Week 17, 2026

played in Houston, TX

52 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	7	3	0	6	-	16
Houston Texans	7	0	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 HOU - C.J. Spiller 2 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 07:27 IND - Jimmie Mahaffey 14 pass from Dan LeFevour (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
2Q: 03:32 IND - Jeff Kennedy 29 field goal
3Q: 09:24 HOU - LeSean McCoy 7 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 10:19 IND - Jeff Kennedy 33 field goal
4Q: 08:00 HOU - Jamal Gardner 8 pass from Gene Chandler (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 03:38 IND - Jeff Kennedy 48 field goal
4Q: 00:58 HOU - Bruce Darche 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 HOU - C.J. Spiller 2 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 07:27 IND - Jimmie Mahaffey 14 pass from Dan LeFevour (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
2Q: 03:32 IND - Jeff Kennedy 29 field goal
3Q: 09:24 HOU - LeSean McCoy 7 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 10:19 IND - Jeff Kennedy 33 field goal
4Q: 08:00 HOU - Jamal Gardner 8 pass from Gene Chandler (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 03:38 IND - Jeff Kennedy 48 field goal
4Q: 00:58 HOU - Bruce Darche 29 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 9-7 9-7
First Downs 22 11
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 17 2
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 406 184
- Offensive Plays 70 53
- Yards per Play 5.80 3.47
Net Rushing Yards 103 136
- Rushing Attempts 23 33
- Yards per Rush 4.48 4.12
Net Passing Yards 303 48
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 25 - 1 18 - 9 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 307 60
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.45 2.40
Fumbles/Lost 5/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/39 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 4/1 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 5/131
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 45
Time of Possession 32:56 27:04

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	9-7	9-7
First Downs	22	11
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	17	2
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	406	184
- Offensive Plays	70	53
- Yards per Play	5.80	3.47
Net Rushing Yards	103	136
- Rushing Attempts	23	33
- Yards per Rush	4.48	4.12
Net Passing Yards	303	48
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 25 - 1	18 - 9 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	307	60
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.45	2.40
Fumbles/Lost	5/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/39	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	4/1	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	5/131
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 45
Time of Possession	32:56	27:04

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	0:10	OWN 9	1	5	Fumble
1	10:05	2:45	OWN 11	6	89	Touchdown
1	4:05	1:49	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
2	15:00	1:46	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	11:42	2:48	OWN 24	5	23	Punt
2	7:32	4:06	OWN 17	10	71	Field Goal
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 4	3	20	Half
3	15:00	1:18	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
3	9:15	6:35	OWN 26	12	37	Punt
3	0:18	5:04	OWN 28	11	56	Field Goal
4	7:54	4:23	OWN 23	7	46	Field Goal
4	2:12	0:08	OWN 13	1	0	Interception
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 9	5	37	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
1	12:32	2:27	OPP 14	5	14	Touchdown
1	7:20	3:15	OWN 19	5	18	Punt
1	2:16	2:16	OWN 31	4	21	Punt
2	13:14	1:32	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
2	8:54	1:22	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	3:26	1:56	OWN 41	6	20	Punt
3	13:42	4:27	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
3	2:40	2:22	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
4	10:14	2:14	OWN 41	3	-3	Punt
4	8:00	0:06	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
4	3:31	1:19	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
4	2:04	1:12	OPP 21	3	9	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jimmie Mahaffey, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dixon Gifford	10	48	4.80	10	1
Dan LeFevour	6	32	5.33	8	0
Curtis Winborn	5	14	2.80	8	0
Clyde Benton	1	7	7.00	7	0
Mack Stevens	1	2	2.00	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Spiller	23	107	4.65	17	4	1
LeSean McCoy	10	29	2.90	7	0	1

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan LeFevour	46	25	307	1/4	1	39	1	73.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	18	9	60	2/12	1	13	0	76.1

