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National Football League
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

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
Rushing
Indianapolis   Houston
Trent Richardson Player Arian Foster
17 Attempts 20
41 Yards 109
2.4 Avg Yards 5.4
1 Touchdowns 2
9 Long 34
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
  • 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.
  • 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.