Week 17, 2035

played in Houston, TX

70 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	3	3	8	0	-	14
Houston Texans	7	17	6	7	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 HOU - Otis Branch 1 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
1Q: 05:18 IND - Ronald Stone 36 field goal
2Q: 13:36 HOU - Clarence Marcus 38 field goal
2Q: 11:45 HOU - J.R. Covington 10 run (Clarence Marcus extra point)
2Q: 04:53 IND - Ronald Stone 35 field goal
2Q: 02:24 HOU - J.R. Covington 17 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
3Q: 07:32 HOU - Dan Puzzuoli 5 run (Clarence Marcus extra point failed)
3Q: 01:36 IND - Tito Gallop 6 pass from Junior Lake (Junior Lake pass to Darrin Mozart for conversion)
4Q: 03:54 HOU - J.R. Covington 5 run (Clarence Marcus extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 HOU - Otis Branch 1 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
1Q: 05:18 IND - Ronald Stone 36 field goal
2Q: 13:36 HOU - Clarence Marcus 38 field goal
2Q: 11:45 HOU - J.R. Covington 10 run (Clarence Marcus extra point)
2Q: 04:53 IND - Ronald Stone 35 field goal
2Q: 02:24 HOU - J.R. Covington 17 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
3Q: 07:32 HOU - Dan Puzzuoli 5 run (Clarence Marcus extra point failed)
3Q: 01:36 IND - Tito Gallop 6 pass from Junior Lake (Junior Lake pass to Darrin Mozart for conversion)
4Q: 03:54 HOU - J.R. Covington 5 run (Clarence Marcus extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 6-10 10-6
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 9 18
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 296 410
- Offensive Plays 60 65
- Yards per Play 4.93 6.31
Net Rushing Yards 110 101
- Rushing Attempts 23 27
- Yards per Rush 4.78 3.74
Net Passing Yards 186 309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 0 36 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 207 321
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 8.13
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 9/52
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 36
Time of Possession 28:06 31:54

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	6-10	10-6
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	9	18
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	296	410
- Offensive Plays	60	65
- Yards per Play	4.93	6.31
Net Rushing Yards	110	101
- Rushing Attempts	23	27
- Yards per Rush	4.78	3.74
Net Passing Yards	186	309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 0	36 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	207	321
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	8.13
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	9/52
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 36
Time of Possession	28:06	31:54

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:46	5:36	OWN 25	9	56	Field Goal
2	13:30	0:53	OWN 25	2	8	Fumble
2	11:34	2:23	OWN 26	6	21	Punt
2	7:30	2:42	OWN 45	6	37	Field Goal
2	2:18	1:03	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:35	OWN 25	4	46	Fumble
3	7:21	5:56	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
4	13:56	1:26	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
4	10:51	2:00	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
4	3:45	1:57	OWN 30	8	28	Downs
4	1:14	1:14	OWN 11	4	23	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:14	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
1	5:10	6:40	OWN 29	11	50	Field Goal
2	12:37	1:03	OPP 27	2	27	Touchdown
2	9:11	1:41	OWN 9	3	-2	Punt
2	4:48	2:30	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
2	1:15	0:40	OWN 48	3	1	Punt
3	13:25	6:04	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
3	1:25	2:29	OWN 25	5	26	Punt
4	12:30	1:39	OPP 46	6	11	Missed FG
4	8:51	5:06	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
4	1:48	0:34	OWN 42	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Dan Puzzuoli, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Eddie Maxwell	13	56	4.31	27	3
QB Junior Lake	5	18	3.60	6	0
RB Edwin Ballard	2	10	5.00	6	0
RB Gene Myers	2	6	3.00	3	0
QB Lenny Dennis	1	20	20.00	20	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Walt Tubbs	11	35	3.18	9	0	0
RB J.R. Covington	10	16	1.60	10	1	2
QB Dan Puzzuoli	6	50	8.33	10	2	1

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Junior Lake	31	20	204	3/21	1	32	0	94.0
Lenny Dennis	3	2	3	0/0	0	2	0	70.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	36	30	321	2/12	2	39	0	122.3

