Conference Finals, 2018

played in Houston, TX

35 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	7	14	3	-	31
Houston Texans	7	7	3	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 HOU - A.J. Green 13 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
1Q: 01:42 IND - Dwayne Allen 5 pass from Andrew Luck (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
2Q: 11:32 HOU - Jaelen Strong 33 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 03:29 IND - Gary Jung 2 run (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
3Q: 11:00 IND - Gary Jung 4 run (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
3Q: 07:19 IND - Dwayne Allen 11 pass from Andrew Luck (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
3Q: 04:31 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 42 field goal
4Q: 10:24 HOU - Tyler Eifert 6 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 07:08 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 49 field goal
4Q: 01:14 IND - Ricardo Runowski 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 HOU - A.J. Green 13 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
1Q: 01:42 IND - Dwayne Allen 5 pass from Andrew Luck (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
2Q: 11:32 HOU - Jaelen Strong 33 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 03:29 IND - Gary Jung 2 run (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
3Q: 11:00 IND - Gary Jung 4 run (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
3Q: 07:19 IND - Dwayne Allen 11 pass from Andrew Luck (Ricardo Runowski extra point)
3Q: 04:31 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 42 field goal
4Q: 10:24 HOU - Tyler Eifert 6 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 07:08 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 49 field goal
4Q: 01:14 IND - Ricardo Runowski 25 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 15-4 14-4
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 13 5
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 412 363
- Offensive Plays 62 59
- Yards per Play 6.65 6.15
Net Rushing Yards 185 73
- Rushing Attempts 33 17
- Yards per Rush 5.61 4.29
Net Passing Yards 227 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 0 37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 236 319
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 5/29
- Yards per Pass Play 7.83 6.90
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/65 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/36 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:53 28:07

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	15-4	14-4
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	13	5
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	412	363
- Offensive Plays	62	59
- Yards per Play	6.65	6.15
Net Rushing Yards	185	73
- Rushing Attempts	33	17
- Yards per Rush	5.61	4.29
Net Passing Yards	227	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 0	37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	236	319
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	5/29
- Yards per Pass Play	7.83	6.90
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/65	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/36	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:53	28:07

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:34	2:02	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	7:04	5:29	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
2	11:17	1:53	OWN 39	4	28	Punt
2	7:18	3:57	OPP 33	7	33	Touchdown
2	1:36	1:24	OWN 23	4	24	Punt
3	15:00	4:06	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
3	8:56	1:46	50	5	50	Touchdown
3	4:26	4:08	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
4	10:16	1:43	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	7:02	5:55	OWN 22	10	70	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:26	OWN 36	6	24	Punt
1	9:32	2:28	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
1	1:00	4:43	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
2	9:24	2:06	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
2	3:21	1:45	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 4	1	-2	Half
3	10:54	1:58	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
3	7:10	2:44	OWN 20	5	55	Field Goal
3	0:18	5:02	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	8:33	1:31	OWN 24	4	44	Field Goal
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 20	6	23	Downs

Game MVP: Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gary Jung	21	95	4.52	17	4	2
Braxton Anglewicz	7	46	6.57	13	2	0
Andrew Luck	5	44	8.80	11	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Courtney Klosterman	10	45	4.50	23	2
Carson Palmer	3	19	6.33	11	2
Shane Visconti	3	7	2.33	6	0
A.J. Green	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Luck	27	20	236	2/9	2	33	0	124.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	37	22	319	5/29	3	47	0	114.5

