Week 17, 2059

played in Houston, TX

50 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	3	0	0	8	-	11
Houston Texans	13	7	6	0	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:59 IND - Eli Billiot 36 field goal
1Q: 08:54 HOU - Ed Whitfield 75 run (Alejandro Bradley extra point failed)
1Q: 04:06 HOU - Vincent Starks 4 pass from Doug Nardi (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
2Q: 03:00 HOU - Vincent Starks 9 pass from Doug Nardi (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
3Q: 07:58 HOU - Alejandro Bradley 25 field goal
3Q: 00:25 HOU - Alejandro Bradley 40 field goal
4Q: 07:15 IND - Skip Pierce 11 pass from Jeremy Rhodes (Jeremy Rhodes pass to Phillip Knoblett for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:59 IND - Eli Billiot 36 field goal
1Q: 08:54 HOU - Ed Whitfield 75 run (Alejandro Bradley extra point failed)
1Q: 04:06 HOU - Vincent Starks 4 pass from Doug Nardi (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
2Q: 03:00 HOU - Vincent Starks 9 pass from Doug Nardi (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
3Q: 07:58 HOU - Alejandro Bradley 25 field goal
3Q: 00:25 HOU - Alejandro Bradley 40 field goal
4Q: 07:15 IND - Skip Pierce 11 pass from Jeremy Rhodes (Jeremy Rhodes pass to Phillip Knoblett for conversion)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 9-7 10-6
First Downs 19 25
- by Rushing 6 12
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 385 485
- Offensive Plays 56 72
- Yards per Play 6.88 6.74
Net Rushing Yards 123 288
- Rushing Attempts 20 35
- Yards per Rush 6.15 8.23
Net Passing Yards 262 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 1 34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 266 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.28 5.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/8 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 4/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 3/45
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:06 33:54

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	9-7	10-6
First Downs	19	25
- by Rushing	6	12
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	385	485
- Offensive Plays	56	72
- Yards per Play	6.88	6.74
Net Rushing Yards	123	288
- Rushing Attempts	20	35
- Yards per Rush	6.15	8.23
Net Passing Yards	262	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 1	34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	266	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.28	5.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/8	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	4/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	3/45
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:06	33:54

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:07	OWN 25	10	56	Field Goal
1	8:32	1:22	OWN 25	3	23	Fumble
1	3:59	3:23	OWN 15	9	66	Interception
2	12:50	1:20	OWN 18	4	22	Punt
2	8:15	2:53	OWN 20	7	53	Missed FG
2	2:49	1:43	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	11:41	1:03	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	7:51	2:58	OWN 12	5	27	Punt
3	0:18	2:18	OWN 24	4	25	Punt
4	11:02	3:57	OWN 8	9	92	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:53	1:21	OWN 14	2	86	Touchdown
1	7:10	3:11	OPP 42	6	42	Touchdown
1	0:36	2:46	OWN 16	5	13	Punt
2	11:30	3:15	OWN 29	8	31	Punt
2	5:22	2:33	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
2	1:06	0:59	OWN 35	4	14	Punt
3	15:00	3:19	OWN 26	6	29	Punt
3	10:38	2:47	OWN 31	6	61	Field Goal
3	4:53	4:35	OWN 11	10	66	Field Goal
4	13:00	1:58	OWN 29	4	30	Punt
4	7:05	7:05	OWN 25	13	67	Game

Game MVP: Ed Whitfield, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jim Roscoe	7	32	4.57	11	1
Geoff Goosey	4	23	5.75	9	0
Tanner Westbrook	3	10	3.33	7	0
Bob Sawyer	3	44	14.67	16	3
Jeremy Rhodes	2	7	3.50	7	0
Drew Kueth	1	7	7.00	7	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ed Whitfield	31	265	8.55	75	9	1
Doug Nardi	3	12	4.00	9	0	0
Antonio Kayer	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tanner Westbrook	25	17	168	0/0	0	31	1	70.1
Jeremy Rhodes	10	8	98	1/4	1	24	0	140.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Nardi	34	21	212	3/15	2	33	0	99.1

