Week 17, 2065

played in Houston, TX

58 degrees, rain, 21 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	3	3	0	0	-	6
Houston Texans	7	0	14	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:52 HOU - Hayden Howe 11 pass from Brian Bernard (Nathan Crane extra point)
1Q: 02:07 IND - Carson Abrams 37 field goal
2Q: 01:39 IND - Carson Abrams 48 field goal
3Q: 09:51 HOU - Amos Blair 84 interception return (Nathan Crane extra point)
3Q: 04:55 HOU - Hayden Howe 2 pass from Brian Bernard (Nathan Crane extra point)
4Q: 14:45 HOU - Nathan Crane 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:52 HOU - Hayden Howe 11 pass from Brian Bernard (Nathan Crane extra point)
1Q: 02:07 IND - Carson Abrams 37 field goal
2Q: 01:39 IND - Carson Abrams 48 field goal
3Q: 09:51 HOU - Amos Blair 84 interception return (Nathan Crane extra point)
3Q: 04:55 HOU - Hayden Howe 2 pass from Brian Bernard (Nathan Crane extra point)
4Q: 14:45 HOU - Nathan Crane 18 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 9-7 9-7
First Downs 12 28
- by Rushing 1 1
- by Passing 8 19
- by Penalty 3 8
Total Net Yards 211 357
- Offensive Plays 78 69
- Yards per Play 2.71 5.17
Net Rushing Yards 16 11
- Rushing Attempts 20 10
- Yards per Rush 0.80 1.10
Net Passing Yards 195 346
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 57 - 32 - 3 56 - 35 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 202 364
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 3.36 5.86
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/21 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/103 11/75
Punt Returns/Yards 2/36 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 3/90
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:26 28:34

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	9-7	9-7
First Downs	12	28
- by Rushing	1	1
- by Passing	8	19
- by Penalty	3	8
Total Net Yards	211	357
- Offensive Plays	78	69
- Yards per Play	2.71	5.17
Net Rushing Yards	16	11
- Rushing Attempts	20	10
- Yards per Rush	0.80	1.10
Net Passing Yards	195	346
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	57 - 32 - 3	56 - 35 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	202	364
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	3.36	5.86
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/21	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/103	11/75
Punt Returns/Yards	2/36	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	3/90
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:26	28:34

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:57	OWN 25	6	13	Punt
1	6:41	3:11	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
1	3:07	1:08	OPP 25	3	5	Field Goal
2	13:20	4:11	OWN 20	9	35	Punt
2	6:18	2:53	OWN 20	8	45	Punt
2	1:59	0:25	OPP 31	3	0	Field Goal
2	0:33	0:25	OPP 24	3	8	Interception
3	14:50	0:55	OPP 36	3	-1	Punt
3	12:37	2:59	OPP 43	6	24	Interception
3	9:38	2:19	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
3	4:48	2:17	OWN 25	5	35	Punt
4	14:37	1:28	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	11:30	2:37	OWN 15	5	3	Punt
4	8:08	0:57	OWN 13	4	2	Downs
4	5:23	1:50	OWN 37	6	19	Interception
4	2:18	1:35	OWN 14	7	17	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:03	5:22	OWN 2	13	98	Touchdown
1	3:30	0:23	OWN 7	3	18	Interception
1	1:59	3:39	OWN 32	5	21	Punt
2	9:09	2:51	OWN 20	7	46	Punt
2	3:25	1:26	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	1:34	1:01	OWN 25	3	-1	Fumble
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 12	1	12	Half
3	13:55	1:18	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	7:19	2:31	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	2:31	2:54	OWN 20	12	79	Field Goal
4	13:09	1:39	OWN 26	6	48	Interception
4	8:53	0:45	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
4	7:11	1:48	OPP 15	3	-15	Missed FG
4	3:33	1:15	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
4	0:43	0:43	OPP 31	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Hayden Howe, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gage Edwards	15	4	0.27	8	0
RB Daniel Ishler	4	2	0.50	2	0
WR Mitch Wright	1	10	10.00	10	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Vernon Boyer	7	15	2.14	17	1	0
QB Brian Bernard	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Max Buchanan	41	21	152	0/0	0	28	2	39.9
Andrew Sammons	16	11	50	1/7	0	11	1	46.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Bernard	56	35	364	3/18	2	36	2	78.3