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dwayne Allen	7	9	42	6.00	5	11	2
WR T.Y. Hilton	3	3	52	17.33	19	25	0
WR Phillip Dorsett	3	5	66	22.00	20	33	0
RB Gary Jung	3	3	38	12.67	24	30	0
WR Donte Moncrief	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Trevor Shaw	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tyler McDonald	1	2	24	24.00	10	24	0
RB Braxton Anglewicz	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Doug Baldwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Courtney Klosterman	5	5	26	5.20	7	19	0
WR A.J. Green	4	10	67	16.75	28	38	1
WR DeAndre Hopkins	4	9	67	16.75	31	41	0
WR Allen Robinson	3	3	59	19.67	5	47	0
TE Tyler Eifert	2	3	39	19.50	26	33	1
WR Jaelen Strong	2	2	36	18.00	9	33	1
TE Craig Stevens	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Keshawn Martin	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB Cedric Nyland	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
T.Y. Hilton	1	1	0
Phillip Dorsett	1	0	0
Gary Jung	1	0	0
Trevor Shaw	0	1	0
Shaun Blair	0	1	0
Billy Winn	0	0	1
Jon Bostic	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carson Palmer	1	0	0
Shane Visconti	1	0	0
Tyler Eifert	0	1	0
Allen Robinson	0	1	0
Akeem Dent	0	0	1
Keshawn Martin	0	0	1
Markus Golden	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McAfee	5	219	43.8	36.0	50	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Schueler	4	167	41.8	27.8	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Runowski	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tashaun Gipson	2	36	18.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephon Gilmore	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.Y. Hilton	4	98	24.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rahim Moore	1	26	26.0	0
Keshawn Martin	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bryan Boyd	6	2	0.0	16	42
OLB Jon Bostic	5	1	2.5	15	26
ILB Bjoern Werner	5	1	0.0	16	42
CB Arnold Doyle	4	0	0.0	15	35
OLB Jerrell Freeman	3	1	1.0	17	42
S Tashaun Gipson	3	1	0.0	17	42
CB Vontae Davis	2	1	0.0	17	42
DE Billy Winn	2	1	0.0	8	21
CB Emmett Bourgeois	2	1	0.0	12	37
ILB Jonathan Newsome	2	0	0.0	5	8
DT David Parry	2	0	0.0	12	34
DE Jacquies Smith	1	1	1.0	6	15
DE Charles Johnson	1	1	0.5	11	34
CB Shaun Blair	1	1	0.0	4	16
S Marcus Gilchrist	1	0	0.0	0	3
DE Henry Anderson	1	0	0.0	9	14
ILB Amarlo Herrera	0	1	0.0	1	1

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brandon Graham	7	0	1.0	27	22
CB Stephon Gilmore	7	1	0.0	33	29
ILB Brian Cushing	6	0	0.0	31	27
ILB Akeem Dent	5	0	0.0	14	12
S Devin McCourty	4	3	0.0	32	29
CB Keenan Lewis	4	0	0.0	19	17
OLB Markus Golden	3	2	0.5	27	24
DE J.J. Watt	3	3	0.0	29	25
CB Kevin Johnson	3	1	0.0	33	29
DT Jay Bromley	3	0	0.0	21	16
S Rahim Moore	2	1	0.0	33	29
DE Don Clemons	2	0	0.0	20	19
ILB Archie Sims	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Heath Kobeck	1	0	0.0	13	10
DE Juan Copper	0	1	0.5	4	4
DT Letroy Guion	0	1	0.0	13	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jon Bostic	2.5	1	0	3	26
OLB Jerrell Freeman	1.0	0	1	0	42
DE Jacquies Smith	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Charles Johnson	0.5	0	0	0	34
DT David Parry	0.0	0	1	0	34

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brandon Graham	1.0	0	0	22
OLB Markus Golden	0.5	1	1	24
DE Juan Copper	0.5	0	0	4
DE Heath Kobeck	0.0	2	0	10
DT Letroy Guion	0.0	1	0	13
DE Don Clemons	0.0	1	0	19
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bryan Boyd	5	1	42
CB Arnold Doyle	3	0	35
CB Vontae Davis	2	2	42
ILB Bjoern Werner	2	1	42
CB Emmett Bourgeois	2	1	37
ILB Jonathan Newsome	2	0	8
S Tashaun Gipson	1	2	42
CB Shaun Blair	1	1	16
S Marcus Gilchrist	1	0	3
OLB Jerrell Freeman	1	0	42
DE Billy Winn	1	0	21
DT David Parry	1	0	34