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tito Gallop	10	14	80	8.00	18	15	1
TE Darrin Mozart	4	6	14	3.50	0	8	0
RB Edwin Ballard	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	2	0
FB Orlando Beechler	2	3	9	4.50	3	7	0
TE Herman Bundy	1	2	32	32.00	26	32	0
WR Charles Manning	1	1	32	32.00	28	32	0
WR Gino Clemmons	1	4	23	23.00	20	23	0
RB Gene Myers	1	1	18	18.00	19	18	0
TE Harrison Neel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Otis Branch	10	13	77	7.70	8	15	1
WR Bert Keen	9	10	133	14.78	39	39	0
WR Troy Page	3	5	36	12.00	13	18	0
WR Enrique Hayes	2	2	37	18.50	9	22	0
FB Charles Farrell	2	2	15	7.50	2	9	0
TE Earnest Hatcher	2	2	2	1.00	1	1	0
RB J.R. Covington	1	1	17	17.00	17	17	1
RB Walt Tubbs	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Tito Gallop	1	0	0	0
QB Junior Lake	1	0	0	0

Houston	Recov	Force
OLB Marquis Cote	1	0
CB Dashawn Palmer	1	0
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	0	1
OLB Neal Bessette	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scottie Benson	4	152	38.0	33.0	52	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Rohr	4	189	47.3	40.5	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Stone	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clarence Marcus	1/2	0/1	0/1	38	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Myers	1	7	7.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Arnold	3	49	16.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	2	54	27.0	0
Santiago Kagan	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cesar Chellgren	9	2	0.0	27	38
OLB Donnie Delgado	7	1	1.0	27	38
ILB Caiden White	7	0	0.0	27	33
ILB Max Talley	6	3	1.0	25	38
S Kyle Crocker	6	0	0.0	23	32
CB Alejandro Griffith	4	3	0.0	20	25
DE Terrell Culberson	3	0	0.0	25	34
DT Barry Filby	2	3	0.0	24	24
ILB Steve Moore	2	2	0.0	8	8
CB Aaron Roberge	2	1	0.0	18	29
DE Terry Webster	2	0	0.0	19	30
CB Jerald Farr	2	0	0.0	23	30
TE Herman Bundy	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Harris Plantilla	1	0	0.0	2	5
DT Clay Earls	0	2	0.0	10	10
DE Sherman Ellis	0	1	0.0	2	4
CB Gary Aiston	0	1	0.0	4	10

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dashawn Palmer	6	1	0.0	23	33
OLB Marquis Cote	6	0	0.0	21	27
OLB Omar Parker	5	1	0.0	19	29
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	5	0	0.0	19	34
CB C.J. Hines	4	0	0.0	20	34
CB Santiago Kagan	3	2	0.0	17	15
S Cesar Kemp	3	1	0.0	20	36
ILB Malcolm Kelley	3	0	0.0	5	7
OLB Neal Bessette	2	1	1.5	10	28
DE Ken Wayne	2	0	1.0	15	18
DE Dale Lee	2	0	0.5	20	34
DE Louie Sagapolutele	2	1	0.0	18	28
DT Karl Nuston	1	1	0.0	7	9
S Chris Devine	1	1	0.0	19	30
S Mickey Berry	1	0	0.0	2	7
S Claude Carruthers	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Max Talley	1.0	0	0	1	38
OLB Donnie Delgado	1.0	0	0	1	38
DE Terrell Culberson	0.0	1	2	5	34
DE Terry Webster	0.0	0	0	1	30

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Neal Bessette	1.5	1	0	2	28
DE Ken Wayne	1.0	0	0	2	18
DE Dale Lee	0.5	0	2	1	34
OLB Omar Parker	0.0	2	0	0	29
DE Owen Springer	0.0	0	1	1	22
DE Louie Sagapolutele	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Cesar Chellgren	6	0	38
ILB Max Talley	5	1	38
ILB Caiden White	5	0	33
CB Alejandro Griffith	4	0	25
S Kyle Crocker	3	0	32
CB Jerald Farr	2	0	30
OLB Donnie Delgado	2	0	38
DE Terrell Culberson	1	0	34
CB Aaron Roberge	1	0	29
OLB Harris Plantilla	1	0	5

