Week 15, 2042

played in Houston, TX

70 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	0	0	3	10	-	13
Houston Texans	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
3Q: 02:03 IND - Melvin Downs 44 field goal
4Q: 06:28 IND - Rickey Elias 4 pass from Jeffery Roden (Melvin Downs extra point)
4Q: 02:12 IND - Melvin Downs 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
3Q: 02:03 IND - Melvin Downs 44 field goal
4Q: 06:28 IND - Rickey Elias 4 pass from Jeffery Roden (Melvin Downs extra point)
4Q: 02:12 IND - Melvin Downs 22 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 10-4 5-9
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 270 235
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 4.43 3.41
Net Rushing Yards 140 54
- Rushing Attempts 32 27
- Yards per Rush 4.38 2.00
Net Passing Yards 130 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 15 - 1 39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 130 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.48 4.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 0/0 5/43
Punt Returns/Yards 5/57 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 1/35 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 21
Time of Possession 26:51 33:09

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	10-4	5-9
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	270	235
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	4.43	3.41
Net Rushing Yards	140	54
- Rushing Attempts	32	27
- Yards per Rush	4.38	2.00
Net Passing Yards	130	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 15 - 1	39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	130	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.48	4.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	0/0	5/43
Punt Returns/Yards	5/57	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	1/35	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 21
Time of Possession	26:51	33:09

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
1	10:26	1:06	OWN 40	3	-3	Punt
1	7:36	0:42	OPP 45	3	5	Punt
1	4:31	4:50	OWN 20	12	63	Missed FG
2	12:47	1:31	OWN 31	4	7	Punt
2	6:10	1:39	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
2	2:49	1:13	OWN 18	4	34	Interception
3	13:13	2:10	OWN 38	4	20	Punt
3	5:19	3:23	OWN 37	7	36	Field Goal
4	15:00	2:32	OWN 30	6	15	Punt
4	10:38	4:21	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
4	4:12	2:07	OPP 31	5	26	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	2:41	OWN 6	5	17	Punt
1	9:20	1:44	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
1	6:54	2:23	OWN 20	5	43	Punt
2	14:41	1:54	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
2	11:16	5:06	OWN 30	10	40	Missed FG
2	4:31	1:42	OWN 40	3	-9	Punt
2	1:36	1:36	OWN 42	4	0	Half
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	11:03	5:44	OWN 14	10	56	Missed FG
3	1:56	1:56	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	12:28	1:50	OWN 14	4	9	Punt
4	6:17	2:05	OWN 20	8	11	Downs
4	2:05	2:05	OWN 20	8	46	Game

Game MVP: Rickey Elias, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rickey Elias	22	113	5.14	31	5	0
Brant Shelton	10	27	2.70	12	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earnest Stadtmauer	14	17	1.21	10	1
Chris Terry	8	15	1.88	11	1
Howard Heupel	5	22	4.40	7	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cornelius Gillespie	24	12	109	0/0	0	26	1	45.3
Jeffery Roden	5	3	21	0/0	1	16	0	109.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howard Heupel	39	26	198	3/17	0	28	0	78.8

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Caiden Poulsen	6	7	91	15.17	54	26	0
RB James Chustz	2	2	16	8.00	13	16	0
WR Dennis Rubin	2	7	8	4.00	2	9	0
RB Rickey Elias	2	2	9	4.50	6	5	1
RB Brant Shelton	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	0
WR Grant Washington	1	5	1	1.00	3	1	0
WR Bo Lester	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Teddy Caldwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Vincent Battle	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jon Moss	8	9	66	8.25	13	20
WR DeAndre Greer	6	11	44	7.33	12	19
WR Bart Mandzuk	4	6	25	6.25	4	16
TE Keith Ballard	3	4	19	6.33	10	8
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	2	4	27	13.50	26	28
WR Taylor Cirino	2	2	21	10.50	0	15
RB Chris Terry	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Leslie Johnston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Hemler	7	287	41.0	34.3	51	5

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Petry	8	398	49.8	40.1	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Melvin Downs	2/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kaleb Francis	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitch Lefebvre	5	57	11.4	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
B.J. Randle	1	23	23.0	0
DeAndre Greer	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Chustz	1	35	35.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Willie Wainright	9	3	0.0	27	42
CB Devante Braden	7	1	0.0	26	39
OLB Irving Horner	5	1	1.0	24	37
S Larry Walters	5	2	0.0	27	42
DE Kerry Kerns	5	0	0.0	14	24
CB Tyrone Russell	5	0	0.0	25	38
ILB Brock Donovan	4	1	0.0	27	42
DT Jeffrey Escamilla	3	1	1.0	18	20
DE Harrison Bridges	3	0	0.0	13	25
DT Bobby Patton	3	0	0.0	9	22
OLB Roy Lyle	2	0	1.0	4	5
OLB Ricardo Williamson	2	1	0.0	3	4
DE Damian Mills	1	2	0.0	14	17
CB Orlando Stuart	1	1	0.0	14	27
TE Caiden Poulsen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Emmett Caldwell	1	0	0.0	13	18
S Dana Mauricia	0	1	0.0	4	17