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Brandon Graham	4	0	22
ILB Akeem Dent	4	0	12
CB Stephon Gilmore	4	0	29
S Devin McCourty	2	1	29
CB Keenan Lewis	2	0	17
ILB Brian Cushing	1	0	27
S Rahim Moore	1	0	29
DE J.J. Watt	1	0	25
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jack Mewhort	4	9	1	33	0	29
Khaled Holmes	4	5	0	33	1	29
Hugh Thornton	3	5	0	33	0	29
Trevor Shaw	2	3	0	18	1	17
Anthony Castonzo	1	1	0	33	0	29
Dwayne Allen	1	1	0	31	0	25
Tristan Conway	0	4	0	33	0	29

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alec Keaton	1	4	17	2	42
Alexis Pettway	1	2	17	1	42
Brandon Brooks	1	2	17	0	42
Chris Clark	0	3	17	1	42
Cordy Glenn	0	2	17	1	42
Tyler Eifert	0	1	17	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Blair	2	20
Dwayne Allen	1	16

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jelani Jenkins	2	22
A.J. Green	1	16
Keshawn Martin	1	15
Keenan Lewis	1	14
Stephen Tulloch	1	11

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T.Y. Hilton	32	29	---	---	15	76
Dwayne Allen	31	25	---	---	16	72
Vontae Davis	---	---	17	42	12	71
Anthony Castonzo	33	29	---	---	6	68
Hugh Thornton	33	29	---	---	6	68
Tashaun Gipson	---	---	17	42	6	65
Andrew Luck	33	29	---	---	---	62
Khaled Holmes	33	29	---	---	---	62
Jack Mewhort	33	29	---	---	---	62
Tristan Conway	33	29	---	---	---	62
Jerrell Freeman	---	---	17	42	2	61
Bjoern Werner	---	---	16	42	2	60
Bryan Boyd	---	---	16	42	2	60
Arnold Doyle	---	---	15	35	2	52
Emmett Bourgeois	---	---	12	37	2	51
Jon Bostic	---	---	15	26	9	50
David Parry	---	---	12	34	3	49
Charles Johnson	---	---	11	34	3	48
Trevor Shaw	18	17	---	---	9	44
Gary Jung	25	18	---	---	---	43
Shaun Blair	---	---	4	16	20	40
Phillip Dorsett	21	18	---	---	---	39
Braxton Anglewicz	8	10	---	---	18	36
Billy Winn	---	---	8	21	6	35
Coby Fleener	10	6	---	---	13	29
Henry Anderson	---	---	9	14	3	26
Jonathan Newsome	---	---	5	8	11	24
Tyler McDonald	4	5	---	---	14	23
Donte Moncrief	6	10	---	---	6	22
Jacquies Smith	---	---	6	15	1	22
Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	0	3	16	19
Donald Moss	8	3	---	---	6	17
Deion Horner	---	---	6	8	---	14
Doug Baldwin	2	4	---	---	6	12
Clayton Geathers	---	---	0	0	7	7
Amarlo Herrera	---	---	1	1	4	6
Raymond Whitmire	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harold Willmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bernard Geran	---	---	0	0	6	6
William Caldwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Boswell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ricardo Runowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brian Hoyer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Diego Snyder	---	---	0	0	1	1
Ezekiel Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
A.J. Green	17	42	---	---	16	75
DeAndre Hopkins	17	41	---	---	16	74
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	33	29	6	68
Rahim Moore	---	---	33	29	3	65
Brandon Brooks	17	42	---	---	6	65
Kevin Johnson	---	---	33	29	1	63
Devin McCourty	---	---	32	29	1	62
Brian Cushing	---	---	31	27	2	60
Carson Palmer	17	42	---	---	---	59
Chris Clark	17	42	---	---	---	59
Cordy Glenn	17	42	---	---	---	59
Alec Keaton	17	42	---	---	---	59
Alexis Pettway	17	42	---	---	---	59
J.J. Watt	---	---	29	25	1	55
Tyler Eifert	17	27	---	---	11	55
Markus Golden	---	---	27	24	2	53
Keenan Lewis	---	---	19	17	14	50
Brandon Graham	---	---	27	22	1	50
Courtney Klosterman	13	33	---	---	---	46
Don Clemons	---	---	20	19	3	42
Jay Bromley	---	---	21	16	2	39
Allen Robinson	8	29	---	---	---	37
Cedric Nyland	6	12	---	---	17	35
Akeem Dent	---	---	14	12	6	32
Jelani Jenkins	---	---	5	5	22	32
Shane Visconti	4	6	---	---	18	28
Heath Kobeck	---	---	13	10	5	28
Letroy Guion	---	---	13	13	1	27
Craig Stevens	3	4	---	---	18	25
Keshawn Martin	0	3	---	---	15	18
Jaelen Strong	0	13	---	---	---	13
Byron Maxwell	---	---	1	0	11	12
Stephen Tulloch	---	---	0	0	11	11
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	5	5	1	11
Juan Copper	---	---	4	4	2	10
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	8	8
Archie Sims	---	---	2	2	4	8
John Simon	---	---	1	2	4	7
Chuck Farrell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Les Pemberton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donovan Cagle	---	---	0	0	6	6
Tristan Liening	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alex Tait	0	0	---	---	6	6
Devante Schueler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Colin Dermody	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	52	4.3
Middle	19	125	6.6
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-4	-2.0
Middle	8	59	7.4
Right	6	20	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Luck	27	20	5	0	1	1	5	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	37	22	5	1	2	8	2	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	114	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	79	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	43	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	95	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	120	17.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	99	9.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dwayne Allen	9	7	0	42	0	25
WR Phillip Dorsett	5	3	0	66	1	18
WR T.Y. Hilton	3	3	0	52	2	29
RB Gary Jung	3	3	0	38	1	18
WR Tyler McDonald	2	1	1	24	1	5
RB Braxton Anglewicz	2	1	0	-1	0	10
WR Doug Baldwin	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Donte Moncrief	1	1	0	15	0	10
FB Trevor Shaw	1	1	0	0	0	17