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gabriel Robinson	8	9	68	8.50	58	24	0
TE Skip Pierce	7	10	65	9.29	13	14	1
WR Phillip Knoblett	4	4	63	15.75	48	31	0
RB Geoff Goosey	2	2	27	13.50	14	17	0
WR Drew Kueth	2	4	16	8.00	1	9	0
TE Vincent Washington	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
RB Jim Roscoe	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Bob Sawyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jerry Wells	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Kent Akins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.C. Harden	7	10	74	10.57	46	33	0
WR Vincent Starks	6	10	54	9.00	10	17	2
TE Brian Richardson	4	10	69	17.25	28	33	0
TE Chuck Branch	2	2	14	7.00	7	9	0
RB Ed Whitfield	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Blaine Ballinger	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tre Buckley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tanner Westbrook	1	0	0	0
Herman Gerhardt	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Nardi	1	0	0
J.C. Harden	0	1	0
Geoff Escamilla	0	1	0
Derrick Horn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Erdman	5	234	46.8	37.8	55	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Raymond Clancy	5	223	44.6	32.4	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eli Billiot	1/2	0/1	0/0	36	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alejandro Bradley	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Eubanks	2	1	0.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Starks	3	45	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andy Patton	3	58	19.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob Henderson	1	15	15.0	0
Vincent Starks	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tyrell Vance	10	3	0.0	34	36
ILB Mackenzie Palagonia	10	1	0.0	29	25
OLB Tony Starr	6	2	0.0	30	25
S Howie Schanding	5	3	0.0	35	37
S Griffin Eubanks	4	1	0.0	30	26
DE Herman Gerhardt	3	3	2.5	29	25
OLB Asher Heath	3	2	0.0	22	17
DT Burt Grier	3	0	0.0	28	32
DE Austin Corbett	2	1	0.5	33	36
DT Karl Cook	2	3	0.0	22	21
CB Bryce Queen	2	0	0.0	1	7
S Wendell Nastovska	2	0	0.0	5	5
WR Phillip Knoblett	1	0	---	---	---
WR Gabriel Robinson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jerome Vance	1	0	0.0	4	12
CB Andy Patton	1	0	0.0	35	37
DE Everett Halama	0	2	0.0	8	13
CB Charles Ozment	0	2	0.0	16	24

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shannon Dawkins	9	3	0.0	20	36
OLB Derrick Horn	7	3	0.0	20	35
CB Freddie Mincey	5	3	0.0	20	35
CB Tre Buckley	5	0	0.0	20	33
OLB Christian Benson	3	1	0.0	18	31
ILB Pat Leska	3	0	0.0	9	16
ILB Mitchell Roddy	2	1	0.0	10	16
ILB Jimmy Sawyers	2	0	0.0	10	19
DE Gene Pegram	2	0	0.0	16	28
DE Geoff Escamilla	1	3	0.5	17	32
DT Alejandro Buckley	1	0	0.5	8	16
CB Ezekiel Simpkins	1	2	0.0	10	20
S Liam Sawyer	1	1	0.0	11	19
S Brian Burmester	1	0	0.0	9	17
DT Warren Lowe	0	1	0.0	12	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Herman Gerhardt	2.5	0	0	1	25
DE Austin Corbett	0.5	0	0	1	36
DT Burt Grier	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Everett Halama	0.0	0	1	1	13

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Geoff Escamilla	0.5	1	32
DT Alejandro Buckley	0.5	0	16
DE Clifton Boller	0.0	1	7
DE David Gartland	0.0	1	5
DE Gene Pegram	0.0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tyrell Vance	9	0	36
CB Bryce Queen	3	0	7
S Howie Schanding	2	0	37
ILB Mackenzie Palagonia	2	0	25
OLB Tony Starr	2	0	25
CB Andy Patton	1	2	37
DT Burt Grier	1	1	32
S Griffin Eubanks	1	0	26
CB Charles Ozment	0	1	24

