Week 17, 2038

played in Houston, TX

51 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	7	6	10	0	-	23
Houston Texans	0	0	14	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:03 IND - James Chustz 2 run (Melvin Downs extra point)
2Q: 11:43 IND - Melvin Downs 29 field goal
2Q: 00:03 IND - Melvin Downs 57 field goal
3Q: 10:54 HOU - Darnell Bates 9 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 07:40 IND - Grant Washington 2 pass from Cornelius Gillespie (Melvin Downs extra point)
3Q: 05:29 HOU - Pete Siders 32 pass from Todd Downs (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 00:34 IND - Melvin Downs 30 field goal
4Q: 02:24 HOU - Pete Siders 18 pass from Todd Downs (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 00:34 HOU - Darrin Borders 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:03 IND - James Chustz 2 run (Melvin Downs extra point)
2Q: 11:43 IND - Melvin Downs 29 field goal
2Q: 00:03 IND - Melvin Downs 57 field goal
3Q: 10:54 HOU - Darnell Bates 9 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 07:40 IND - Grant Washington 2 pass from Cornelius Gillespie (Melvin Downs extra point)
3Q: 05:29 HOU - Pete Siders 32 pass from Todd Downs (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 00:34 IND - Melvin Downs 30 field goal
4Q: 02:24 HOU - Pete Siders 18 pass from Todd Downs (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 00:34 HOU - Darrin Borders 34 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 9-7 10-6
First Downs 20 29
- by Rushing 8 14
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 396 469
- Offensive Plays 67 63
- Yards per Play 5.91 7.44
Net Rushing Yards 151 236
- Rushing Attempts 35 34
- Yards per Rush 4.31 6.94
Net Passing Yards 245 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 0 29 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 249 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.66 8.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/32 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/26 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 3/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:46 28:14

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	9-7	10-6
First Downs	20	29
- by Rushing	8	14
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	396	469
- Offensive Plays	67	63
- Yards per Play	5.91	7.44
Net Rushing Yards	151	236
- Rushing Attempts	35	34
- Yards per Rush	4.31	6.94
Net Passing Yards	245	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 0	29 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	249	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.66	8.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/32	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/26	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	3/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:46	28:14

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	9:06	OWN 20	17	80	Touchdown
1	2:12	5:34	OWN 6	11	82	Field Goal
2	6:34	2:28	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	2:42	2:42	OWN 14	7	46	Field Goal
3	10:46	3:14	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	5:16	4:50	OWN 20	8	67	Field Goal
4	11:46	1:07	OWN 46	3	-4	Punt
4	5:57	1:43	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
4	2:18	0:49	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 19	3	3	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	5:54	3:42	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	11:38	5:04	OWN 20	9	75	Interception
2	4:06	1:24	OWN 21	4	19	Punt
3	15:00	4:14	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	7:32	2:16	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	0:26	3:40	OWN 20	8	40	Interception
4	10:39	4:42	OWN 21	10	56	Interception
4	4:14	1:56	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
4	1:29	1:00	OPP 43	4	26	Field Goal

Game MVP: Darnell Bates, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Chustz	19	56	2.95	21	1	1
Ken Roberson	12	55	4.58	14	2	0
Cornelius Gillespie	4	40	10.00	15	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Bates	29	198	6.83	16	8	1
Earnest Stadtmauer	4	33	8.25	18	2	0
Todd Downs	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cornelius Gillespie	31	18	249	1/4	1	45	0	94.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Downs	29	19	233	0/0	2	32	3	73.5

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Grant Washington	5	7	81	16.20	52	40	1
WR Dennis Rubin	5	8	90	18.00	54	45	0
WR Karl Boldin	4	8	20	5.00	0	11	0
TE Caiden Poulsen	2	3	44	22.00	27	34	0
WR Brett Hatcher	2	4	14	7.00	2	11	0
RB Ken Roberson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Pete Siders	8	8	125	15.63	39	32	2
WR Derrick Seaman	5	8	54	10.80	10	21	0
RB Darnell Bates	4	5	43	10.75	15	23	0
TE Bart Geib	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Trevor Davis	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
TE Rodney Burney	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tommie Drake	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Ernie Howe	1	0	0.00
OLB Bruce Diaz	1	6	6.00
CB Devante Braden	1	0	0.00

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
Jeff Hemler	4	169	42.3	36.3	45	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Petry	2	104	52.0	50.0	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Melvin Downs	3/3	1/1	1/1	57	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randal Posante	1	4	4.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Seaman	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Chustz	2	26	13.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Cornelius Montanez	10	2	33	28
S Larry Walters	7	0	32	29
CB Devante Braden	6	1	32	29
S Ronald Sweeney	5	1	18	15
ILB Brenden Johnson	4	3	33	28
CB Tyrone Russell	4	1	33	22
DT Jeffrey Escamilla	3	0	14	11
DT Ronnie Humphrey	2	3	20	18
CB Orlando Stuart	2	1	27	18
ILB Hunter Waugh	2	0	7	10
OLB Bruce Diaz	1	3	29	27
DE Luke Prior	1	2	30	26
DE Jessie Canas	1	1	18	11
CB Kevin Dodge	1	0	2	7
OLB Ernie Howe	0	2	14	11
DE Kerry Kerns	0	2	20	21