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Herman Thomas	11	17	97	8.82	19	28
WR Jonah Lowe	7	9	37	5.29	13	11
TE Lorenzo Nybo	4	8	36	9.00	7	16
TE Dustin Schwartz	3	6	10	3.33	0	9
WR Mitch Wright	3	9	12	4.00	5	6
RB Daniel Ishler	2	4	6	3.00	0	4
TE Luther Franklin	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Gage Edwards	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Graham Buckner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.J. Hennessee	13	19	121	9.31	38	24	0
WR Hayden Howe	10	16	139	13.90	57	36	2
WR Grant Dodson	9	17	86	9.56	21	18	0
TE Samuel Randell	3	4	18	6.00	2	9	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leo Hutton	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Morris Rees	1	12	12.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Amos Blair	1	84	84.00	1
DE Cameron Wasserman	1	6	6.00	0
CB Jonathan Kerr	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Devan Middleton	0	1	1	0
TE Luther Franklin	0	1	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Brett Weber	1	0	0	0
QB Brian Bernard	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jesse Cayea	9	421	46.8	36.6	60	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jessie Upshaw	6	223	37.2	24.5	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Abrams	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Crane	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitch Wright	2	36	18.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Weber	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonah Lowe	2	40	20.0	0
Dale D'Elisa	1	17	17.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Weber	1	29	29.0	0
Dalton Glover	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Stan Hughes	7	2	0.0	7	46
OLB Morris Rees	5	1	0.0	10	55
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	4	1	0.0	10	57
DT Juan Edwards	3	0	1.0	7	43
CB Leo Hutton	3	2	0.0	10	54
CB Gerald O'Neal	3	1	0.0	4	27
CB Dale D'Elisa	3	0	0.0	9	57
OLB Frederick Vandam	3	0	0.0	3	11
DT Devan Middleton	2	0	1.0	3	12
ILB Ronnie Ballinger	2	2	0.0	6	29
DE Ronald Carello	1	1	1.0	9	55
S Devonte Greer	1	1	0.0	6	37
S Gerald Price	1	1	0.0	4	28
WR Jonah Lowe	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Floyd Keith	1	0	0.0	7	41
TE Dustin Schwartz	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bruce Brignac	1	0	0.0	1	12
DE Andy Hartwig	0	1	0.0	10	46

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Johnnie Oliver	9	2	0.0	20	40
OLB Cary Norris	6	3	0.0	11	38
S Gary Riner	6	1	0.0	9	38
ILB Jeffery Foley	5	2	0.0	20	37
CB Jonathan Kerr	4	3	0.0	20	58
S Amos Blair	4	1	0.0	20	58
OLB Kevin Daehnke	4	1	0.0	20	27
DE Mike Stadtmauer	3	2	0.5	20	55
CB Kaden Hostetler	3	0	0.0	20	33
DE Wendell Donovan	2	1	0.5	19	34
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	2	1	0.0	10	38
WR Hayden Howe	2	0	---	---	---
DT Mackenzie Okuyama	1	1	0.0	10	38
DT Casey Perrino	1	1	0.0	20	39
CB Dalton Glover	1	1	0.0	0	23
ILB Sebastian Ellington	1	0	0.0	0	31
CB Adam Hickman	1	0	0.0	0	23
DE Cameron Wasserman	0	1	0.0	1	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Juan Edwards	1.0	1	2	0	43
DE Ronald Carello	1.0	0	3	1	55
DT Devan Middleton	1.0	0	1	0	12
DE Andy Hartwig	0.0	1	1	0	46
OLB Morris Rees	0.0	0	1	0	55

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Stadtmauer	0.5	0	4	1	55
DE Wendell Donovan	0.5	0	0	0	34
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	0.0	1	0	0	38
DE Cameron Wasserman	0.0	0	2	0	28
DT Mackenzie Okuyama	0.0	0	1	3	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Stan Hughes	6	1	0	46
OLB Morris Rees	5	1	1	55
CB Leo Hutton	4	1	1	54
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	4	0	0	57
CB Dale D'Elisa	3	0	0	57
CB Gerald O'Neal	3	0	0	27
S Gerald Price	2	1	0	28
ILB Ronnie Ballinger	2	0	0	29
OLB Frederick Vandam	2	0	0	11
S Devonte Greer	1	2	0	37
OLB Floyd Keith	1	0	0	41
CB Bruce Brignac	1	0	0	12
DE Calvin Lofton	1	0	0	5