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Shannon Dawkins	7	0	0	36
CB Freddie Mincey	5	0	0	35
OLB Derrick Horn	4	0	0	35
ILB Pat Leska	3	1	0	16
ILB Jimmy Sawyers	2	0	0	19
CB Tre Buckley	1	0	1	33
S Brian Burmester	1	0	0	17
S Liam Sawyer	1	0	0	19
ILB Mitchell Roddy	1	0	0	16
DT Warren Lowe	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ernie Kerr	3	6	1	20	0	36
Maxwell Woodard	2	3	0	20	0	36
Luke Singleton	2	2	0	20	1	36
Vinny Harrison	1	1	0	20	0	36
Malcolm Benaroya	1	1	0	20	0	36
Dalton Stratton	0	1	0	5	0	8
Skip Pierce	0	1	0	19	0	32

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Clark	5	10	2	35	1	37
Grant Trufant	5	6	0	35	0	37
Ross Horner	4	7	1	35	0	37
Robbie Cote	2	9	0	35	0	37
Timothy Castillo	0	0	0	35	1	37
Ed Whitfield	0	0	0	34	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Malcolm Benaroya	4	10
Bob Sawyer	1	21

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Richardson	2	21
Derrick Horn	1	20
Dakota Nixon	1	19
Clifton Boller	1	17

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andy Patton	---	---	35	37	8	80
Tony Starr	---	---	30	25	20	75
Howie Schanding	---	---	35	37	2	74
Tyrell Vance	---	---	34	36	1	71
Austin Corbett	---	---	33	36	1	70
Malcolm Benaroya	20	36	---	---	10	66
Luke Singleton	20	36	---	---	7	63
Burt Grier	---	---	28	32	2	62
Griffin Eubanks	---	---	30	26	6	62
Ernie Kerr	20	36	---	---	---	56
Maxwell Woodard	20	36	---	---	---	56
Vinny Harrison	20	36	---	---	---	56
Herman Gerhardt	---	---	29	25	2	56
Mackenzie Palagonia	---	---	29	25	1	55
Drew Kueth	20	33	---	---	---	53
Skip Pierce	19	32	---	---	1	52
Charles Ozment	---	---	16	24	11	51
Karl Cook	---	---	22	21	6	49
Dustin Bierce	---	---	20	21	1	42
Asher Heath	---	---	22	17	2	41
Tanner Westbrook	13	25	---	---	---	38
Gabriel Robinson	9	19	---	---	9	37
Everett Halama	---	---	8	13	14	35
Phillip Knoblett	12	19	---	---	---	31
Bob Sawyer	4	6	---	---	21	31
Jerry Wells	10	20	---	---	---	30
Jim Roscoe	9	20	---	---	---	29
Geoff Goosey	7	9	---	---	11	27
Jerome Vance	---	---	4	12	11	27
Wendell Nastovska	---	---	5	5	15	25
Bryce Queen	---	---	1	7	15	23
Kent Akins	0	2	---	---	20	22
Jeremy Rhodes	7	11	---	---	---	18
Vincent Washington	5	12	---	---	---	17
Alexis Tatum	0	0	---	---	16	16
Dalton Stratton	5	8	---	---	---	13
Darrin Spector	---	---	2	7	1	10
Mo Stevens	0	0	---	---	7	7
Terrence Erdman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shawn Mukherjee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kirk Delgado	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eli Billiot	0	0	---	---	5	5
Arnie Kemp	0	0	---	---	5	5
Roger Davidson	---	---	2	1	1	4
Heath Shannon	---	---	0	0	---	0
Brenden Houston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vincent Starks	35	37	---	---	8	80
Ross Horner	35	37	---	---	7	79
Robbie Cote	35	37	---	---	7	79
J.C. Harden	32	35	---	---	9	76
Derrick Horn	---	---	20	35	20	75
Brian Richardson	21	31	---	---	21	73
Timothy Castillo	35	37	---	---	---	72
Shannon Dawkins	---	---	20	36	16	72
Grant Trufant	35	37	---	---	---	72
Doug Nardi	35	37	---	---	---	72
Ron Clark	35	37	---	---	---	72
Ed Whitfield	34	36	---	---	---	70
Blaine Ballinger	18	25	---	---	16	59
Freddie Mincey	---	---	20	35	2	57
Tre Buckley	---	---	20	33	3	56
Christian Benson	---	---	18	31	2	51
Geoff Escamilla	---	---	17	32	1	50
Gene Pegram	---	---	16	28	1	45
Ezekiel Simpkins	---	---	10	20	14	44
Warren Lowe	---	---	12	20	---	32
Liam Sawyer	---	---	11	19	2	32
Jimmy Sawyers	---	---	10	19	1	30
Henry Lofton	17	2	---	---	8	27
Mitchell Roddy	---	---	10	16	1	27
Carter Reid	0	5	---	---	21	26
Brian Burmester	---	---	9	17	---	26
Alejandro Buckley	---	---	8	16	2	26
Clifton Boller	---	---	1	7	17	25
Dakota Nixon	---	---	1	5	19	25
Pat Leska	---	---	9	16	---	25
Chuck Branch	3	12	---	---	3	18
Duane Reid	14	0	---	---	---	14
David Gartland	---	---	6	5	1	12
Bryant Roper	---	---	1	5	6	12
Alejandro Bradley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cornelius Munkres	0	0	---	---	7	7
Blaine Hammond	0	0	---	---	7	7
Raymond Clancy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derrick Baxter	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rob Henderson	0	2	---	---	3	5
Don Tatum	---	---	0	0	5	5
Roosevelt Garrison	---	---	1	1	1	3
Antonio Kayer	1	0	---	---	---	1
Bryson McGregor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Raul Newkirk	---	---	0	0	---	0
Warren Dawkins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	48	9.6
Middle	10	58	5.8
Right	4	18	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	53	4.8
Middle	15	188	12.5
Right	8	49	6.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tanner Westbrook	25	17	2	2	1	2	2	0	1
Jeremy Rhodes	10	8	1	0	0	0	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Nardi	34	21	2	4	3	4	1	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	85	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	85	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	96	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	73	14.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	32	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	107	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Skip Pierce	10	7	1	65	0	32
WR Gabriel Robinson	9	8	0	68	2	19
WR Phillip Knoblett	4	4	0	63	1	19
WR Drew Kueth	4	2	0	16	0	33
RB Geoff Goosey	2	2	0	27	0	9
WR Jerry Wells	2	0	0	0	0	20
TE Vincent Washington	1	1	0	12	0	12
RB Bob Sawyer	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Kent Akins	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Jim Roscoe	1	1	0	15	0	20

