandler1955---------74
Lawrence Fisk------26281872
Mickey Brandon1842------565
Dean Rivers836------2165
Matt Slauson1549---------64
Jimmy Fulcher1842---------60
Preston Beadnell1544---------59
Lawrence Abbey------16212158
Jamal Gardner1437------758
Tyrell Johnson------21231054
D.J. Moore------19221354
Kent Jarvis------15171850
Lawrence Berry935------549
Dwight Donovan721------2048
Levon Jacobs------2122447
LeSean McCoy1234---------46
Luke Hartland------2123246
Darrell Erickson1126------643
John Carlson1024------741
Carlos Dunlap------1822141
Joey Sims------1817540
Brett Murphy716------1740
Marc Poloski------1671336
Chad Jones------1222236
R.J. Cote419------831
Teddy Flannery------1416---30
Antoine Caldwell1020---------30
Sedrick Harvey------1314330
Emmitt Vilnit------1018129
Peter Heuvicq------1413---27
Jessie Johannsen46------1525
Torell Troup------159125
Jumbo Dolan16------1724
Terry Densmore------96924
Jumbo Wheeler26------1220
Casey Donovan------117119
Dennis Hannam113------519
Ralph Livanis------81817
Mitch Petrus46------515
Gosder Cherilus113---------14
Jack Kemnitzer00------77
Steve Watanabe00------33
Charles Stephens00------22
Julio McElroy00---------0
Kurt Houston00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left712918.4
Middle16603.8
Right242.0
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left382.7
Middle10404.0
Right6366.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jason Rioux28182132430
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gene Chandler5428710101024

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3341.3
Short (0-8 Yds)1410483.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)82253.1
Long (19+ Yds)336521.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen21105.0
Short (0-8 Yds)28182057.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)1781317.7
Long (19+ Yds)71355.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jimmie Mahaffey74025023
FB Jeremy Brakke4301018
TE Jerome Dove43017024
WR Leo Mahe43053220
WR Carl Abney31115011
WR Jerome Cowsette211408
RB Knowshon Moreno2208016
RB Dixon Gifford1010012
TE Patrick Logan1101905
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dean Rivers1470100136
WR Preston Beadnell1170107244
TE R.J. Cote73046119
WR Jamal Gardner64046137
WR Dwight Donovan51026121
RB LeSean McCoy44028034
TE John Carlson3101024
FB Jumbo Wheeler2102716
FB Darrell Erickson2000026

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Knowshon Moreno2126.004.53
Dixon Gifford100.000.67
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Brett Murphy382.673.71
LeSean McCoy231.504.82
Gene Chandler155.005.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gene Chandler83212.637.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dwight Donovan2000.005.20
RB LeSean McCoy22168.007.00
WR Preston Beadnell1000.009.73
WR Dean Rivers1155.007.14
TE R.J. Cote1000.006.57
WR Jamal Gardner1000.007.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisRushesConversions
Knowshon Moreno30
HoustonRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompConversions
Jason Rioux831
HoustonAttCompConversions
Gene Chandler1242

Third Down Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargCatchConversions
WR Carl Abney200
WR Jimmie Mahaffey210
RB Knowshon Moreno110
FB Jeremy Brakke100
WR Leo Mahe111
RB Dixon Gifford100
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Preston Beadnell431
WR Dean Rivers311
WR Jamal Gardner200
WR Dwight Donovan100
FB Darrell Erickson100
TE R.J. Cote100

SectionAttendance
Stadium46,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck14,300 (21,100)
End Zone10,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine5,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats9,200 (13,400)
Club Seats4,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes2,400 (4,000)