Indianapolis 17, Houston 10
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 14, 2014
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Gene Steratore
Attendance:
65148
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Colts 17, Texans 10: Andrew Luck passed for 187 yards and two touchdowns as host Indianapolis clinched the AFC South.
Hakeem Nicks and Dwayne Allen each caught a touchdown pass as the Colts (10-4) recorded their 13th consecutive home win over the Texans. Vontae Davis sealed the victory with an interception with 1:28 remaining.
Houston (7-7) lost quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to a season-ending broken left leg in the second quarter and rookie replacement Tom Savage went 10-of-19 for 127 yards. Arian Foster rushed for 99 yards on 26 carries and J.J. Watt recorded two sacks to raise his season output to 16.5.
The Texans pulled within 14-10 when Randy Bullock kicked a 53-yard field goal 80 seconds into the final quarter. The Colts tacked on Adam Vinatieri’s 29-yard kick with 2:11 to play, and Houston’s final gasp was extinguished when Davis picked off Savage’s fourth-down throw.
The Texans struck first when Kendrick Lewis intercepted Luck and returned it 27 yards for a score with 5:56 left in the opening quarter. Luck bounced back with two second-quarter touchdown passes – a 26-yarder to Nicks and a 3-yarder to Allen – as Indianapolis took a 14-7 lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texans WR Andre Johnson (concussion) was inactive and remains four catches shy of 1,000 for his career. … Vinatieri has made 34 consecutive field goals. … Watt has seven sacks over the last three games and the multiple-sack performance was the 14th of his four-year career.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Houston |
|
Indianapolis |
|
Arian Foster
|
Player |
Dan Herron
|
|
26 |
Attempts |
11 |
|
99 |
Yards |
60 |
|
3.8 |
Avg Yards |
5.4 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
18 |
Long |
11 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Houston
|
289 |
137 |
152 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2.0 |
1 |
| Indianapolis
|
278 |
110 |
168 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Indianapolis will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Colts have a W/L % of .778 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game at home against Baltimore. The Texans have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .714 after a loss.
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