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Marquis Cote	4	0	27
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	4	0	34
CB Dashawn Palmer	4	0	33
S Cesar Kemp	2	1	36
CB C.J. Hines	2	1	34
S Chris Devine	2	0	30
ILB Malcolm Kelley	1	0	7
S Mickey Berry	1	0	7
DE Dale Lee	1	0	34
OLB Omar Parker	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Trevor Cuellar	2	3	23	0	37
G Roman Carlisle	2	2	23	1	37
T Carlos Reinhardt	1	3	22	1	30
G Myles Espino	1	3	17	0	18
TE Herman Bundy	1	2	21	0	24
C Kennedy Elliott	0	4	23	0	37
T Blake Hansen	0	3	6	1	19

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jamal Singer	3	4	0	27	0	38
G Hunter Kakoza	2	6	0	27	0	38
T Chance Osterhaus	1	5	0	27	0	38
C Neil Marion	1	4	1	27	0	38
G Patrick Harden	0	2	0	27	2	38

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Barry Filby	2	9
Gene Myers	1	21
Darrin Mozart	1	19
Alejandro Griffith	1	12

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dashawn Palmer	2	21
J.R. Covington	1	21
Claude Carruthers	1	15

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Tito Gallop	23	37	---	---	10	70
S Cesar Chellgren	---	---	27	38	2	67
OLB Donnie Delgado	---	---	27	38	2	67
G Roman Carlisle	23	37	---	---	6	66
G Trevor Cuellar	23	37	---	---	6	66
ILB Max Talley	---	---	25	38	2	65
ILB Caiden White	---	---	27	33	2	62
DE Terrell Culberson	---	---	25	34	2	61
C Kennedy Elliott	23	37	---	---	---	60
T Carlos Reinhardt	22	30	---	---	6	58
CB Alejandro Griffith	---	---	20	25	12	57
DT Barry Filby	---	---	24	24	9	57
S Kyle Crocker	---	---	23	32	1	56
QB Junior Lake	22	34	---	---	---	56
WR Gino Clemmons	22	33	---	---	---	55
CB Jerald Farr	---	---	23	30	2	55
DE Terry Webster	---	---	19	30	1	50
CB Aaron Roberge	---	---	18	29	2	49
TE Herman Bundy	21	24	---	---	2	47
S Bucky Garcia	---	---	12	18	16	46
TE Darrin Mozart	5	20	---	---	19	44
FB Orlando Beechler	6	21	---	---	17	44
G Myles Espino	17	18	---	---	4	39
WR Charles Manning	15	5	---	---	16	36
RB Edwin Ballard	6	29	---	---	---	35
RB Gene Myers	3	7	---	---	21	31
CB Gary Aiston	---	---	4	10	15	29
ILB Steve Moore	---	---	8	8	12	28
T Blake Hansen	6	19	---	---	2	27
OLB Harris Plantilla	---	---	2	5	19	26
DT Clay Earls	---	---	10	10	5	25
RB Eddie Maxwell	13	1	---	---	---	14
WR Amir Arnold	0	1	---	---	12	13
DE Sherman Ellis	---	---	2	4	4	10
DT Duane Whitfield	---	---	1	7	1	9
T J.J. Hyman	1	7	---	---	---	8
TE Harrison Neel	1	7	---	---	---	8
P Scottie Benson	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Ronald Stone	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Robbie Gibson	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Quentin Osborn	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Preston Borders	---	---	0	5	---	5
QB Lenny Dennis	1	3	---	---	---	4
C Mark Fagundez	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Artie Barber	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Charlie Hedrick	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Dashawn Palmer	---	---	23	33	21	77
TE Earnest Hatcher	25	29	---	---	21	75
G Hunter Kakoza	27	38	---	---	6	71
G Patrick Harden	27	38	---	---	6	71
OLB Marquis Cote	---	---	21	27	20	68
T Chance Osterhaus	27	38	---	---	2	67
QB Dan Puzzuoli	27	38	---	---	---	65
C Neil Marion	27	38	---	---	---	65
T Jamal Singer	27	38	---	---	---	65
WR Otis Branch	27	38	---	---	---	65
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	20	34	10	64
RB J.R. Covington	12	26	---	---	21	59
S Cesar Kemp	---	---	20	36	2	58
OLB Omar Parker	---	---	19	29	10	58
WR Bert Keen	21	35	---	---	---	56
DE Dale Lee	---	---	20	34	1	55
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	---	---	19	34	1	54
S Chris Devine	---	---	19	30	1	50
CB Santiago Kagan	---	---	17	15	16	48
DE Louie Sagapolutele	---	---	18	28	2	48
WR Enrique Hayes	22	21	---	---	---	43
FB Charles Farrell	7	12	---	---	21	40