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	9	15	175	19.44	79	39	1
WR Donnie Bentsen	5	12	36	7.20	6	12	0
WR Leo Mahe	4	5	31	7.75	11	17	0
WR Karl Blanchard	3	6	25	8.33	7	20	0
TE Jerome Dove	2	4	22	11.00	4	14	0
RB Dixon Gifford	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Bruce Ryder	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Mack Stevens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB C.J. Spiller	3	3	19	6.33	6	13	0
WR Jamal Gardner	2	6	15	7.50	0	8	1
TE Frank Fortune	2	4	16	8.00	3	8	0
WR Preston Beadnell	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Darrell Erickson	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Dean Rivers	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tyrell Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dixon Gifford	2	0	0
Donnie Bentsen	1	0	0
Dan LeFevour	1	0	0
Luther Haugh	1	0	0
Daniel Miller	0	1	0
Joe Horner	0	1	0
Tyronne Green	0	1	0
Corwin Wunsch	0	0	1
Karl Blanchard	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
LeSean McCoy	1	0	0
C.J. Spiller	1	0	0
Frank Fortune	0	1	1
Bob Hutton	0	1	0
Darrell Erickson	0	1	0
Alonzo Conrady	0	1	0
Levon Jacobs	0	0	1
Stephen Harvey	0	0	1
Kendrick Hussey	0	0	1
Grady Paine	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norbert Bensen	5	192	38.4	29.0	52	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralph Flannery	9	374	41.6	39.2	57	5

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Kennedy	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luther Haugh	3	5	1.7	0
Leo Mahe	1	-4	-4.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luther Haugh	3	70	23.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	4	98	24.5	0
LeSean McCoy	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Gerald McCoy	5	1	1.0	29	16
ILB Robert James	5	1	0.0	26	13
S Corwin Wunsch	5	0	0.0	32	18
DE Trent Hudgins	3	1	0.0	24	12
OLB Brandon Graham	3	1	0.0	16	11
CB Rich Labbe	3	0	0.0	12	15
CB Luther Haugh	3	0	0.0	16	14
OLB Navorro Bowman	2	2	0.0	17	5
S Richie Maloney	2	2	0.0	23	13
CB George Stinson	2	0	0.0	23	11
ILB Kerry Adams	2	0	0.0	17	10
DE Donnie Johnson	1	3	1.0	28	18
S Dexter England	1	2	0.0	6	8
CB Malcolm Jenkins	1	1	0.0	31	18
DT Conrad Peterson	1	1	0.0	11	8
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	0	---	---	---
DT Perry Covey	1	0	0.0	27	12
OLB Heath Shelton	1	0	0.0	10	8

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Perry Coffin	7	2	0.0	18	38
OLB Herb Hampton	5	3	0.0	22	40
CB Lawrence Abbey	5	3	0.0	22	42
DT Levon Jacobs	4	2	1.0	15	30
S Clarence Mankey	4	0	0.0	17	37
ILB Alonzo Conrady	3	3	0.0	9	22
CB Grady Paine	3	2	0.0	15	32
ILB Lawrence Fisk	3	0	0.0	7	12
DE Kendrick Hussey	3	0	0.0	19	35
CB Tyrell Johnson	2	1	0.0	10	23
ILB Bob Hutton	2	0	0.0	23	47
DE Carlos Dunlap	2	0	0.0	18	43
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	1	0.0	17	24
DT Butch Ena	1	1	0.0	11	26
ILB Stephen Harvey	1	0	0.0	4	6
CB Nolan Miller	1	0	0.0	5	11
S Brock Cochrane	0	2	0.0	17	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donnie Johnson	1.0	0	1	1	18
DT Gerald McCoy	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Brad Hardy	0.0	1	0	0	10
DT Perry Covey	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Conrad Peterson	0.0	0	1	0	8

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Levon Jacobs	1.0	0	2	0	30
DE Kendrick Hussey	0.0	1	1	0	35
DT Butch Ena	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Carlos Dunlap	0.0	0	3	2	43
OLB Ralph Livanis	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rich Labbe	2	1	15
CB Luther Haugh	2	0	14
S Corwin Wunsch	1	2	18
ILB Kerry Adams	1	1	10
ILB Robert James	1	0	13
S Dexter England	1	0	8
S Richie Maloney	1	0	13

