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Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts - Week 16
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

HOU
IND		 16
 19
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ARI
CIN		 16
 23
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STL
PIT		 0
 27
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OAK
KC		 16
 13
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NYG
NYJ		 29
 14
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MIN
WAS		 33
 26
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MIA
NE		 24
 27
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JAC
TEN		 17
 23
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DEN
BUF		 14
 40
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CLE
BAL		 14
 20
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TB
CAR		 16
 48
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SD
DET		 10
 38
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PHI
DAL		 20
 7
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SF
SEA		 19
 17
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CHI
GB		 21
 35
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ATL
NO		 16
 45
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Colts 20, Texans 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 T.J. Yates Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Arian Foster Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 34 Ben Tate Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 47 Kevin Walter Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 62 Jacoby Jones Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 14 Joel Dreessen Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
TE 28 Owen Daniels Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 20 Neil Rackers FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 9 Defense / ST  
View all Week 16 Rankings or Projections
  
Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Dan Orlovsky Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 Donald Brown Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 56 Delone Carter Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 23 Pierre Garcon Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 42 Reggie Wayne Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
TE 18 Jacob Tamme Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 17 Adam Vinatieri FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 17 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Texans Clinched team's 1st division title & playoff berth in franchise history... Club is 4-0 against AFC South in '11... Aim for 5th straight road win... In only career start on road (vs. Bengals in Week 14), rookie QB T.J. Yates (5th round, No. 152) completed 26 of 44 passes for 300 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT & 85.4 passer rating... Since '10, RB Arian Foster leads NFL with 2,682 rush yards & leads all RBs with 1,205 rec. yards. Averages 166.5 rush yards per game vs. Colts (48 att., 333 yards in 2 games). Foster (1,066) & RB Ben Tate (846) are only NFL RB duo with 800+ rush yards apiece in '11. Tate rushed for career-high 116 yards in only meeting vs. Ind... TE Owen Daniels (298) needs 2 catches to join Andre Johnson (704) as only Texans to reach 300 career... Have franchise record 38 sacks in '11... LB Connor Barwin (10.5) joined Mario Williams (14 in '07 & 12 in '08) as only Hou. players to reach double-digits sacks in season.

Colts Club is 9-0 vs. Texans at home... QB Dan Orlovsky has completed 58 of 91 passes (63.7 pct.) for 571 yards with 4 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 86.8 rating as starter in '11... RB Donald Brown had career-best 161 rush yards last week, incl. 80-yard TD run, tying for longest run in franchise history. Has rush TD in 3 of past 4... WR Reggie Wayne has 11 career TD rec. vs. Texans, most against any opponent. Wayne (846) needs 4 catches to reach 850 career. WR Pierre Garcon (875) needs 125 receiving yards to reach 1,000 for 1st time in career. Has 6 TD rec. in '11, tied for career-best (6 in '10)... WR Austin Collie had 163 rec. yards vs. Texans on 9/12/10, 2nd-most in career (171 on 9/26/10)... DE Dwight Freeney has 15.5 sacks vs. Hou., most vs. any opponent. DE Robert Mathis has 12.5 sacks vs. Texans, most against any team... CB Jacob Lacey had 32-yard INT-return TD last week.


Results and Schedule
Houston Texans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 IND H W 34-7 +27
2 2011-09-18 MIA A W 23-13 +10
3 2011-09-25 NO A L 33-40 -7
4 2011-10-02 PIT H W 17-10 +7
5 2011-10-09 OAK H L 20-25 -5
6 2011-10-16 BAL A L 14-29 -15
7 2011-10-23 TEN A W 41-7 +34
8 2011-10-30 JAC H W 24-14 +10
9 2011-11-06 CLE H W 30-12 +18
10 2011-11-13 TB A W 37-9 +28
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 JAC A W 20-13 +7
13 2011-12-04 ATL H W 17-10 +7
14 2011-12-11 CIN A W 20-19 +1
15 2011-12-18 CAR H L 13-28 -15
16 2011-12-22 IND A L 16-19 -3
17 2012-01-01 TEN H    
   
Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 HOU A L 7-34 -27
2 2011-09-18 CLE H L 19-27 -8
3 2011-09-25 PIT H L 20-23 -3
4 2011-10-03 TB A L 17-24 -7
5 2011-10-09 KC H L 24-28 -4
6 2011-10-16 CIN A L 17-27 -10
7 2011-10-23 NO A L 7-62 -55
8 2011-10-30 TEN A L 10-27 -17
9 2011-11-06 ATL H L 7-31 -24
10 2011-11-13 JAC H L 3-17 -14
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 CAR H L 19-27 -8
13 2011-12-04 NE A L 24-31 -7
14 2011-12-11 BAL A L 10-24 -14
15 2011-12-18 TEN H W 27-13 +14
16 2011-12-22 HOU H W 19-16 +3
17 2012-01-01 JAC A    