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	7	5	32	29
S Terrence Kelly	6	1	32	29
ILB Lorenzo Walton	5	2	12	8
S Shawn Hickman	5	1	31	23
OLB Korey Fichialos	5	1	20	14
CB Landon Killian	4	1	19	20
OLB J.T. Phillips	3	0	27	29
S Gabe Hanks	2	0	7	15
ILB Ed Demyan	2	0	6	5
DE Ricky Wretzky	2	0	18	21
DT Camden Cox	2	0	13	12
CB J.R. Robbins	1	2	31	25
DT Rex Hauer	1	1	19	17
CB Zach Jacquet	1	0	32	29
OLB Scott Aceves	0	2	5	0
CB Marcus Szypulski	0	1	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Irving Horner	1.0	1	37
DT Jeffrey Escamilla	1.0	0	20
OLB Roy Lyle	1.0	0	5
DE Harrison Bridges	0.0	2	25

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB J.T. Phillips	1	2	1	29
DT Rex Hauer	1	0	0	17
DE Oliver Shire	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Willie Wainright	6	1	42
CB Devante Braden	5	3	39
CB Tyrone Russell	4	0	38
ILB Brock Donovan	3	1	42
S Larry Walters	2	0	42
OLB Ricardo Williamson	2	0	4
CB Orlando Stuart	1	1	27
DT Bobby Patton	1	0	22
OLB Irving Horner	1	0	37
OLB Roy Lyle	1	0	5

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Shawn Hickman	3	1	0	23
S Terrence Kelly	3	0	0	29
ILB Lorenzo Walton	2	0	0	8
S Gabe Hanks	2	0	0	15
OLB Korey Fichialos	1	1	0	14
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	1	0	1	29
ILB Ed Demyan	1	0	0	5
DE Ricky Wretzky	1	0	0	21
CB Landon Killian	1	0	0	20
CB Marcus Szypulski	0	1	0	6
CB J.R. Robbins	0	1	0	25
CB Zach Jacquet	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Arnie Monaghan	2	8	1	32	29
Miles Blackburn	2	8	0	32	29
Lukas Bauer	2	6	0	32	29
Nathaniel McQuaig	2	4	0	32	29
Max Sellers	1	2	1	32	29
Teddy Caldwell	1	2	0	13	7
Caiden Poulsen	0	2	0	30	27

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mercury Newsome	2	9	27	1	42
Trevor Davis	1	3	17	0	19
Ricardo Barnes	0	3	27	1	42
Leslie Mozart	0	3	21	1	39
Jimmy Greene	0	2	27	0	42
Roger Chandler	0	1	27	0	42
Keith Ballard	0	1	22	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Teddy Caldwell	1	15
Derek Kleinecke	1	4

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Gabe Hanks	2	9
Trevor Davis	1	21
Chris Terry	1	16
Earnest Stadtmauer	1	6
Shawn Hickman	1	4

