Week 15, 2045

played in Houston, TX

61 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	3	7	7	7	-	24
Houston Texans	7	6	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 HOU - Antonio Spencer 1 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
1Q: 05:38 IND - Scott Portilla 44 field goal
2Q: 14:20 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 18 field goal
2Q: 12:32 IND - Amir Braswell 12 run (Scott Portilla extra point)
2Q: 02:16 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 19 field goal
3Q: 11:27 HOU - C.J. Grant 1 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
3Q: 09:26 IND - Edwin Gorin 33 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Scott Portilla extra point)
4Q: 09:56 IND - Shaun Reiser 23 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Scott Portilla extra point)
4Q: 00:55 HOU - Christian Finkenstadt 54 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Fernando Sawyer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 HOU - Antonio Spencer 1 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
1Q: 05:38 IND - Scott Portilla 44 field goal
2Q: 14:20 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 18 field goal
2Q: 12:32 IND - Amir Braswell 12 run (Scott Portilla extra point)
2Q: 02:16 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 19 field goal
3Q: 11:27 HOU - C.J. Grant 1 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
3Q: 09:26 IND - Edwin Gorin 33 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Scott Portilla extra point)
4Q: 09:56 IND - Shaun Reiser 23 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Scott Portilla extra point)
4Q: 00:55 HOU - Christian Finkenstadt 54 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Fernando Sawyer extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 8-6 2-12
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 436 381
- Offensive Plays 59 67
- Yards per Play 7.39 5.69
Net Rushing Yards 110 125
- Rushing Attempts 20 37
- Yards per Rush 5.50 3.38
Net Passing Yards 326 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 27 - 1 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 326 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.36 8.53
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 6.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 4/99 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 36
Time of Possession 26:32 33:28

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	8-6	2-12
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	436	381
- Offensive Plays	59	67
- Yards per Play	7.39	5.69
Net Rushing Yards	110	125
- Rushing Attempts	20	37
- Yards per Rush	5.50	3.38
Net Passing Yards	326	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 27 - 1	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	326	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.36	8.53
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	6.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	4/99	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 36
Time of Possession	26:32	33:28

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:52	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	10:23	4:50	OWN 41	8	32	Field Goal
2	14:14	1:52	OWN 14	6	86	Touchdown
2	9:11	2:15	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
2	2:09	1:52	OWN 17	7	37	Interception
3	11:16	2:00	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	4:57	2:08	OWN 12	5	25	Punt
4	14:06	4:20	OWN 1	8	99	Touchdown
4	8:06	6:12	OWN 20	11	53	Missed FG
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 44	3	9	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:08	3:45	OPP 45	8	45	Touchdown
1	5:33	6:19	OWN 20	12	79	Field Goal
2	12:22	3:11	OWN 38	5	13	Punt
2	6:56	0:30	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
2	6:26	4:17	OPP 16	8	14	Field Goal
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 36	1	-11	Half
3	15:00	3:44	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	9:16	4:19	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
3	2:49	3:43	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
4	9:46	1:40	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
4	1:54	1:30	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown

Game MVP: Roman Steinmetz, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Amir Braswell	15	97	6.47	40	2	1
Pedro Adams	4	5	1.25	5	0	0
Edwin Gorin	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Grant	27	101	3.74	15	3	0
Antonio Spencer	6	10	1.67	10	1	1
Roman Steinmetz	2	11	5.50	12	1	0
O.J. Bevins	2	3	1.50	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Lincoln	39	27	326	0/0	2	44	1	101.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	30	19	256	0/0	2	54	0	112.6

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shaun Reiser	6	8	71	11.83	17	23	1
TE Tyler Kroft	5	7	70	14.00	35	39	0
WR Kirk Sell	4	4	28	7.00	0	15	0
RB Amir Braswell	4	4	15	3.75	13	12	0
WR Grady Ellard	3	5	39	13.00	14	21	0
WR Donovan McCauley	3	7	71	23.67	67	44	0
FB Edwin Gorin	1	1	33	33.00	30	33	1
WR Vince Richmond	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Victor McKenzie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Pedro Adams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Christian Finkenstadt	4	7	69	17.25	60	54	1
TE Jessie Kaeding	3	4	18	6.00	1	9	0
WR Butch Sonntag	3	4	44	14.67	0	27	0
RB C.J. Grant	3	3	40	13.33	32	32	1
RB Antonio Spencer	3	4	57	19.00	18	36	0
WR Mercury Stokes	2	5	24	12.00	8	17	0
FB O.J. Bevins	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
WR Lee Allamon	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S James Sample	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Edwin Chamberlain	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ernie Kaplan	0	1	0	0
Christian Finkenstadt	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Burroughs	3	133	44.3	35.7	52	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	5	216	43.2	38.4	54	4

