Wild Card Playoff Games, 2017

played in Houston, TX

37 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	14	10	7	-	38
Houston Texans	0	3	11	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:19 IND - DeMarco Murray 3 pass from Andrew Luck (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
2Q: 14:52 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 41 field goal
2Q: 10:27 IND - DeMarco Murray 1 run (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
2Q: 00:49 IND - Andrew Luck 5 run (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
3Q: 10:34 HOU - Cedric Nyland 10 pass from Carson Palmer (Alfred Blue run for conversion)
3Q: 08:16 IND - Donte Moncrief 36 pass from Andrew Luck (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
3Q: 05:40 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 52 field goal
3Q: 02:06 IND - Ricardo Runowski 47 field goal
4Q: 06:12 IND - T.Y. Hilton 8 pass from Andrew Luck (Ricardo Runowski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:19 IND - DeMarco Murray 3 pass from Andrew Luck (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
2Q: 14:52 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 41 field goal
2Q: 10:27 IND - DeMarco Murray 1 run (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
2Q: 00:49 IND - Andrew Luck 5 run (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
3Q: 10:34 HOU - Cedric Nyland 10 pass from Carson Palmer (Alfred Blue run for conversion)
3Q: 08:16 IND - Donte Moncrief 36 pass from Andrew Luck (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
3Q: 05:40 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 52 field goal
3Q: 02:06 IND - Ricardo Runowski 47 field goal
4Q: 06:12 IND - T.Y. Hilton 8 pass from Andrew Luck (Ricardo Runowski extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 11-6 10-7
First Downs 26 15
- by Rushing 9 1
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 417 315
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 6.13 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 149 32
- Rushing Attempts 35 14
- Yards per Rush 4.26 2.29
Net Passing Yards 268 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 24 - 1 43 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 291 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/23 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 8.12 6.43
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/45 7/59
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 20
Time of Possession 34:31 25:29

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	11-6	10-7
First Downs	26	15
- by Rushing	9	1
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	417	315
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	6.13	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	149	32
- Rushing Attempts	35	14
- Yards per Rush	4.26	2.29
Net Passing Yards	268	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 24 - 1	43 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	291	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/23	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	8.12	6.43
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/45	7/59
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 20
Time of Possession	34:31	25:29

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 23	4	18	Punt
1	12:04	1:30	OPP 44	3	-2	Punt
1	8:40	3:29	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
2	14:47	4:26	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	8:44	3:04	OWN 36	6	46	Interception
2	3:03	2:25	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
3	10:26	2:22	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	5:34	2:17	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	3:17	1:19	OPP 27	3	-3	Field Goal
4	14:28	8:24	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
4	4:43	2:53	OPP 27	6	12	Missed FG

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	0:46	OWN 15	2	3	Interception
1	10:34	1:54	OWN 20	5	6	Punt
1	5:11	5:24	OWN 19	11	57	Field Goal
2	10:21	1:37	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	5:40	2:37	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 20	2	8	Half
3	15:00	4:34	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
3	8:04	2:30	OWN 29	4	36	Field Goal
3	1:58	2:30	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
4	6:04	1:21	OWN 20	4	7	Downs
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 22	6	55	Game

Game MVP: Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
DeMarco Murray	32	125	3.91	17	4	1
Andrew Luck	3	24	8.00	10	1	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Alfred Blue	10	16	1.60	7
Jamaal Charles	2	2	1.00	2
Carson Palmer	1	5	5.00	5
Garrett Graham	1	9	9.00	9

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Luck	31	24	291	2/23	3	36	1	124.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	43	28	287	1/4	1	27	1	82.2