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.C. Harden	10	7	1	74	1	35
TE Brian Richardson	10	4	2	69	1	31
WR Vincent Starks	10	6	0	54	0	37
TE Chuck Branch	2	2	0	14	0	12
RB Ed Whitfield	1	1	0	2	0	36
WR Blaine Ballinger	1	1	0	-1	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Rhodes	1	7	7.00	3.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Whitfield	4	11	2.75	8.55
Doug Nardi	2	7	3.50	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeremy Rhodes	2	1	11	5.50	9.80
Tanner Westbrook	1	0	0	0.00	6.72

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Nardi	8	4	32	4.00	6.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Skip Pierce	1	1	11	11.00	6.50
WR Gabriel Robinson	1	0	0	0.00	7.56
WR Drew Kueth	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vincent Starks	4	3	23	5.75	5.40
WR J.C. Harden	2	1	9	4.50	7.40
TE Brian Richardson	2	0	0	0.00	6.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Whitfield	4	3
Doug Nardi	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tanner Westbrook	6	3	1
Jeremy Rhodes	2	1	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Nardi	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Skip Pierce	3	1	0
WR Drew Kueth	2	2	1
WR Jerry Wells	1	0	0
TE Kent Akins	1	0	0
WR Gabriel Robinson	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.C. Harden	3	1	1
TE Brian Richardson	2	1	1
RB Ed Whitfield	1	1	0
WR Vincent Starks	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)