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Portilla	1/2	1/2	0/0	44	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Sawyer	2/2	0/0	0/0	19	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Chamberlain	2	4	2.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eugene Denby	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Braswell	4	99	24.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Grant	1	28	28.0	0
Eugene Denby	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jimmy Ward	12	5	0.0	37	30
OLB Anthony Barr	8	0	0.0	25	23
ILB Andrew Winborn	4	3	0.0	36	30
S Edgar Vanderkellen	4	0	0.0	37	30
DE Avery Weimer	3	2	0.0	27	21
CB Dustin Swift	3	1	0.0	19	22
DT Eli Timms	3	0	0.0	22	22
S Colton Donaldson	2	5	0.0	15	15
DT Randall Horner	2	2	0.0	13	9
DE Chester Oliver	2	0	0.0	31	23
CB Archie Baxter	2	0	0.0	30	24
OLB Neil Hancock	2	0	0.0	14	7
DE J.C. Crabb	2	0	0.0	15	13
CB Joshua Clements	1	1	0.0	5	5
TE Tyler Kroft	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Joey Simmons	1	0	0.0	14	8
DT Randal Blevins	1	0	0.0	23	16
CB Will Pierce	0	1	0.0	36	28
DT Burt Perez	0	1	0.0	8	4

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mel Stazer	7	0	19	32
OLB Darnell Dietz	6	3	19	35
S James Sample	6	3	20	39
ILB Donte Dennis	5	1	19	22
ILB Denzel Perryman	4	1	20	38
S Zane Thompson	3	0	19	38
OLB Scottie Goolsby	2	1	15	32
CB Ian Cajigal	2	0	17	34
DE Johnny Lester	2	0	15	29
CB Mackenzie Branch	2	0	4	20
OLB Xavier Sheriff	1	0	5	5
DE Rodney Tylke	1	0	10	19
DE Abel Kurtz	1	0	10	20
DT Michael Hoy	1	0	5	17
DT Luther Bates	1	0	5	16
DT Skip Wallen	0	2	15	16
ILB Asher Snyder	0	1	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randall Horner	2	0	9
DE Avery Weimer	1	1	21
DE Chester Oliver	1	0	23
DT Burt Perez	1	0	4

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Johnny Lester	1	1	29
OLB Scottie Goolsby	1	0	32
DE Rodney Tylke	1	0	19
DE Abel Kurtz	1	0	20
DT Skip Wallen	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jimmy Ward	5	0	30
OLB Anthony Barr	3	1	23
OLB Neil Hancock	3	0	7
S Edgar Vanderkellen	2	2	30
CB Dustin Swift	2	1	22
CB Archie Baxter	2	0	24
ILB Andrew Winborn	1	1	30
ILB Joey Simmons	1	0	8

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	5	0	0	35
CB Mel Stazer	5	0	0	32
S James Sample	4	2	1	39
ILB Denzel Perryman	4	0	0	38
CB Ian Cajigal	2	0	0	34
OLB Scottie Goolsby	2	0	0	32
CB Mackenzie Branch	2	0	0	20
S Zane Thompson	1	0	0	38
DE Abel Kurtz	1	0	0	20
ILB Asher Snyder	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tito Lysne	2	5	20	39
Landon Pippin	2	5	20	39
Henry James	2	4	20	39
Kyle Long	1	3	20	39
Mitchell Johnston	1	2	20	39
Edwin Gorin	1	1	14	19

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Emmitt Catron	4	10	0	37	30
Xavier Su'a-Filo	4	9	2	37	30
O.J. Chaudhuri	2	5	0	37	30
Donovan Carr	1	5	0	37	30
Camden Baxter	0	5	0	37	30
B.J. Lincoln	0	1	0	24	13

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Ward	1	16
Victor McKenzie	1	16
Shaun Reiser	1	13
Tyler Kroft	1	11
Edwin Gorin	1	4

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
B.J. Lincoln	2	16
Lee Allamon	2	10
Christian Finkenstadt	1	14
Butch Sonntag	1	10