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Luke Willis	6	0	0.0	20	22
ILB Floyd Juarez	5	3	0.0	15	18
DT Wendell Fletcher	5	2	0.0	32	26
S Barry Durham	5	1	0.0	32	32
DE Sammie Back	4	0	1.0	34	31
S Harold Mason	4	2	0.0	15	10
OLB Lorenzo Walton	4	1	0.0	15	10
ILB Norman Nixon	3	2	0.0	20	12
OLB Phillip Burgraff	3	1	0.0	31	30
DE Rusty Ansara	3	0	0.0	19	15
OLB Vinny Compton	2	2	0.0	9	4
DT Eric Sarfaty	2	1	0.0	22	25
S Marco Hardy	2	0	0.0	3	9
CB Lamar Timpson	2	0	0.0	31	30
DT Barry Kamin	1	2	0.0	14	4
QB Todd Downs	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wendell Begay	1	0	0.0	13	19
TE Pete Siders	1	0	---	---	---
RB Darnell Bates	1	0	---	---	---
CB Maurice McGee	0	1	0.0	8	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kerry Kerns	0.0	0	1	0	21

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sammie Back	1.0	0	2	31
DE Rusty Ansara	0.0	1	1	15
DE Scott Meier	0.0	0	2	18
DT Wendell Fletcher	0.0	0	1	26
ILB Floyd Juarez	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Larry Walters	5	2	0	29
CB Devante Braden	4	1	1	29
ILB Brenden Johnson	2	0	0	28
S Ronald Sweeney	2	0	0	15
CB Tyrone Russell	2	0	0	22
S Cornelius Montanez	1	0	0	28
ILB Hunter Waugh	1	0	0	10
DT Jeffrey Escamilla	1	0	0	11
CB Kevin Dodge	1	0	0	7
OLB Ernie Howe	0	0	1	11
OLB Bruce Diaz	0	0	1	27

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Harold Mason	3	0	10
ILB Floyd Juarez	3	0	18
S Barry Durham	3	0	32
S Luke Willis	2	0	22
OLB Phillip Burgraff	2	0	30
CB Lamar Timpson	1	2	30
ILB Norman Nixon	1	0	12
CB Wendell Begay	1	0	19
OLB Vinny Compton	1	0	4
DE Rusty Ansara	1	0	15
DT Wendell Fletcher	0	1	26
OLB Lorenzo Walton	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sedrick Shepherd	3	7	1	35	0	32
Bob Riley	1	8	0	35	0	32
Max Sellers	1	6	0	35	0	32
Johnnie Lysne	1	5	0	35	1	32
Caiden Poulsen	1	1	0	32	0	29
Jerome Snee	0	2	0	13	0	7
Nathaniel McQuaig	0	2	0	35	0	32

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Cole Bennett	6	7	0	34	29
Kent Niechniedowicz	5	5	0	34	29
Bernie Flowers	4	8	0	34	29
Frankie Hardy	4	7	0	34	29
Arnie Reed	2	4	0	34	29
Trevor Davis	1	2	1	22	17

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Orlando Stuart	1	15
Glenn Engelberger	1	14

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bart Geib	1	13
Marco Hardy	1	13
Tommie Drake	1	11