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lawrence Abbey	6	0	0	42
S Perry Coffin	5	1	0	38
OLB Herb Hampton	4	2	0	40
ILB Lawrence Fisk	2	0	0	12
S Clarence Mankey	2	0	0	37
ILB Alonzo Conrady	2	0	0	22
CB Grady Paine	2	0	0	32
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	0	0	24
CB Nolan Miller	1	0	0	11
ILB Bob Hutton	0	2	0	47
S Brock Cochrane	0	2	0	33
CB Tyrell Johnson	0	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ernie Fitzgerald	1	5	0	22	0	44
Tyronne Green	1	3	0	15	1	32
Daniel Miller	1	2	1	20	0	37
Jerome Dove	1	1	0	10	0	27
Matt Tennant	0	2	0	20	0	35
Jason Dorff	0	2	0	23	0	43
Joe Horner	0	1	0	8	0	17
Bruce Ryder	0	1	0	1	0	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gosder Cherilus	4	9	30	0	18
Alonzo Hansen	3	8	33	0	20
Antoine Caldwell	2	4	29	2	19
Darrell Erickson	2	4	18	0	14
Ethan Bowens	1	6	32	0	20
Leonard Gillespie	1	1	28	0	18
Frank Fortune	1	1	33	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Leo Mahe	2	17
Clyde Benton	2	8
Luther Haugh	1	36
Kerry Adams	1	24
Karl Blanchard	1	20
Gabe Shapiro	1	18
Matt Tennant	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Lawrence Fisk	2	21
Sammy Farrington	1	20
Dean Rivers	1	15
Darrell Erickson	1	15
Frank Fortune	1	15
Ralph Livanis	1	14