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Edgar Vanderkellen	---	---	37	30	18	85
Jimmy Ward	---	---	37	30	16	83
Andrew Winborn	---	---	36	30	12	78
Will Pierce	---	---	36	28	2	66
Henry James	20	39	---	---	5	64
Tito Lysne	20	39	---	---	5	64
Shaun Reiser	17	34	---	---	13	64
Kyle Lincoln	20	39	---	---	---	59
Kyle Long	20	39	---	---	---	59
Landon Pippin	20	39	---	---	---	59
Mitchell Johnston	20	39	---	---	---	59
Chester Oliver	---	---	31	23	4	58
Archie Baxter	---	---	30	24	2	56
Anthony Barr	---	---	25	23	2	50
Donovan McCauley	13	30	---	---	6	49
Avery Weimer	---	---	27	21	1	49
Tyler Kroft	14	24	---	---	11	49
Amir Braswell	16	22	---	---	11	49
Eli Timms	---	---	22	22	3	47
Dustin Swift	---	---	19	22	2	43
Randal Blevins	---	---	23	16	---	39
Edwin Gorin	14	19	---	---	4	37
Colton Donaldson	---	---	15	15	6	36
Victor McKenzie	10	9	---	---	16	35
J.C. Crabb	---	---	15	13	7	35
Neil Hancock	---	---	14	7	12	33
Grady Ellard	7	22	---	---	1	30
Joey Simmons	---	---	14	8	5	27
Edwin Chamberlain	0	2	---	---	21	23
Randall Horner	---	---	13	9	---	22
Kirk Sell	2	14	---	---	6	22
Joshua Clements	---	---	5	5	11	21
Pedro Adams	4	15	---	---	---	19
Vince Richmond	0	2	---	---	15	17
Burt Perez	---	---	8	4	3	15
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	2	---	---	5	8
Scott Portilla	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harry Welch	0	0	---	---	5	5
Devonte DaSilva	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Pantin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Matt Burroughs	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jace Prior	2	0	---	---	1	3
Bo Sweeney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Stephen Boyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tre Perkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Shepard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Emmitt Catron	37	30	---	---	7	74
Donovan Carr	37	30	---	---	7	74
O.J. Chaudhuri	37	30	---	---	7	74
Xavier Su'a-Filo	37	30	---	---	---	67
Roman Steinmetz	37	30	---	---	---	67
James Sample	---	---	20	39	8	67
Camden Baxter	37	30	---	---	---	67
Christian Finkenstadt	29	23	---	---	14	66
Mel Stazer	---	---	19	32	13	64
C.J. Grant	31	26	---	---	6	63
Denzel Perryman	---	---	20	38	5	63
Zane Thompson	---	---	19	38	2	59
Darnell Dietz	---	---	19	35	2	56
Ian Cajigal	---	---	17	34	2	53
B.J. Lincoln	24	13	---	---	16	53
Donte Dennis	---	---	19	22	11	52
Scottie Goolsby	---	---	15	32	2	49
Mercury Stokes	23	23	---	---	1	47
Butch Sonntag	22	14	---	---	10	46
Johnny Lester	---	---	15	29	2	46
Antonio Spencer	12	9	---	---	19	40
O.J. Bevins	18	14	---	---	7	39
Abel Kurtz	---	---	10	20	5	35
Skip Wallen	---	---	15	16	2	33
Rodney Tylke	---	---	10	19	3	32
Jessie Kaeding	10	16	---	---	4	30
Gilbert Woolson	---	---	2	13	14	29
Lee Allamon	9	7	---	---	10	26
Eugene Denby	7	4	---	---	14	25
Mackenzie Branch	---	---	4	20	1	25
Luther Bates	---	---	5	16	3	24
Michael Hoy	---	---	5	17	1	23
Gustavo Johnstone	0	1	---	---	18	19
Asher Snyder	---	---	1	4	7	12
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	5	5	1	11
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Fernando King	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	7	7
Blaine Flowers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jayden Flora	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blaine Flanders	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roosevelt Fredrickson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Hayden Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	9	56	6.2
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	42	3.8
Middle	22	74	3.4
Right	3	10	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Lincoln	39	27	5	0	4	2	5	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	30	19	4	0	1	5	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	61	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	160	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	105	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	65	21.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	118	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	3	10	0.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	63	31.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shaun Reiser	8	6	0	71	1	34
WR Donovan McCauley	7	3	2	71	1	30
TE Tyler Kroft	7	5	1	70	1	24
WR Grady Ellard	5	3	0	39	1	22
WR Kirk Sell	4	4	0	28	0	14
RB Amir Braswell	4	4	0	15	0	22
FB Edwin Gorin	1	1	0	33	1	19
WR Vince Richmond	1	1	0	-1	0	2
TE Victor McKenzie	1	0	1	0	0	9
RB Pedro Adams	1	0	0	0	0	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Christian Finkenstadt	7	4	1	69	1	23
WR Mercury Stokes	5	2	0	24	0	23
TE Jessie Kaeding	4	3	0	18	0	16
WR Butch Sonntag	4	3	0	44	1	14
RB Antonio Spencer	4	3	0	57	1	9
RB C.J. Grant	3	3	0	40	1	26
WR Lee Allamon	2	0	0	0	0	7
FB O.J. Bevins	1	1	0	4	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Amir Braswell	2	20	10.00	6.47

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	8	18	2.25	3.74
Antonio Spencer	3	1	0.33	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Lincoln	1	1	-4	-4.00	8.36

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	5	3	12	2.40	8.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Amir Braswell	1	1	-4	-4.00	3.75

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Stokes	2	1	7	3.50	4.80
RB C.J. Grant	1	1	1	1.00	13.33
WR Lee Allamon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB O.J. Bevins	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Pedro Adams	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	2	1
Antonio Spencer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Lincoln	11	7	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	10	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tyler Kroft	4	3	2
WR Donovan McCauley	2	0	0
WR Shaun Reiser	2	2	1
WR Grady Ellard	1	1	0
TE Victor McKenzie	1	0	0
RB Amir Braswell	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jessie Kaeding	4	3	2
WR Mercury Stokes	2	2	2
RB C.J. Grant	1	1	0
RB Antonio Spencer	1	1	0
WR Lee Allamon	1	0	0
FB O.J. Bevins	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,100)
End Zone 12,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,100)
End Zone	12,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)