OLB Neal Bessette	---	---	10	28	2	40
RB Walt Tubbs	15	12	---	---	8	35
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	15	18	1	34
DE Owen Springer	---	---	8	22	2	32
DT Karl Nuston	---	---	7	9	15	31
S Claude Carruthers	---	---	3	2	15	20
WR Theodore Rivera	6	9	---	---	---	15
RB Sergio Marek	0	1	---	---	12	13
ILB Malcolm Kelley	---	---	5	7	---	12
S Mickey Berry	---	---	2	7	1	10
CB Stan Ferrara	---	---	1	9	---	10
K Clarence Marcus	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Joseph Newhart	---	---	3	5	1	9
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	3	0	4	7
WR Troy Page	0	7	---	---	---	7
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Donald Cayen	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Darren Rohr	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Richie Cole	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Caleb Greathouse	0	0	---	---	2	2
CB Bryan Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Leroy Sanders	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Wayne Hanks	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Anthony Givens	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	11	81	7.4
Right	8	22	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	22	86	3.9
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Junior Lake	31	20	3	1	1	2	4	6	0
Lenny Dennis	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	36	30	2	0	2	1	2	8	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	40	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	107	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	60	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	84	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	13	198	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tito Gallop	14	10	0	80	0	37
TE Darrin Mozart	6	4	0	14	0	20
WR Gino Clemmons	4	1	0	23	1	33
FB Orlando Beechler	3	2	0	9	0	21
TE Herman Bundy	2	1	1	32	1	24
RB Edwin Ballard	2	2	0	-1	0	29
WR Charles Manning	1	1	0	32	1	5
RB Gene Myers	1	1	0	18	0	7
TE Harrison Neel	1	0	0	0	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Branch	13	10	0	77	0	38
WR Bert Keen	10	9	0	133	1	35
WR Troy Page	5	3	2	36	0	7
WR Enrique Hayes	2	2	0	37	1	21
FB Charles Farrell	2	2	0	15	0	12
TE Earnest Hatcher	2	2	0	2	0	29
RB J.R. Covington	1	1	0	17	0	26
RB Walt Tubbs	1	1	0	4	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eddie Maxwell	3	-8	-2.67	4.31

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Dan Puzzuoli	2	12	6.00	8.33
RB J.R. Covington	2	15	7.50	1.60
RB Walt Tubbs	2	2	1.00	3.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Junior Lake	6	4	28	4.67	6.58

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	4	4	32	8.00	8.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tito Gallop	4	3	25	6.25	5.71
TE Darrin Mozart	1	1	3	3.00	2.33
FB Orlando Beechler	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Branch	2	2	9	4.50	5.92
WR Bert Keen	1	1	6	6.00	13.30
RB J.R. Covington	1	1	17	17.00	17.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Eddie Maxwell	1	0
QB Junior Lake	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dan Puzzuoli	2	1
RB J.R. Covington	1	0
RB Walt Tubbs	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Junior Lake	9	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tito Gallop	4	3	2
RB Edwin Ballard	2	2	0
TE Herman Bundy	1	1	1
TE Darrin Mozart	1	1	0
WR Gino Clemmons	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Branch	4	3	3
WR Bert Keen	1	0	0
WR Enrique Hayes	1	1	1
FB Charles Farrell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,800 (21,800)
End Zone 15,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,700 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,800 (21,800)
End Zone	15,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,700 (7,500)