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR A.J. Green	10	4	1	67	1	42
WR DeAndre Hopkins	9	4	1	67	1	41
RB Courtney Klosterman	5	5	0	26	0	33
TE Tyler Eifert	3	2	0	39	1	27
WR Allen Robinson	3	3	0	59	1	29
WR Jaelen Strong	2	2	0	36	1	13
FB Cedric Nyland	2	0	0	0	0	12
TE Craig Stevens	1	1	0	11	0	4
WR Keshawn Martin	1	1	0	14	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Jung	3	7	2.33	4.52
Braxton Anglewicz	2	19	9.50	6.57

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shane Visconti	2	1	0.50	2.33
Courtney Klosterman	1	-3	-3.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Luck	4	4	24	6.00	8.74

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	2	2	19	9.50	8.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwayne Allen	3	3	22	7.33	4.67
RB Gary Jung	1	1	2	2.00	12.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR A.J. Green	1	1	13	13.00	6.70
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	6	6.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Jung	3	1
Andrew Luck	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Carson Palmer	1	1
Shane Visconti	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Luck	6	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	1
WR T.Y. Hilton	1	1	0
WR Donte Moncrief	1	1	1
WR Phillip Dorsett	1	1	1
WR Tyler McDonald	1	0	0
RB Gary Jung	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR A.J. Green	3	1	1
TE Tyler Eifert	2	1	1
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	2	1
WR Allen Robinson	1	1	1
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)