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Cary Norris	6	0	0	38
S Johnnie Oliver	5	0	0	40
S Gary Riner	4	2	0	38
CB Jonathan Kerr	4	0	1	58
ILB Jeffery Foley	4	0	0	37
CB Kaden Hostetler	3	1	0	33
OLB Kevin Daehnke	2	1	0	27
ILB Sebastian Ellington	1	2	0	31
CB Adam Hickman	1	2	0	23
DE Mike Stadtmauer	1	0	0	55
CB Dalton Glover	1	0	0	23
DE Cameron Wasserman	0	1	1	28
S Amos Blair	0	0	1	58

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Myles McGinnis	1	3	20	0	58
G Andy Tillery	1	3	20	0	58
G Chad Irwin	0	5	20	0	58
T Marc Magnone	0	4	20	1	58
C Pete Williamson	0	4	20	0	58
TE Lorenzo Nybo	0	1	17	0	46

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cris Procop	1	2	10	1	59
T Rickey Filar	0	3	10	0	59
T Bob Juedes	0	2	10	0	59
TE Eric Valdez	0	0	10	1	52
G Roberto Lynn	0	0	10	1	59

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Herman Thomas	3	13
Luther Franklin	1	24
Andy Hartwig	1	14

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Warren Meyer	2	25
Brian Salazar	1	22
Dalton Glover	1	19
Louis Marshall	1	13