Injury Report
Houston Texans
Out  OG Mike Brisiel (Ankle)
 WR Andre Johnson (Hamstring)
 CB Sherrick McManis (Ankle)
 SS Troy Nolan (Ankle)
Questionable  NT Shaun Cody (Knee)
 TE Owen Daniels (Knee)
Probable  CB Jason Allen (Thumb)
 DE Tim Bulman (Calf)
 OG Antoine Caldwell (Ankle)
 TE James Casey (Foot)
 TE Joel Dreessen (Foot)
 CB Brandon Harris (Hip)
 DE Tim Jamison (Knee)
 WR Jacoby Jones (Foot)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (Hamstring)
 NT Earl Mitchell (Knee)
 OC Chris Myers (Knee)
 FS Glover Quin (Ankle)
 K Neil Rackers (Right Calf)
 DE Antonio Smith (Ankle)
 RB Ben Tate (Hamstring)
 WR Kevin Walter (Quadriceps)
 QB T.J. Yates (Right Shoulder)
IR  SS Dominique Barber (Knee)
 OT Rashad Butler (Triceps)
 CB Rashad Carmichael (Shoulder)
 QB Matt Leinart (Fractured Left Collarbone)
 QB Matt Schaub (Foot)
 ILB Darryl Sharpton (Quadriceps)
 OG Shelley Smith (Ankle)
 OG Kasey Studdard (Ankle)
 OLB Mario Williams (Torn Pectoral)
   
Indianapolis Colts
Out  QB Peyton Manning (Neck)
Doubtful  TE Dallas Clark (Neck)
Questionable  DE Jamaal Anderson (Groin)
 FS Antoine Bethea (Knee)
 RB Delone Carter (Forearm)
 OLB A.J. Edds (Ankle)
 DE Robert Mathis (Knee)
 OLB Philip Wheeler (Foot)
IR  MLB Gary Brackett (Shoulder)
 FS Stevie Brown (Hamstring)
 SS Melvin Bullitt (Right Shoulder)
 QB Kerry Collins (Concussion)
 DT Eric Foster (Dislocated Right Ankle)
 OT Benjamin Ijalana (Torn Left ACL)
 CB Terrence Johnson (Forearm)
 DT Drake Nevis (Back)
 OG Seth Olsen (Hand)
 CB Jerraud Powers (Dislocated Elbow)
 WR Blair White (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Offense 		 IND
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 19.0 17.7 21.8 HOU
Rushing yards 152.0 96.0 116.9 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.24 4.28 4.17 IND
Completion % 60.6% 62.4% 59.9% IND
Passing yards 206.0 154.3 222.3 HOU
Passing yards per completion 11.78 9.49 11.23 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 7.13 5.93 6.72 HOU
Interceptions 0.3 1.3 1.0 HOU
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.7 0.6 IND
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.7 2.4 HOU
3rd down conversions 36.8% 30.8% 36.7% HOU
4th down conversions 33.3% 66.7% 40.4% IND
Time of possession 31:34 25:39 30:14 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  HOU
 Defense 		 IND
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 14.0 22.7 21.8 HOU
Rushing yards 98.7 120.0 116.9 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 4.33 4.02 4.17 IND
Completion % 49.1% 71.7% 59.9% HOU
Passing yards 161.3 227.0 222.3 HOU
Passing yards per completion 10.49 8.98 11.23 IND
Passing yards per attempt 5.16 6.43 6.72 HOU
INT return 1.0 0.7 1.0 HOU
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.7 0.6 IND
Sacks 2.3 1.7 2.4 HOU
3rd down conversions 38.9% 46.3% 36.7% HOU
4th down conversions 20.0% 0.0% 40.4% IND
Time of possession 28:26 34:21 30:14 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   HOU   IND  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.9 3.2 9.7 HOU
Yards per kick return 22.0 25.7 23.5 IND
Yards allowed per punt return 6.8 8.6 9.7 HOU
Yards allowed per kick return 21.6 30.1 23.5 HOU
  Misc Stats Comparison
   HOU   IND  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 4.0 6.4 IND
Penalty yards 54.7 23.0 53.8 IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2011 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 3 2002-09-22 IND HOU 23-3 IND
2002 13 2002-12-01 HOU IND 3-19 IND
2003 8 2003-10-26 HOU IND 21-30 IND
2003 17 2003-12-28 IND HOU 20-17 IND
2004 10 2004-11-14 HOU IND 14-49 IND
2004 14 2004-12-12 IND HOU 23-14 IND
2005 7 2005-10-23 IND HOU 38-20 IND
2005 10 2005-11-13 HOU IND 17-31 IND
2006 2 2006-09-17 HOU IND 24-43 IND
2006 16 2006-12-24 IND HOU 24-27 HOU
2007 3 2007-09-23 IND HOU 30-24 IND
2007 16 2007-12-23 HOU IND 15-38 IND
2008 5 2008-10-05 IND HOU 31-27 IND
2008 11 2008-11-16 HOU IND 27-33 IND
2009 9 2009-11-08 HOU IND 17-20 IND
2009 12 2009-11-29 IND HOU 35-27 IND
2010 1 2010-09-12 IND HOU 24-34 HOU
2010 8 2010-11-01 HOU IND 17-30 IND
2011 1 2011-09-11 IND HOU 7-34 HOU

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.