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Riley	35	32	---	---	7	74
Cornelius Montanez	---	---	33	28	12	73
Caiden Poulsen	32	29	---	---	7	68
Cornelius Gillespie	35	32	---	---	---	67
Max Sellers	35	32	---	---	---	67
Johnnie Lysne	35	32	---	---	---	67
Larry Walters	---	---	32	29	6	67
Sedrick Shepherd	35	32	---	---	---	67
Nathaniel McQuaig	35	32	---	---	---	67
Brenden Johnson	---	---	33	28	2	63
Devante Braden	---	---	32	29	1	62
Orlando Stuart	---	---	27	18	15	60
Dennis Rubin	31	28	---	---	---	59
Bruce Diaz	---	---	29	27	1	57
Luke Prior	---	---	30	26	---	56
Tyrone Russell	---	---	33	22	1	56
Grant Washington	18	25	---	---	7	50
Ken Roberson	13	16	---	---	19	48
James Chustz	22	16	---	---	5	43
Kerry Kerns	---	---	20	21	1	42
Karl Boldin	19	22	---	---	---	41
Ronnie Humphrey	---	---	20	18	2	40
Ronald Sweeney	---	---	18	15	2	35
Jessie Canas	---	---	18	11	3	32
Glenn Engelberger	14	3	---	---	14	31
Brett Hatcher	7	10	---	---	10	27
Jeffrey Escamilla	---	---	14	11	1	26
Ernie Howe	---	---	14	11	---	25
Jerome Snee	13	7	---	---	1	21
Hunter Waugh	---	---	7	10	4	21
Ricardo Williamson	---	---	9	4	5	18
Archie Russell	1	0	---	---	17	18
Randal Posante	1	0	---	---	15	16
Barry Austin	---	---	2	3	10	15
Edgar Adams	4	4	---	---	5	13
Kevin Dodge	---	---	2	7	4	13
Melvin Downs	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.C. Stephan	0	0	---	---	7	7
J.C. Blades	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Mazrui	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeremy Bernier	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Hemler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Artie Chamberlain	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kendrick Wooden	---	---	1	1	---	2
Adam Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Landon Mills	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bryce Bullock	---	---	32	32	12	76
Sammie Back	---	---	34	31	6	71
Pete Siders	34	29	---	---	5	68
Kent Niechniedowicz	34	29	---	---	3	66
Cole Bennett	34	29	---	---	3	66
Bernie Flowers	34	29	---	---	3	66
Barry Durham	---	---	32	32	2	66
Phillip Burgraff	---	---	31	30	3	64
Rodney Burney	34	29	---	---	1	64
Lamar Timpson	---	---	31	30	3	64
Todd Downs	34	29	---	---	---	63
Arnie Reed	34	29	---	---	---	63
Frankie Hardy	34	29	---	---	---	63
Wendell Fletcher	---	---	32	26	4	62
Darnell Bates	30	24	---	---	---	54
Luke Willis	---	---	20	22	8	50
Eric Sarfaty	---	---	22	25	3	50
Trevor Davis	22	17	---	---	8	47
Derrick Seaman	21	19	---	---	4	44
Scott Meier	---	---	20	18	2	40
Rusty Ansara	---	---	19	15	4	38
Floyd Juarez	---	---	15	18	3	36
Norman Nixon	---	---	20	12	3	35
Wendell Begay	---	---	13	19	3	35
Lonnie Jackson	10	10	---	---	14	34
Maurice McGee	---	---	8	5	17	30
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	15	10	4	29
Bart Geib	10	5	---	---	13	28
Vinny Compton	---	---	9	4	13	26
Earnest Stadtmauer	4	5	---	---	17	26
Harold Mason	---	---	15	10	---	25
Marco Hardy	---	---	3	9	13	25
Tommie Drake	4	6	---	---	11	21
Barry Kamin	---	---	14	4	1	19
Griffin Barton	1	0	---	---	10	11
Tyrell Kinney	---	---	0	0	9	9
Morris Hurnblad	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tyrone Wilcox	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ricardo Barnes	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mack Petry	0	0	---	---	2	2
Darrin Borders	0	0	---	---	1	1
Junior Peters	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dan Beaudry	0	1	---	---	---	1
Ted Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Corwin Hicks	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deron Deloatch	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	57	7.1
Middle	22	79	3.6
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	17	135	7.9
Right	8	50	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cornelius Gillespie	31	18	4	0	1	4	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Downs	29	19	5	1	1	3	1	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	180	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	15	2.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	45	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	143	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Boldin	8	4	0	20	0	22
WR Dennis Rubin	8	5	0	90	2	28
WR Grant Washington	7	5	1	81	1	25
WR Brett Hatcher	4	2	0	14	0	10
TE Caiden Poulsen	3	2	0	44	1	29
RB Ken Roberson	1	0	0	0	0	16

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Pete Siders	8	8	0	125	3	29
WR Derrick Seaman	8	5	0	54	1	19
RB Darnell Bates	5	4	0	43	1	24
TE Rodney Burney	3	0	1	0	0	29
TE Bart Geib	2	1	0	3	0	5
WR Tommie Drake	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Trevor Davis	1	1	0	8	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Chustz	6	9	1.50	2.95
Ken Roberson	3	4	1.33	4.58

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Bates	4	23	5.75	6.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cornelius Gillespie	3	2	16	5.33	8.03

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Todd Downs	3	1	18	6.00	8.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Grant Washington	2	2	16	8.00	11.57
WR Karl Boldin	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bart Geib	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
TE Pete Siders	1	1	18	18.00	15.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Cornelius Gillespie	2	2
James Chustz	2	1
Ken Roberson	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Bates	2	1
Todd Downs	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cornelius Gillespie	10	5	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Todd Downs	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dennis Rubin	3	1	1
WR Karl Boldin	2	1	1
WR Grant Washington	2	2	1
RB Ken Roberson	1	0	0
TE Caiden Poulsen	1	1	1
WR Brett Hatcher	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derrick Seaman	2	2	2
TE Rodney Burney	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (21,200)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (21,200)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,200)