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Walters	---	---	27	42	7	76
Brock Donovan	---	---	27	42	3	72
Willie Wainright	---	---	27	42	2	71
Miles Blackburn	32	29	---	---	10	71
Devante Braden	---	---	26	39	2	67
Tyrone Russell	---	---	25	38	2	65
Caiden Poulsen	30	27	---	---	7	64
Irving Horner	---	---	24	37	2	63
Dennis Rubin	32	29	---	---	1	62
Max Sellers	32	29	---	---	---	61
Lukas Bauer	32	29	---	---	---	61
Nathaniel McQuaig	32	29	---	---	---	61
Arnie Monaghan	32	29	---	---	---	61
Orlando Stuart	---	---	14	27	7	48
Jeffrey Escamilla	---	---	18	20	8	46
James Chustz	12	19	---	---	12	43
Cornelius Gillespie	17	24	---	---	---	41
Brant Shelton	10	8	---	---	23	41
Harrison Bridges	---	---	13	25	2	40
Damian Mills	---	---	14	17	9	40
Kerry Kerns	---	---	14	24	1	39
Rickey Elias	23	16	---	---	---	39
Grant Washington	15	17	---	---	6	38
Brad Cochrane	---	---	18	20	---	38
Salvador Huffman	---	---	4	7	27	38
Teddy Caldwell	13	7	---	---	15	35
Iker Wiseman	---	---	13	15	6	34
Vincent Battle	9	12	---	---	12	33
Bobby Patton	---	---	9	22	1	32
Emmett Caldwell	---	---	13	18	1	32
Ricardo Williamson	---	---	3	4	21	28
Bo Lester	6	8	---	---	14	28
Jeffery Roden	15	5	---	---	3	23
Dana Mauricia	---	---	4	17	2	23
Derek Kleinecke	10	2	---	---	4	16
Roy Lyle	---	---	4	5	2	11
J.C. Blades	0	0	---	---	10	10
Benjamin Fry	0	0	---	---	10	10
Vernon Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Frederick Hayakawa	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mitch Lefebvre	0	0	---	---	9	9
Melvin Downs	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Hemler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dashawn Godfrey	---	---	0	1	---	1
Myron Lyle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ben Cunningham	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roger Chandler	27	42	---	---	8	77
DeAndre Greer	25	39	---	---	10	74
Howard Heupel	27	42	---	---	2	71
Leslie Mozart	21	39	---	---	10	70
Mercury Newsome	27	42	---	---	---	69
Ricardo Barnes	27	42	---	---	---	69
Jimmy Greene	27	42	---	---	---	69
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	32	29	7	68
Keith Ballard	22	30	---	---	13	65
Zach Jacquet	---	---	32	29	3	64
Terrence Kelly	---	---	32	29	3	64
Oliver Shire	---	---	28	25	9	62
Jon Moss	25	34	---	---	---	59
J.T. Phillips	---	---	27	29	3	59
J.R. Robbins	---	---	31	25	3	59
Shawn Hickman	---	---	31	23	4	58
Trevor Davis	17	19	---	---	21	57
Earnest Stadtmauer	16	34	---	---	6	56
Landon Killian	---	---	19	20	16	55
Bart Mandzuk	13	29	---	---	12	54
Ricky Wretzky	---	---	18	21	4	43
Rex Hauer	---	---	19	17	3	39
Korey Fichialos	---	---	20	14	3	37
Chris Terry	11	8	---	---	16	35
Gabe Hanks	---	---	7	15	9	31
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	12	8	7	27
Camden Cox	---	---	13	12	2	27
Ed Demyan	---	---	6	5	15	26
Taylor Cirino	3	12	---	---	4	19
Rusty Ansara	---	---	9	8	1	18
Rickey Loyd	---	---	9	4	4	17
Marcus Szypulski	---	---	2	6	5	13
B.J. Randle	0	1	---	---	11	12
Bernie Flowers	6	3	---	---	2	11
Rodney Burney	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	10	10
Frankie Hardy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Randal Dillon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Leslie Johnston	3	4	---	---	3	10
Mack Petry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Aceves	---	---	5	0	---	5
Quinn Rico	---	---	0	0	5	5
Kaleb Francis	0	0	---	---	2	2
Morris Hurnblad	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jose Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	71	10.1
Middle	14	42	3.0
Right	11	27	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-6	-1.2
Middle	15	66	4.4
Right	7	-6	-0.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cornelius Gillespie	24	12	1	0	2	4	3	1	1
Jeffery Roden	5	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howard Heupel	39	26	2	1	2	6	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	51	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	50	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	29	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	76	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	94	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Caiden Poulsen	7	6	1	91	1	27
WR Dennis Rubin	7	2	1	8	0	29
WR Grant Washington	5	1	0	1	0	17
RB James Chustz	2	2	0	16	0	19
RB Rickey Elias	2	2	0	9	0	16
RB Brant Shelton	2	2	0	5	0	8
WR Vincent Battle	2	0	0	0	0	12
WR Bo Lester	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Teddy Caldwell	1	0	0	0	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeAndre Greer	11	6	0	44	0	39
WR Jon Moss	9	8	1	66	1	34
WR Bart Mandzuk	6	4	1	25	0	29
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	4	2	0	27	1	34
TE Keith Ballard	4	3	0	19	0	30
WR Taylor Cirino	2	2	0	21	0	12
RB Chris Terry	1	1	0	-4	0	8
TE Leslie Johnston	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rickey Elias	2	2	1.00	5.14
Brant Shelton	2	-1	-0.50	2.70

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cornelius Gillespie	2	0	0	0.00	4.54
Jeffery Roden	1	1	4	4.00	4.20

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Grant Washington	1	0	0	0.00	0.20
WR Bo Lester	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Rickey Elias	1	1	4	4.00	4.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Brant Shelton	3	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Earnest Stadtmauer	2	0
Howard Heupel	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cornelius Gillespie	8	2	2
Jeffery Roden	3	2	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howard Heupel	12	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dennis Rubin	4	0	0
WR Grant Washington	3	1	0
TE Caiden Poulsen	2	2	2
RB James Chustz	1	1	1
WR Vincent Battle	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeAndre Greer	8	4	2
WR Jon Moss	3	3	2
WR Bart Mandzuk	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (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 3,900 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (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	3,900 (4,200)