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dwayne Allen	7	9	87	12.43	46	30	0
WR T.Y. Hilton	6	7	74	12.33	12	24	1
WR Donte Moncrief	4	5	86	21.50	54	36	1
RB DeMarco Murray	3	3	34	11.33	22	27	1
WR Phillip Dorsett	2	3	-1	-0.50	0	3	0
TE Coby Fleener	1	2	11	11.00	2	11	0
FB Trevor Shaw	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tyler McDonald	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Hopkins	8	10	90	11.25	18	21	0
WR Percy Harvin	7	7	77	11.00	28	26	0
FB Cedric Nyland	4	4	44	11.00	22	26	1
RB Jamaal Charles	3	3	44	14.67	34	27	0
WR Allen Robinson	2	5	9	4.50	3	10	0
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Keshawn Martin	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Alfred Blue	1	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jaelen Strong	1	5	9	9.00	6	9	0
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Bjoern Werner	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Johnathan Joseph	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Anthony Castonzo	0	1	1	0
Marlon Cibella	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Rahim Moore	1	0
Cedric Nyland	1	0
Alfred Blue	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McAfee	3	151	50.3	36.0	54	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Schueler	4	157	39.3	30.0	48	0

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Runowski	1/2	1/1	0/0	47	5/5

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	2/2	2/2	1/1	52	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tashaun Gipson	1	4	4.0	0
Tyler McDonald	1	13	13.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rahim Moore	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.Y. Hilton	2	46	23.0	0
Tyler McDonald	1	14	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	3	64	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tashaun Gipson	7	0	0.0	14	41
CB Vontae Davis	6	0	0.0	14	44
S Dwight Lowery	5	2	0.0	14	43
OLB Courtney Upshaw	4	1	0.5	12	36
ILB Bjoern Werner	4	1	0.0	9	29
CB Bene' Benwikere	3	3	0.0	14	37
CB Arnold Doyle	3	1	0.0	14	44
DE Marlon Cibella	2	1	0.0	4	19
CB Shaun Blair	2	0	0.0	5	14
DE Kendall Langford	1	2	0.5	11	30
OLB Jerrell Freeman	1	2	0.0	12	29
OLB Jon Bostic	1	1	0.0	4	19
S Marcus Gilchrist	1	0	0.0	0	9
QB Andrew Luck	1	0	---	---	---
DE Billy Winn	1	0	0.0	9	25
ILB Jonathan Newsome	1	0	0.0	0	7
DT Deion Horner	0	2	0.0	5	18

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devin McCourty	11	0	0.0	28	33
S Rahim Moore	6	2	0.0	29	33
ILB Akeem Dent	6	1	0.0	14	18
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	5	2	1.0	34	33
OLB Markus Golden	4	0	1.0	25	32
CB Brent Grimes	4	2	0.0	21	15
DE J.J. Watt	4	2	0.0	33	28
CB Kevin Johnson	3	3	0.0	29	33
ILB Archie Sims	3	2	0.0	30	33
CB Johnathan Joseph	3	1	0.0	31	30
S Eddie Pleasant	3	0	0.0	10	0
DT Brock Waskow	2	3	0.0	22	21
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeffery Sehorn	1	0	0.0	23	18
OLB Tyler Wynn	1	0	0.0	6	1
DT Letroy Guion	0	1	0.0	14	12
S Andre Hal	0	1	0.0	6	0
ILB Benardrick McKinney	0	1	0.0	5	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Langford	0.5	1	1	0	30
OLB Courtney Upshaw	0.5	0	0	0	36
OLB Jerrell Freeman	0.0	1	0	2	29
DE Billy Winn	0.0	0	1	0	25
DT David Parry	0.0	0	1	0	26

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	1.0	0	0	33
OLB Markus Golden	1.0	0	0	32
DT Letroy Guion	0.0	1	0	12
DE Jeffery Sehorn	0.0	1	0	18
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	0	3	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tashaun Gipson	5	0	0	41
S Dwight Lowery	4	0	0	43
CB Vontae Davis	4	0	0	44
CB Bene' Benwikere	3	0	0	37
CB Arnold Doyle	3	0	0	44
CB Shaun Blair	2	0	0	14
S Marcus Gilchrist	1	1	0	9
OLB Courtney Upshaw	1	1	0	36
ILB Bjoern Werner	1	0	1	29
DE Kendall Langford	1	0	0	30
OLB Jon Bostic	1	0	0	19
ILB Jonathan Newsome	1	0	0	7
DE Marlon Cibella	1	0	0	19
OLB Jerrell Freeman	0	1	0	29
DE Billy Winn	0	1	0	25

