Indianapolis 33, Houston 28
When: 8:25 PM ET, Thursday, October 9, 2014
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Ron Torbert
Attendance:
71787
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Colts 33, Texans 28: Andrew Luck passed for 370 yards and three touchdowns and T.Y. Hilton came within one yard of the franchise mark for receiving as visiting Indianapolis withstood a furious rally to beat Houston.
Luck finished 25-of-44 with Hilton hauling in nine passes for 223 yards and a score, one yard shy of Raymond Berry's club record. Ahmad Bradshaw and Coby Fleener also caught TD passes and Trent Richardson added a rushing score for the Colts (4-2), who have won four straight overall and 10 in a row against AFC South rivals.
Arian Foster rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns and Andre Johnson had seven receptions for 99 yards and score for the Texans (3-3). Ryan Fitzpatrick was 15-of-23 for 212 yards and a touchdown, and J.J. Watt had two sacks, three tackles for loss and a fumble return for a touchdown for Houston.
The Texans had not allowed a point in the first quarter in its first five games, but Richardson's 5-yard TD run and Luck's short scoring passes to Bradshaw and Fleener gave the Colts a 24-0 lead after one quarter. Fitzpatrick hit Johnson for a 4-yard TD pass and Foster scored from 12 yards before Adam Vinatieri's second field goal of the night sent Indianapolis to halftime with a 27-14 advantage.
Foster and Hilton traded touchdowns in the third quarter before Houston's defense took over, as Watt pounced on Luck's fumbled snap and went 45 yards for a score. The Texans drove into Colts territory with a chance to take the lead but Vontae Davis forced a Johnson fumble that Mike Adams recovered with 4:38 left, and Fitzpatrick fumbled on the second play of Houston's final possession to seal it.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Watt became the fifth player in league history to register a receiving touchdown along with returning an interception and fumble recovery for scores in the same season. ... The Colts converted their third successful onside kick of the season - no other team has converted one. … Vinatieri (2,063) passed John Carney for the fourth-most points in NFL history and became the first player in history to score 900 points with two different teams. … Texans WR Johnson (13,080) became the 15th player to surpass 13,000 career receiving yards.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Indianapolis |
|
Houston |
|
T.Y. Hilton
| Player |
Andre Johnson
|
|
9 |
Receptions |
7 |
|
223 |
Yards |
99 |
|
24.8 |
Avg Yards |
14.1 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
49 |
Long |
26 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Indianapolis
|
456 |
93 |
363 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
5.0 |
2 |
| Houston
|
332 |
136 |
196 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Texans have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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Indianapolis will play their next game at home against Cincinnati. The Colts have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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