Final Score Prediction
Texans 27, Colts 13
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Indianapolis Colts |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 27 |
Kerry Collins |
Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 33 |
Joseph Addai |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 53 |
Delone Carter |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 28 |
Pierre Garcon |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 30 |
Reggie Wayne |
Rec: 6-80, 0 TD |
| WR 77 |
Austin Collie   |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 14 |
Dallas Clark |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| K 26 |
Adam Vinatieri |
FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1 |
| DEF 25 |
Defense / ST |
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| Houston Texans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 6 |
Matt Schaub |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
 RB 19 |
Ben Tate  |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 30 |
Derrick Ward |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
 RB 59 |
Arian Foster |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 2 |
Andre Johnson |
Rec: 7-100, 1 TD |
| WR 53 |
Kevin Walter |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 70 |
Jacoby Jones |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 5 |
Owen Daniels |
Rec: 5-50, 1 TD |
| K 7 |
Neil Rackers |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 7 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Colts Have won 9 of past 12 on Kickoff Weekend. Colts have 34 wins in road openers, most among AFC teams... Since '02, club has 42-12 (.778) record vs. AFC South... QB Peyton Manning passed for 433 yards on Kickoff Weekend vs. Texans last season, 4th-most in KO Weekend history (NORM VAN BROCKLIN, 554 on 9/28/51). Manning has 16-2 (.889) record vs. Hou. & has 5,122 passing yards vs. 42 TDs vs. 8 INTs & 110.6 passer rating. QB Kerry Collins (40,441) needs 111 passing yards to surpass HOFer JOE MONTANA (40,551) for 10th most passing yards all-time & ranks 2nd among active players (Manning, 54,828)... RB Joseph Addai has 632 rush yards & 6 rush TDs vs. Texans, most vs. any opponent... WR Reggie Wayne had career-best 111 receptions in '10 & posted 3rd season of career with at least 100 catches (104 in '07; 100 in '09). Wayne (787) needs 13 rec. to reach 800 career. Aims for 4th consecutive game with TD rec. vs. Hou... TE Dallas Clark (393) needs 7 receptions to reach 400 career. Has 9 TD rec. vs. Texans... DE Dwight Freeney (10) reached double-digit sacks for 3rd consecutive season & 7th of career last year. DE Robert Mathis (11) totaled 10+ sacks in season for 4th time in career in '10.
 Texans QB Matt Schaub has 16-10 (.615) record at Reliant Stadium with 37 TDs vs. 20 INTs & 94.8 passer rating. Schaub has reached 4,000 passing yards in consecutive seasons (4,770 in '09; 4,370 in '10)... RB Arian Foster registered 231 rush yards on Kickoff Weekend vs. Colts last season, 2nd-most rush yards in KO Weekend history (O.J. SIMPSON, 250 on 9/16/73). Foster averages 166.5 rush yards per game vs. Colts (333 total in 2 games)... Since '08, WR Andre Johnson leads NFL with 4,360 rec. yards. Had 7 catches for 106 yards w/ TD rec. in last game vs. Colts... TE Owen Daniels (2,972) needs 28 rec. yards to reach 3,000 career... CB Johnathan Joseph will make Texans debut... LB Mario Williams has led team in sacks for past 4 seasons (43.5 total). Rookie DE J.J. Watt (1st round, No.11) will make NFL debut.
Results and Schedule
| 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 |
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| 3 |
2011-09-25 |
PIT |
H |
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| 4 |
2011-10-03 |
TB |
A |
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| 5 |
2011-10-09 |
KC |
H |
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| 6 |
2011-10-16 |
CIN |
A |
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| 7 |
2011-10-23 |
NO |
A |
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| 8 |
2011-10-30 |
TEN |
A |
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| 9 |
2011-11-06 |
ATL |
H |
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| 10 |
2011-11-13 |
JAC |
H |
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| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2011-11-27 |
CAR |
H |
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| 13 |
2011-12-04 |
NE |
A |
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| 14 |
2011-12-11 |
BAL |
A |
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| 15 |
2011-12-18 |
TEN |
H |
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| 16 |
2011-12-22 |
HOU |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-01-01 |
JAC |
A |
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| 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 |
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| 3 |
2011-09-25 |
NO |
A |
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| 4 |
2011-10-02 |
PIT |
H |
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| 5 |
2011-10-09 |
OAK |
H |
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| 6 |
2011-10-16 |
BAL |
A |
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| 7 |
2011-10-23 |
TEN |
A |
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| 8 |
2011-10-30 |
JAC |
H |
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| 9 |
2011-11-06 |
CLE |
H |
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| 10 |
2011-11-13 |
TB |
A |
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| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2011-11-27 |
JAC |
A |
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| 13 |
2011-12-04 |
ATL |
H |
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| 14 |
2011-12-11 |
CIN |
A |
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| 15 |
2011-12-18 |
CAR |
H |
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| 16 |
2011-12-22 |
IND |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-01-01 |
TEN |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
IND
Offense |
HOU
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
29.5 |
23.8 |
21.8 |
IND |
| Rushing yards |
95.8 |
124.5 |
119.3 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.99 |
4.74 |
4.31 |
HOU |
| Completion % |
68.0% |
63.6% |
59.8% |
IND |
| Passing yards |
267.3 |
294.8 |
209.3 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.84 |
11.14 |
10.71 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.69 |
7.09 |
6.41 |
HOU |
| Interceptions |
1.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
HOU |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
HOU |
| Sacks allowed |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
IND |
| 3rd down conversions |
41.1% |
42.3% |
37.4% |
HOU |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
54.5% |
51.4% |
IND |
| Time of possession |
28:50 |
30:23 |
30:07 |
HOU |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
IND
Defense |
HOU
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
28.5 |
26.5 |
21.8 |
HOU |
| Rushing yards |
99.3 |
112.8 |
119.3 |
IND |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.89 |
4.13 |
4.31 |
IND |
| Completion % |
70.5% |
58.9% |
59.8% |
HOU |
| Passing yards |
228.8 |
210.3 |
209.3 |
HOU |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.29 |
12.33 |
10.71 |
IND |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.55 |
7.26 |
6.41 |
IND |
| INT return |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
HOU |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
IND |
| Sacks |
1.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
HOU |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.4% |
37.1% |
37.4% |
IND |
| 4th down conversions |
57.1% |
100.0% |
51.4% |
IND |
| Time of possession |
31:42 |
30:24 |
30:07 |
HOU |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
| |
IND |
HOU |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
6.9 |
5.5 |
9.5 |
IND |
| Yards per kick return |
19.7 |
20.1 |
21.6 |
HOU |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
12.6 |
9.1 |
9.5 |
HOU |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
28.7 |
26.9 |
21.6 |
HOU |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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IND |
HOU |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
4.5 |
5.8 |
5.4 |
IND |
| Penalty yards |
38.8 |
47.5 |
45.0 |
IND |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2010 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.
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Team vs. Team History
| Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans |
| 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 |
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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.
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