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan LeFevour	23	47	---	---	---	70
Jason Dorff	23	43	---	---	1	67
Ernie Fitzgerald	22	44	---	---	---	66
Luther Haugh	---	---	16	14	36	66
Matt Tennant	20	35	---	---	8	63
Jimmie Mahaffey	20	41	---	---	---	61
Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	31	18	10	59
Daniel Miller	20	37	---	---	---	57
Karl Blanchard	11	26	---	---	20	57
Donnie Johnson	---	---	28	18	10	56
Dixon Gifford	14	16	---	---	25	55
Tyronne Green	15	32	---	---	7	54
Corwin Wunsch	---	---	32	18	1	51
Kerry Adams	---	---	17	10	24	51
Perry Covey	---	---	27	12	10	49
Donnie Bentsen	17	30	---	---	1	48
Gerald McCoy	---	---	29	16	1	46
Jerome Dove	10	27	---	---	8	45
Leo Mahe	4	21	---	---	17	42
Robert James	---	---	26	13	1	40
Mack Stevens	14	22	---	---	4	40
Gabe Shapiro	14	7	---	---	18	39
Trent Hudgins	---	---	24	12	1	37
Rich Labbe	---	---	12	15	10	37
Richie Maloney	---	---	23	13	---	36
George Stinson	---	---	23	11	1	35
Joe Horner	8	17	---	---	8	33
Curtis Winborn	8	19	---	---	1	28
Heath Shelton	---	---	10	8	10	28
Brandon Graham	---	---	16	11	---	27
Brad Hardy	---	---	15	10	---	25
Bruce Ryder	1	8	---	---	15	24
Clyde Benton	2	14	---	---	8	24
Otis Hudson	4	11	---	---	8	23
Navorro Bowman	---	---	17	5	1	23
Dexter England	---	---	6	8	6	20
Conrad Peterson	---	---	11	8	1	20
Albert Franklin	3	12	---	---	3	18
Heath Stack	0	3	---	---	10	13
Matt Briles	0	4	---	---	5	9
Jeff Kennedy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norbert Bensen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Corey Blalock	0	1	---	---	2	3
R.J. McCardell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Wesley Lyons	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dominic Gilbreath	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Hutton	---	---	23	47	3	73
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	22	42	8	72
Herb Hampton	---	---	22	40	5	67
Frank Fortune	33	19	---	---	15	67
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	18	43	3	64
Brock Cochrane	---	---	17	33	12	62
C.J. Spiller	25	17	---	---	19	61
Alonzo Hansen	33	20	---	---	7	60
Ethan Bowens	32	20	---	---	7	59
Kendrick Hussey	---	---	19	35	5	59
Perry Coffin	---	---	18	38	3	59
Clarence Mankey	---	---	17	37	4	58
Ralph Livanis	---	---	17	24	14	55
Gene Chandler	33	20	---	---	---	53
Gosder Cherilus	30	18	---	---	3	51
Antoine Caldwell	29	19	---	---	3	51
Grady Paine	---	---	15	32	3	50
Levon Jacobs	---	---	15	30	4	49
Darrell Erickson	18	14	---	---	15	47
Leonard Gillespie	28	18	---	---	---	46
Jamal Gardner	25	17	---	---	1	43
Butch Ena	---	---	11	26	5	42
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	7	12	21	40
Dean Rivers	13	10	---	---	15	38
Nolan Brooks	20	8	---	---	10	38
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	9	22	6	37
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	10	23	2	35
Sammy Farrington	8	4	---	---	20	32
Allen Dawson	---	---	3	13	9	25
Mitch Petrus	8	5	---	---	10	23
LeSean McCoy	11	4	---	---	5	20
Stephen Harvey	---	---	4	6	9	19
Preston Beadnell	11	6	---	---	---	17
Nolan Miller	---	---	5	11	1	17
Spencer Hanson	1	1	---	---	14	16
Damon Connell	5	0	---	---	10	15
Ralph Flannery	0	0	---	---	10	10
Walter Jelinek	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bert Klepfer	---	---	1	3	---	4
Calvin Green	---	---	0	0	4	4
Wayne Snyder	---	---	0	0	4	4
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jessie Johannsen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hugh Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	43	5.4
Middle	14	62	4.4
Right	1	-2	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	60	6.7
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	10	33	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan LeFevour	46	25	5	3	0	7	7	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	18	9	0	0	1	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	105	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	172	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	30	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	45	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	8	1.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	15	9	175	4	41
WR Donnie Bentsen	12	5	36	0	30
WR Karl Blanchard	6	3	25	1	26
WR Leo Mahe	5	4	31	0	21
TE Jerome Dove	4	2	22	0	27
RB Dixon Gifford	1	1	8	0	16
FB Bruce Ryder	1	1	10	0	8
FB Mack Stevens	1	0	0	0	22

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jamal Gardner	6	2	0	15	17
TE Frank Fortune	4	2	0	16	19
RB C.J. Spiller	3	3	0	19	17
WR Dean Rivers	2	0	1	0	10
FB Darrell Erickson	2	1	0	5	14
WR Preston Beadnell	1	1	0	5	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	7	6	0.86	4.65
LeSean McCoy	4	22	5.50	2.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan LeFevour	10	5	31	3.10	6.67

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	2	2	13	6.50	3.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	3	2	20	6.67	11.67
WR Donnie Bentsen	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Karl Blanchard	2	1	0	0.00	4.17
TE Jerome Dove	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Leo Mahe	1	1	3	3.00	6.20
RB Dixon Gifford	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Beadnell	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Jamal Gardner	1	1	8	8.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Dixon Gifford	2	1
Clyde Benton	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Spiller	6	3
LeSean McCoy	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan LeFevour	11	7	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leo Mahe	3	3	1
WR Karl Blanchard	3	2	2
WR Donnie Bentsen	2	0	0
TE Jerome Dove	1	1	1
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	1	1
FB Mack Stevens	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Gardner	2	0	0
RB C.J. Spiller	2	2	1
TE Frank Fortune	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (21,100)
End Zone 12,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (21,100)
End Zone	12,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (4,000)