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Chad Irwin	20	58	---	---	11	89
T Myles McGinnis	20	58	---	---	11	89
G Andy Tillery	20	58	---	---	11	89
T Marc Magnone	20	58	---	---	11	89
WR Herman Thomas	18	56	---	---	13	87
WR Mitch Wright	20	58	---	---	6	84
C Pete Williamson	20	58	---	---	---	78
CB Dale D'Elisa	---	---	9	57	6	72
DE Andy Hartwig	---	---	10	46	14	70
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	---	---	10	57	3	70
CB Leo Hutton	---	---	10	54	3	67
OLB Morris Rees	---	---	10	55	2	67
DE Ronald Carello	---	---	9	55	2	66
RB Daniel Ishler	4	34	---	---	25	63
TE Lorenzo Nybo	17	46	---	---	---	63
QB Max Buchanan	20	41	---	---	---	61
S Devonte Greer	---	---	6	37	14	57
OLB Stan Hughes	---	---	7	46	1	54
WR Jonah Lowe	9	27	---	---	16	52
DT Juan Edwards	---	---	7	43	1	51
OLB Floyd Keith	---	---	7	41	1	49
CB Gerald O'Neal	---	---	4	27	14	45
TE Dustin Schwartz	11	29	---	---	1	41
RB Gage Edwards	16	24	---	---	---	40
TE Luther Franklin	3	11	---	---	24	38
ILB Ronnie Ballinger	---	---	6	29	1	36
S Gerald Price	---	---	4	28	1	33
ILB Jeremiah Donovan	---	---	0	7	23	30
ILB Roberto Giles	---	---	3	14	12	29
DT Devan Middleton	---	---	3	12	7	22
CB Bruce Brignac	---	---	1	12	7	20
QB Andrew Sammons	0	17	---	---	---	17
RB Jim White	2	3	---	---	10	15
OLB Frederick Vandam	---	---	3	11	1	15
DT Toby Lawhorn	---	---	0	13	---	13
DE Calvin Lofton	---	---	1	5	6	12
C Drew Kaplan	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Jesse Cayea	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Graham Buckner	0	2	---	---	8	10
K Carson Abrams	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Lawrence Twitty	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Jace Raymond	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Gustavo Freestone	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Owen Emerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Reginald Pierce	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Warren Nunley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Amos Blair	---	---	20	58	2	80
CB Jonathan Kerr	---	---	20	58	2	80
RB Vernon Boyer	10	52	---	---	16	78
DE Mike Stadtmauer	---	---	20	55	2	77
T Rickey Filar	10	59	---	---	8	77
S Johnnie Oliver	---	---	20	40	17	77
T Bob Juedes	10	59	---	---	6	75
QB Brian Bernard	10	59	---	---	---	69
G Roberto Lynn	10	59	---	---	---	69
G Cris Procop	10	59	---	---	---	69
T Pete Dunn	10	59	---	---	---	69
ILB Jeffery Foley	---	---	20	37	12	69
TE Eric Valdez	10	52	---	---	---	62
DE Wendell Donovan	---	---	19	34	9	62
WR Grant Dodson	10	49	---	---	---	59
DT Casey Perrino	---	---	20	39	---	59
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	---	---	10	38	11	59
CB Kaden Hostetler	---	---	20	33	---	53
OLB Cary Norris	---	---	11	38	3	52
DT Mackenzie Okuyama	---	---	10	38	2	50
S Gary Riner	---	---	9	38	2	49
OLB Kevin Daehnke	---	---	20	27	---	47
CB Dalton Glover	---	---	0	23	19	42
TE Samuel Randell	7	34	---	---	---	41
WR Hayden Howe	4	33	---	---	---	37
CB Adam Hickman	---	---	0	23	14	37
WR J.J. Hennessee	6	30	---	---	---	36
ILB Sebastian Ellington	---	---	0	31	2	33
TE Warren Meyer	0	7	---	---	25	32
WR Efrain Chestnut	3	25	---	---	3	31
DE Cameron Wasserman	---	---	1	28	2	31
FB Heath Hatcher	0	0	---	---	25	25
WR Brett Weber	0	5	---	---	19	24
OLB Brian Salazar	---	---	0	0	22	22
WR Aaron Paoletti	0	2	---	---	17	19
TE Tucker Boyer	0	0	---	---	13	13
T Louis Marshall	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Kendrick Mason	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Leland Monroe	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jessie Upshaw	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Nathan Crane	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Joe Wilkins	0	6	---	---	---	6
G Orlando Thornton	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Drew Lyon	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Alexander Galloway	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jumbo Bauer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	11	6	0.5
Right	4	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	0	0	0.0
Right	4	3	0.8
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Max Buchanan	41	21	1	2	2	9	4	2	2
Andrew Sammons	16	11	0	1	0	0	3	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Bernard	56	35	3	1	2	6	8	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	10	24	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	14	78	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	72	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	28	28.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	38	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	20	167	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	127	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	32	10.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Thomas	17	11	0	97	1	56
WR Jonah Lowe	9	7	0	37	0	27
WR Mitch Wright	9	3	0	12	0	58
TE Lorenzo Nybo	8	4	1	36	0	46
TE Dustin Schwartz	6	3	0	10	0	29
RB Daniel Ishler	4	2	1	6	0	34
RB Gage Edwards	2	1	0	3	0	24
WR Graham Buckner	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Luther Franklin	1	1	0	1	0	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Hennessee	19	13	0	121	1	30
WR Grant Dodson	17	9	1	86	0	49
WR Hayden Howe	16	10	0	139	2	33
TE Samuel Randell	4	3	1	18	0	34

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Vernon Boyer	1	-3	-3.00	2.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Max Buchanan	4	0	0	0.00	3.71

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Bernard	7	3	24	3.43	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Overall Avg
WR Jonah Lowe	1	4.11
WR Mitch Wright	1	1.33
RB Gage Edwards	1	1.50
TE Lorenzo Nybo	1	4.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.J. Hennessee	3	1	11	3.67	6.37
WR Hayden Howe	3	2	13	4.33	8.69
WR Grant Dodson	1	0	0	0.00	5.06

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Vernon Boyer	2	0
QB Brian Bernard	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Max Buchanan	16	6	4
Andrew Sammons	5	2	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Bernard	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Thomas	6	3	2
WR Mitch Wright	5	1	1
RB Daniel Ishler	3	2	1
TE Lorenzo Nybo	3	2	2
WR Jonah Lowe	2	0	0
WR Graham Buckner	1	0	0
TE Dustin Schwartz	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Grant Dodson	4	2	0
WR J.J. Hennessee	3	3	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 26,800 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 4,700 (18,200)
End Zone 3,900 (13,200)
Mezzanine 2,100 (7,600)
Sideline Seats 3,200 (11,700)
Club Seats 5,700 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (9,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	26,800 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	4,700 (18,200)
End Zone	3,900 (13,200)
Mezzanine	2,100 (7,600)
Sideline Seats	3,200 (11,700)
Club Seats	5,700 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (9,500)