Week 17, 2026

played in Houston, TX

67 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	10	7	3	3	-	23
Houston Texans	3	3	7	14	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:43 IND - Preston Evers 5 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
1Q: 08:27 HOU - Darrin Borders 24 field goal
1Q: 03:03 IND - Kendrick Witt 31 field goal
2Q: 04:35 IND - Ellis Lyle 2 run (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 01:39 HOU - Darrin Borders 31 field goal
3Q: 13:52 HOU - Brad Barnett 3 pass from Leon Kell (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 05:49 IND - Kendrick Witt 37 field goal
4Q: 13:04 HOU - Brad Barnett 1 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 03:38 IND - Kendrick Witt 24 field goal
4Q: 00:51 HOU - Brad Barnett 3 run (Darrin Borders extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:43 IND - Preston Evers 5 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
1Q: 08:27 HOU - Darrin Borders 24 field goal
1Q: 03:03 IND - Kendrick Witt 31 field goal
2Q: 04:35 IND - Ellis Lyle 2 run (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 01:39 HOU - Darrin Borders 31 field goal
3Q: 13:52 HOU - Brad Barnett 3 pass from Leon Kell (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 05:49 IND - Kendrick Witt 37 field goal
4Q: 13:04 HOU - Brad Barnett 1 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 03:38 IND - Kendrick Witt 24 field goal
4Q: 00:51 HOU - Brad Barnett 3 run (Darrin Borders extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 4-12 5-11
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 10 13
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 343 392
- Offensive Plays 65 64
- Yards per Play 5.28 6.13
Net Rushing Yards 179 217
- Rushing Attempts 37 35
- Yards per Rush 4.84 6.20
Net Passing Yards 164 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 0 29 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 170 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.86 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 3/23
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 5/80 4/113
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:29 27:31

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	4-12	5-11
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	10	13
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	343	392
- Offensive Plays	65	64
- Yards per Play	5.28	6.13
Net Rushing Yards	179	217
- Rushing Attempts	37	35
- Yards per Rush	4.84	6.20
Net Passing Yards	164	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 0	29 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	170	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.86	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	3/23
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	5/80	4/113
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:29	27:31

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
1	8:20	5:22	OWN 34	8	52	Field Goal
2	14:53	10:25	OWN 20	19	80	Touchdown
2	1:32	1:16	OWN 36	5	14	Punt
3	13:42	1:54	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
3	8:25	2:43	OPP 30	6	10	Field Goal
4	12:56	3:16	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
4	7:55	4:22	OWN 31	8	62	Field Goal
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 34	4	18	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	4:16	OWN 33	7	60	Field Goal
1	2:58	3:05	OWN 46	6	16	Punt
2	4:28	2:56	OWN 38	10	48	Field Goal
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 5	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:18	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
3	11:48	3:23	OWN 26	6	22	Punt
3	5:42	7:46	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	9:40	1:45	OWN 9	6	18	Punt
4	3:33	2:50	OWN 46	11	54	Touchdown

Game MVP: Brad Barnett, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Preston Evers	30	160	5.33	42	3	0
Ellis Lyle	7	19	2.71	6	0	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Barnett	25	160	6.40	71	3	2
Leon Kell	4	27	6.75	13	2	0
Michael Whitley	3	17	5.67	14	1	0
Joey Crawford	2	3	1.50	4	0	0
Kurt Snyder	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Brinsfield	27	15	170	1/6	1	25	0	86.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leon Kell	29	13	175	0/0	1	31	0	76.0

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Preston Evers	4	4	18	4.50	8	5	1
WR Craig O'Donnell	3	8	36	12.00	18	18	0
WR Junior Gibson	2	4	26	13.00	17	23	0
FB Blaine Kirk	2	3	34	17.00	17	24	0
TE Karl Nevicosi	2	2	35	17.50	20	25	0
RB Ellis Lyle	2	2	21	10.50	12	17	0
WR Jermaine Burton	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rusty Shapiro	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Rader	5	12	72	14.40	15	17	0
TE Kelly Madera	2	3	34	17.00	26	31	0
WR Kurt Snyder	2	3	18	9.00	1	14	0
RB Brad Barnett	2	4	17	8.50	3	14	1
TE Reggie Freeman	1	1	17	17.00	3	17	0
WR Scottie Walters	1	2	17	17.00	8	17	0
FB Joey Crawford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Michael Whitley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Carlton Robinson	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	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marco Baxter	3	132	44.0	41.3	51	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	3	80	26.7	20.0	42	0