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Devin McCourty	5	0	0	33
OLB Markus Golden	4	0	0	32
S Rahim Moore	3	0	0	33
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	3	0	0	33
CB Johnathan Joseph	2	0	1	30
CB Brent Grimes	2	0	0	15
ILB Akeem Dent	2	0	0	18
CB Kevin Johnson	2	0	0	33
DE J.J. Watt	1	0	0	28
CB Donovan Cagle	0	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jack Mewhort	4	9	1	33	0	33
Anthony Castonzo	3	5	0	35	0	33
Hugh Thornton	2	6	1	33	2	33
Khaled Holmes	1	6	0	33	0	33
Freddie Lucas	1	2	0	5	0	0
Harold Willmer	0	2	0	6	0	0
Dwayne Allen	0	1	0	33	0	24
Cameron Donaldson	0	1	0	30	0	33

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Brooks	2	4	14	1	42
Chris Clark	1	5	14	0	39
Alexis Pettway	1	2	14	0	37
Ben Jones	0	1	14	0	39
C.J. Fiedorowicz	0	1	10	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Tyler McDonald	1	15
Marcus Gilchrist	1	14
T.Y. Hilton	1	14
Vontae Davis	1	10
Anthony Castonzo	1	5

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jamaal Charles	1	17
Johnathan Joseph	1	15
Byron Maxwell	1	14
J.J. Watt	1	5
Brent Grimes	1	4
Eddie Pleasant	1	3

