October 7th, 2014 
Matt Loede 
Posted in INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (3-2) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (3-2)
SERIES
| COLTS | TEXANS | |
| THURS. RECORD | 11-1-1 | 2-3 |
| SERIES LEADER | 20-4 | |
| STREAKS | Past 3 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Pagano: 3-1 | O’Brien: 0-0 |
| LAST WEEK | W 20-13 vs. Ravens | L 20-17 (OT) at Cowboys |
| LAST GAME | 12/15/13: Texans 3 at Colts 25. Indianapolis CB Darius Butler has 2 INTs & DE Cory Redding records safety. Colts RB Trent Richardson totals 102 scrimmage yards & TD reception. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 11/3/13: Colts 27, Texans 24. Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck throws for 271 yards & 3 TDs to WR T.Y. Hilton (10, 58, 9), who totals 121 yards on 7 catches (17.3 avg.) | |
| BROADCAST | CBS/NFLN (7:25 PM CT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson (Field reporter). Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Rod Woodson, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 93 (Ind.), 92 (Hou.). XM: 88 (WW1), 225 (Ind.), 226 (Hou.). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Luck: 147-216-1617 (1L)-14 (1L)-6-100.0 | Fitzpatrick: 89-137-1056-5-6-82.3 |
| RUSHING | Bradshaw: 49-250-5.1-0 | Foster: 86-404 (3L)-4.7-3 (T1C) |
| RECEIVING | Hilton: 31 (T3C)-381-12.3-0 |
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| OFFENSE | 439.6 (1C) | 338.0 |
| TAKE/GIVE | +1 | +4 |
| DEFENSE | 342.2 | 385.4 |
| SACKS | 4 tied: 2 | Watt: 2 |
| INTs | 3 tied: 2 (T1C) | 5 tied: 1 |
| PUNTING | McAfee: 49.3 (1C) | Lechler: 47.5 (3C) |
| KICKING | Vinatieri: 48 (T2L) (18/18 PAT; 10/10 FG) | Bullock: 38 (11/11 PAT; 9/10 FG) |
NOTES
COLTS: In past 9, QB ANDREW LUCK has completed 247 of 368 passes (67.1 pct.) for 2,646 yards with 22 TDs vs. 7 INTs for 100 rating. Aims for 4th in row with 300+ pass yards…RB TRENT RICHARDSON had TD catch in last meeting. In only meeting (10/10/10 with NYG), RB AHMAD BRADSHAW had 89 scrimmage yards (67 rush, 22 rec.). Leads NFL RBs with 4 TD catches in 2014…Last week, WR REGGIE WAYNE (13,950) surpassed CRIS CARTER (13,899) for 9th-most rec. yards all-time. Needs 55 yards to surpass JAMES LOFTON (14,004) for 8th all-time. Has TD catch in 5 of past 7 vs. Texans. TE DWAYNE ALLEN has TD catch in 5 of past 6…LB D’QWELL JACKSON leads team with 38 tackles. Last week, LB BJOERN WERNER had career-high 2 sacks. CB VONTAE DAVIS has INT in 2 of past 3…TEXANS: In 2 career home starts vs. Ind., QB RYAN FITZPATRICK has completed 38 of 53 passes (71.7 pct.) for 377 yards with 4 TDs & 0 INTs for 116.6 rating…In 6 career meetings, RB ARIAN FOSTER has 752 rush yards (125.3 per game) & 6 TDs, including career-high 231 yards & 3 TDs on 9/12/10. Since 2010, leads AFC with 5,210 rush yards. Has rushed for 100+ in 3 of past 4…For career, WR ANDRE JOHNSON averages 6 catches per game, best in NFL history (min. 100 games). Last week, Johnson (954) surpassed HOFer ANDRE REED (951) for No. 11 all-time. Needs 19 receiving yards to become 15th player in history to reach 13,000. WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS has TD or 100+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5…DE J.J. WATT has 5 sacks in past 5 vs. Colts. Since 2012, leads NFL with 33 sacks. LB BROOKS REED had sack in last meeting. CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH had INT in last meeting. S KENDRICK LEWIS had INT vs. Dal., 1st with Texans.