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Witt	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Castanie	4	66	16.5	0
Leonard Sherrill	1	14	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Whitley	4	113	28.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ethan Schrempf	7	1	23	23
S Stan Wilkens	6	0	27	25
OLB John Tinoisamoa	5	3	32	24
DT Carl Pierce	5	2	23	20
DE Joey Medrano	5	0	26	15
DE Justin Janssen	3	0	13	17
ILB Mel Qualizza	2	1	11	6
DE Alex McDaniel	2	0	22	13
S Ethan Wooden	1	3	14	5
S Tony Brody	1	1	11	8
S Gene Moseley	1	1	24	25
CB Leonard Sherrill	1	1	28	26
CB Bryant Farley	1	0	13	11
CB Bo Kemp	1	0	21	22
CB Stan Surcon	1	0	29	21
ILB Earl Ferro	1	0	12	6
OLB Rich Hughes	1	0	25	22
ILB Chad Pringley	0	1	6	2
DT Horace Busby	0	1	7	6
OLB Herb Denehey	0	1	3	6

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Burt Morlando	8	1	0.0	35	25
OLB Lewis Lee	7	2	0.0	22	15
ILB Shawn Fazande	6	2	0.0	17	13
ILB Raymond Wilcox	5	2	0.0	35	22
DT Tyrell Murack	5	0	0.0	23	16
S Harold Mason	4	2	0.0	30	25
CB Andy Inthapany	4	0	0.0	27	22
DT Keith Small	3	2	0.0	23	14
DE Dennis Poteat	2	1	0.0	14	16
DE Terrell Fulkerson	2	0	0.0	23	12
OLB Brady Kirk	2	0	0.0	6	5
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	1	0.5	12	13
CB Fred Lemons	1	2	0.0	26	24
DT Jorge Schultz	1	0	0.0	14	6
DE Trevor Hawthorne	0	1	0.5	5	4
CB Dean Barber	0	1	0.0	26	19
S J.J. Donovan	0	1	0.0	4	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Rich Hughes	0.0	2	1	0	22
OLB John Tinoisamoa	0.0	1	1	0	24

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wendell Giefeke	0.5	1	0	13
DE Trevor Hawthorne	0.5	0	0	4
DE Oscar Battle	0.0	2	1	24
DE Dennis Poteat	0.0	1	0	16
DT Tyrell Murack	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Stan Wilkens	5	2	25
ILB Ethan Schrempf	3	0	23
OLB John Tinoisamoa	2	0	24
S Tony Brody	1	0	8
CB Bryant Farley	1	0	11
CB Stan Surcon	1	0	21
CB Bo Kemp	0	1	22
DE Julio Ferrett	0	1	16

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lewis Lee	4	0	15
S Burt Morlando	3	0	25
CB Andy Inthapany	2	1	22
ILB Raymond Wilcox	2	1	22
ILB Shawn Fazande	2	0	13
S Harold Mason	1	1	25
CB Fred Lemons	1	0	24
CB Trevor Canas	0	1	23
DE Oscar Battle	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sammy Meier	9	17	0	33	0	27
Isaac Herzog	5	10	1	37	0	28
Monty Kratky	1	6	0	30	0	22
Nate Tanuvasa	1	3	0	34	1	24
Dusty Murphy	0	1	0	7	0	6

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Kendrick Stevenson	4	9	0	33	27
Josh Buckner	3	6	0	28	24
Nick Diaz	2	4	0	34	29
Raymond Takemura	1	4	0	34	24
Arnold Crews	1	2	1	14	18
Kelly Madera	1	2	0	14	13
Darryl Akiyama	1	2	0	24	18
Reggie Freeman	1	1	0	22	22
Joey Crawford	0	1	0	19	14