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Castonzo	35	33	---	---	5	73
Hugh Thornton	33	33	---	---	5	71
Dwayne Allen	33	24	---	---	13	70
Vontae Davis	---	---	14	44	10	68
Andrew Luck	35	33	---	---	---	68
T.Y. Hilton	24	28	---	---	14	66
Khaled Holmes	33	33	---	---	---	66
Jack Mewhort	33	33	---	---	---	66
DeMarco Murray	35	30	---	---	---	65
Cameron Donaldson	30	33	---	---	---	63
Tashaun Gipson	---	---	14	41	5	60
Arnold Doyle	---	---	14	44	2	60
Dwight Lowery	---	---	14	43	2	59
Courtney Upshaw	---	---	12	36	5	53
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	14	37	2	53
Donte Moncrief	20	23	---	---	3	46
Trevor Shaw	21	16	---	---	7	44
Kendall Langford	---	---	11	30	2	43
Jerrell Freeman	---	---	12	29	1	42
Coby Fleener	13	15	---	---	12	40
Bjoern Werner	---	---	9	29	2	40
Shaun Blair	---	---	5	14	21	40
David Parry	---	---	9	26	3	38
Billy Winn	---	---	9	25	2	36
Jon Bostic	---	---	4	19	10	33
Tyler McDonald	9	8	---	---	15	32
Marlon Cibella	---	---	4	19	3	26
Deion Horner	---	---	5	18	1	24
Donald Moss	10	6	---	---	8	24
Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	0	9	14	23
Henry Anderson	---	---	4	14	5	23
Phillip Dorsett	9	11	---	---	---	20
Jonathan Newsome	---	---	0	7	10	17
Quan Bray	1	4	---	---	12	17
Jim Pintsak	0	0	---	---	16	16
Harold Willmer	6	0	---	---	5	11
Freddie Lucas	5	0	---	---	5	10
Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	7	7
Raymond Whitmire	0	0	---	---	5	5
Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	3	3
Amarlo Herrera	---	---	0	0	3	3
Phil Hazel	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ricardo Runowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Sanchez	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jacquies Smith	---	---	0	0	---	0
Clayton Geathers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	31	30	15	76
Archie Sims	---	---	30	33	8	71
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	34	33	2	69
Markus Golden	---	---	25	32	11	68
DeAndre Hopkins	13	41	---	---	13	67
Rahim Moore	---	---	29	33	4	66
J.J. Watt	---	---	33	28	5	66
Kevin Johnson	---	---	29	33	2	64
Devin McCourty	---	---	28	33	1	62
Brandon Brooks	14	42	---	---	6	62
Carson Palmer	14	44	---	---	---	58
Cordy Glenn	14	43	---	---	---	57
Chris Clark	14	39	---	---	---	53
Ben Jones	14	39	---	---	---	53
Allen Robinson	11	35	---	---	7	53
Alexis Pettway	14	37	---	---	---	51
Percy Harvin	7	29	---	---	10	46
Brock Waskow	---	---	22	21	2	45
Jeffery Sehorn	---	---	23	18	2	43
Brent Grimes	---	---	21	15	4	40
Alfred Blue	12	16	---	---	12	40
Jamaal Charles	2	18	---	---	17	37
Don Clemons	---	---	14	20	---	34
Garrett Graham	4	11	---	---	18	33
Akeem Dent	---	---	14	18	---	32
C.J. Fiedorowicz	10	19	---	---	3	32
Keshawn Martin	1	15	---	---	14	30
Cedric Nyland	7	13	---	---	7	27
Letroy Guion	---	---	14	12	---	26
Jaelen Strong	3	23	---	---	---	26
John Simon	---	---	6	0	10	16
Byron Maxwell	---	---	1	0	14	15
Oday Aboushi	0	8	---	---	6	14
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	10	0	3	13
Tristan Liening	0	7	---	---	6	13
Donovan Cagle	---	---	4	3	5	12
Andre Smith	0	5	---	---	6	11
Tyler Wynn	---	---	6	1	4	11
Andre Hal	---	---	6	0	3	9
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	5	0	4	9
Darren Bernstein	0	0	---	---	6	6
Devante Schueler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	3	3
Derrick Sheldon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tom Savage	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	63	4.5
Middle	18	76	4.2
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	7	15	2.1
Right	6	11	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Luck	31	24	7	0	3	1	2	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	43	28	5	3	2	4	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	36	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	139	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	96	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	155	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	106	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dwayne Allen	9	7	1	87	1	24
WR T.Y. Hilton	7	6	1	74	3	28
WR Donte Moncrief	5	4	0	86	2	23
RB DeMarco Murray	3	3	0	34	1	30
WR Phillip Dorsett	3	2	0	-1	0	11
TE Coby Fleener	2	1	1	11	0	15
FB Trevor Shaw	1	1	0	0	0	16
WR Tyler McDonald	1	0	0	0	0	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeAndre Hopkins	10	8	0	90	2	41
WR Percy Harvin	7	7	0	77	1	29
WR Allen Robinson	5	2	0	9	0	35
WR Jaelen Strong	5	1	0	9	0	23
RB Alfred Blue	4	1	0	0	0	16
FB Cedric Nyland	4	4	0	44	1	13
RB Jamaal Charles	3	3	0	44	1	18
WR Keshawn Martin	3	1	1	6	0	15
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	0	8	0	11
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	0	1	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
DeMarco Murray	10	20	2.00	3.91
Andrew Luck	2	15	7.50	8.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Luck	5	3	11	2.20	9.39

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	2	2	18	9.00	6.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB DeMarco Murray	1	1	3	3.00	11.33
WR T.Y. Hilton	1	1	8	8.00	10.57
WR Donte Moncrief	1	0	0	0.00	17.20
FB Trevor Shaw	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tyler McDonald	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Cedric Nyland	2	2	18	9.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
DeMarco Murray	5	3
Andrew Luck	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Luck	5	4	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dwayne Allen	2	2	1
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	1
WR T.Y. Hilton	1	1	1
WR Phillip Dorsett	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeAndre Hopkins	4	4	2
WR Allen Robinson	4	2	0
WR Percy Harvin	2	2	2
WR Jaelen Strong	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)