Special Teams Statistics

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Jermaine Burton	2	14
Reuben Madigan	1	13
Ethan Wooden	1	11
Junior Gibson	1	8
Ellis Lyle	0	21
Rusty Shapiro	0	19
Bryant Farley	0	16
Karl Nevicosi	0	15
Toby Castanie	0	15
Chad Pringley	0	11
Kendrick Witt	0	9
Blaine Kirk	0	7
Leonard Sherrill	0	7
Herb Denehey	0	7
Dusty Murphy	0	6
Isaac Herzog	0	6
Sammy Meier	0	6
Clay Ellis	0	6
Nate Tanuvasa	0	6
Earl Ferro	0	5
Mel Qualizza	0	4
Marco Hodges	0	4
Justin Janssen	0	4
Marco Baxter	0	3
John Tinoisamoa	0	3
Gene Moseley	0	3
Buddy Zercie	0	3
Joey Medrano	0	3
Ethan Schrempf	0	3
Tony Brody	0	2
Bo Kemp	0	2
Stan Surcon	0	2
Horace Busby	0	2
Stan Wilkens	0	2
Rich Hughes	0	2
Carl Pierce	0	1
Julio Ferrett	0	1
Alex McDaniel	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Whitley	2	20
Brad Barnett	1	15
Jackie Barber	1	15
Earl Rader	1	14
Dean Barber	0	21
Derrick Vaughn	0	17
Andy Inthapany	0	14
Reggie Freeman	0	13
Scottie Walters	0	12
Brady Kirk	0	11
Lewis Lee	0	9
Darrin Borders	0	8
Kelly Madera	0	7
Kurt Snyder	0	5
Alfred Streepy	0	5
Joey Crawford	0	5
Arnold Crews	0	5
Richie Lake	0	5
Raymond Wilcox	0	5
Louie Kleaver	0	5
Burt Morlando	0	4
Kendrick Stevenson	0	4
Terrell Fulkerson	0	4
Trevor Canas	0	3
Tyrell Murack	0	3
Trevor Hawthorne	0	3
Fred Lemons	0	3
Wendell Giefeke	0	3
Keith Small	0	3
Oscar Battle	0	2
Shawn Fazande	0	2
Vernon Morrison	0	2
Dennis Poteat	0	2
Harold Mason	0	2
Raymond Takemura	0	1
Jorge Schultz	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	22	100	4.5
Right	13	70	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	52	4.7
Middle	12	42	3.5
Right	11	124	11.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Brinsfield	27	15	3	1	2	5	4	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leon Kell	29	13	1	4	3	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	44	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	73	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	53	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	74	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	94	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Craig O'Donnell	8	3	0	36	0	24
WR Junior Gibson	4	2	2	26	1	24
RB Preston Evers	4	4	0	18	0	21
WR Jermaine Burton	3	0	0	0	0	16
FB Blaine Kirk	3	2	0	34	1	12
TE Karl Nevicosi	2	2	0	35	1	13
RB Ellis Lyle	2	2	0	21	0	5
WR Rusty Shapiro	1	0	0	0	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	12	5	0	72	0	22
RB Brad Barnett	4	2	1	17	0	24
TE Kelly Madera	3	2	0	34	1	13
WR Kurt Snyder	3	2	0	18	0	18
WR Carlton Robinson	2	0	0	0	0	10
WR Scottie Walters	2	1	1	17	0	9
FB Joey Crawford	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Reggie Freeman	1	1	0	17	0	22
RB Michael Whitley	1	0	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Preston Evers	10	24	2.40	5.33
Ellis Lyle	3	10	3.33	2.71

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	6	16	2.67	6.40
Leon Kell	1	4	4.00	6.75
Michael Whitley	1	0	0.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Brinsfield	3	2	8	2.67	6.30

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leon Kell	6	3	23	3.83	6.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Preston Evers	2	2	8	4.00	4.50
WR Craig O'Donnell	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kurt Snyder	2	1	4	2.00	6.00
WR Earl Rader	1	1	16	16.00	6.00
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	3	3.00	4.25
FB Joey Crawford	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Carlton Robinson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Ellis Lyle	3	3
Preston Evers	3	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	3	3
Leon Kell	3	2
Michael Whitley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Brinsfield	7	3	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leon Kell	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jermaine Burton	2	0	0
WR Craig O'Donnell	2	1	1
TE Karl Nevicosi	1	1	1
RB Ellis Lyle	1	1	1
WR Rusty Shapiro	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	4	2	2
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	1
WR Kurt Snyder	1	1	1
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	1
FB Joey Crawford	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (21,100)
End Zone 15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (21,100)
End Zone	15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (4,000)